Norway vs United States: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Norway
28.96 births per million people
in 2024
United States
30.84 births per million people
in 2023
Norway rank
16th
United States rank
13th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 30.84 births per million people against 28.96 births per million people in Norway, a difference of 1.88 births per million people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1933 it was United States ahead.
Norway ranks 16th and United States ranks 13th of 40 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and United States in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 45.92 births per million people | 49.51 births per million people | 3.59 births per million people | United States |
| 1940s | 60.55 births per million people | 65.31 births per million people | 4.76 births per million people | United States |
| 1950s | 58.4 births per million people | 72.51 births per million people | 14.11 births per million people | United States |
| 1960s | 55.12 births per million people | 59.87 births per million people | 4.75 births per million people | United States |
| 1970s | 45.63 births per million people | 45.57 births per million people | 0.06 births per million people | Norway |
| 1980s | 38.8 births per million people | 46.52 births per million people | 7.73 births per million people | United States |
| 1990s | 41.3 births per million people | 43.61 births per million people | 2.31 births per million people | United States |
| 2000s | 36.97 births per million people | 40.89 births per million people | 3.92 births per million people | United States |
| 2010s | 34.2 births per million people | 35.93 births per million people | 1.73 births per million people | United States |
| 2020s | 29.36 births per million people | 31.81 births per million people | 2.45 births per million people | United States |
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 States?
- United States, at 30.84 births per million people against 28.96 births per million people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Norway and United States?
- 1.88 births per million people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2023.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Norway ranks 16th and United States ranks 13th 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.