Netherlands vs Sweden: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Netherlands
26.88 births per million people
in 2023
Sweden
27.29 births per million people
in 2024
Netherlands rank
25th
Sweden rank
23rd
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.29 births per million people against 26.88 births per million people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.41 births per million people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 40 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 80.51 births per million people | 66.05 births per million people | 14.46 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 74.09 births per million people | 55.59 births per million people | 18.5 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 61.33 births per million people | 43.2 births per million people | 18.14 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 72.06 births per million people | 56.48 births per million people | 15.58 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 62.98 births per million people | 47.3 births per million people | 15.68 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 58.6 births per million people | 47.57 births per million people | 11.04 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 42.81 births per million people | 40.85 births per million people | 1.96 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 35.7 births per million people | 37.72 births per million people | 2.02 births per million people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 36.88 births per million people | 38.05 births per million people | 1.17 births per million people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 34.38 births per million people | 33.53 births per million people | 0.8494 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 30.2 births per million people | 34.65 births per million people | 4.45 births per million people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28.8 births per million people | 31.01 births per million people | 2.2 births per million people | Sweden |
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, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.29 births per million people against 26.88 births per million people in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.41 births per million people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Netherlands ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 23rd 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.