Norway vs United Kingdom: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Norway
28.96 births per million people
in 2024
United Kingdom
28.56 births per million people
in 2022
Norway rank
16th
United Kingdom rank
17th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Norway
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Norway currently reports 28.96 births per million people against 28.56 births per million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.4 births per million people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 40 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 48.51 births per million people | 38.55 births per million people | 9.96 births per million people | Norway |
| 1940s | 60.55 births per million people | 45.76 births per million people | 14.79 births per million people | Norway |
| 1950s | 58.4 births per million people | 43.74 births per million people | 14.66 births per million people | Norway |
| 1960s | 55.12 births per million people | 52.52 births per million people | 2.59 births per million people | Norway |
| 1970s | 45.63 births per million people | 39.75 births per million people | 5.88 births per million people | Norway |
| 1980s | 38.8 births per million people | 38 births per million people | 0.7961 births per million people | Norway |
| 1990s | 41.3 births per million people | 37.13 births per million people | 4.17 births per million people | Norway |
| 2000s | 36.97 births per million people | 34.45 births per million people | 2.52 births per million people | Norway |
| 2010s | 34.2 births per million people | 34.26 births per million people | 0.0634 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 29.55 births per million people | 30.13 births per million people | 0.5817 births per million people | United Kingdom |
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, Norway or United Kingdom?
- Norway, at 28.96 births per million people against 28.56 births per million people in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Norway and United Kingdom?
- 0.4 births per million people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2022.
- How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Norway ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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
The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.