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
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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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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.