Netherlands vs Switzerland: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Netherlands
26.88 births per million people
in 2023
Switzerland
26.26 births per million people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
25th
Switzerland rank
26th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 26.88 births per million people against 26.26 births per million people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.62 births per million people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 40 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 112.21 births per million people | 88.7 births per million people | 23.51 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 97.91 births per million people | 80.79 births per million people | 17.11 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 93.5 births per million people | 79.8 births per million people | 13.7 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 81.01 births per million people | 64.04 births per million people | 16.97 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 74.09 births per million people | 57.02 births per million people | 17.08 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 61.33 births per million people | 48.39 births per million people | 12.94 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 72.06 births per million people | 56.66 births per million people | 15.41 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 62.98 births per million people | 53.28 births per million people | 9.7 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 58.6 births per million people | 54.99 births per million people | 3.62 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 42.81 births per million people | 39.6 births per million people | 3.21 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 35.7 births per million people | 34.08 births per million people | 1.62 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 36.88 births per million people | 34.21 births per million people | 2.67 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 34.38 births per million people | 29.13 births per million people | 5.25 births per million people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 30.2 births per million people | 30.38 births per million people | 0.1789 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 28.8 births per million people | 28.21 births per million people | 0.5918 births per million people | Netherlands |
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 Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 26.88 births per million people against 26.26 births per million people in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.62 births per million people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Netherlands ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th 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.