Latvia vs Spain: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Latvia
20.36 births per million people
in 2024
Spain
19.05 births per million people
in 2023
Latvia rank
34th
Spain rank
37th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Latvia
- Spain
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 20.36 births per million people against 19.05 births per million people in Spain, a difference of 1.31 births per million people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Spain ahead.
Latvia ranks 34th and Spain ranks 37th of 40 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 51.81 births per million people | 67.91 births per million people | 16.1 births per million people | Spain |
| 1950s | 48.63 births per million people | 61.15 births per million people | 12.52 births per million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 46.56 births per million people | 60.26 births per million people | 13.69 births per million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 43.25 births per million people | 54.4 births per million people | 11.15 births per million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 47 births per million people | 35.72 births per million people | 11.28 births per million people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 30.3 births per million people | 27.36 births per million people | 2.94 births per million people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 28.62 births per million people | 30.28 births per million people | 1.66 births per million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 31.04 births per million people | 26.06 births per million people | 4.98 births per million people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 26.27 births per million people | 20.3 births per million people | 5.96 births per million people | Latvia |
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, Latvia or Spain?
- Latvia, at 20.36 births per million people against 19.05 births per million people in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Latvia and Spain?
- 1.31 births per million people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Spain rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Latvia ranks 34th 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.