Japan vs Spain: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Japan
17.27 births per million people
in 2023
Spain
19.05 births per million people
in 2023
Japan rank
38th
Spain rank
37th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.05 births per million people against 17.27 births per million people in Japan, a difference of 1.78 births per million people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 38th and Spain ranks 37th of 40 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 73.57 births per million people | 109.44 births per million people | 35.87 births per million people | Spain |
| 1910s | 94.12 births per million people | 96.58 births per million people | 2.46 births per million people | Spain |
| 1920s | 109.03 births per million people | 94.24 births per million people | 14.79 births per million people | Japan |
| 1930s | 111.37 births per million people | 78.94 births per million people | 32.43 births per million people | Japan |
| 1940s | 112.24 births per million people | 68.02 births per million people | 44.23 births per million people | Japan |
| 1950s | 77.25 births per million people | 61.15 births per million people | 16.1 births per million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 55.45 births per million people | 60.26 births per million people | 4.81 births per million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 49.85 births per million people | 54.4 births per million people | 4.55 births per million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 34.9 births per million people | 35.72 births per million people | 0.8269 births per million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 27.87 births per million people | 27.36 births per million people | 0.5125 births per million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 25.47 births per million people | 30.28 births per million people | 4.81 births per million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 22.91 births per million people | 26.06 births per million people | 3.15 births per million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 18.97 births per million people | 20.3 births per million people | 1.34 births per million people | Spain |
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, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.05 births per million people against 17.27 births per million people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Japan and Spain?
- 1.78 births per million people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Japan ranks 38th and Spain ranks 37th 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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About this data
Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.