Ireland vs Luxembourg: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month

Ireland
30.85 births per million people
in 2022
Luxembourg
29.27 births per million people
in 2023
Ireland rank
12th
Luxembourg rank
14th

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time

  • Ireland
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 30.85 births per million people against 29.27 births per million people in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.58 births per million people.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 12th and Luxembourg ranks 14th of 40 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 62.69 births per million people 34.71 births per million people 27.98 births per million people Ireland
1980s 53.36 births per million people 35.9 births per million people 17.46 births per million people Ireland
1990s 41.38 births per million people 40.07 births per million people 1.31 births per million people Ireland
2000s 45.07 births per million people 36.06 births per million people 9.01 births per million people Ireland
2010s 41.24 births per million people 32.59 births per million people 8.64 births per million people Ireland
2020s 32.79 births per million people 31.48 births per million people 1.3 births per million people Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month, Ireland or Luxembourg?
Ireland, at 30.85 births per million people against 29.27 births per million people in Luxembourg as of 2022.
What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Ireland and Luxembourg?
1.58 births per million people, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
Ireland ranks 12th and Luxembourg ranks 14th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Unit
births per million people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed

Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.