Canada vs Germany: Birth seasonality

Canada
22.84 births per million people
in 2023
Germany
23.55 births per million people
in 2020
Canada rank
23rd
Germany rank
20th

Birth seasonality over time

  • Canada
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 23.55 births per million people against 22.84 births per million people in Canada, a difference of 0.71 births per million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 23rd and Germany ranks 20th of 40 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Germany Difference Ahead
1940s 69.09 births per million people 34.99 births per million people 34.1 births per million people Canada
1950s 70.48 births per million people 37.54 births per million people 32.95 births per million people Canada
1960s 55.04 births per million people 41.64 births per million people 13.4 births per million people Canada
1970s 39.94 births per million people 27.42 births per million people 12.52 births per million people Canada
1980s 37.29 births per million people 27.94 births per million people 9.35 births per million people Canada
1990s 32.26 births per million people 25.42 births per million people 6.84 births per million people Canada
2000s 27.27 births per million people 22.14 births per million people 5.13 births per million people Canada
2010s 27.01 births per million people 22.84 births per million people 4.17 births per million people Canada
2020s 23.12 births per million people 23.55 births per million people 0.4323 births per million people Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth seasonality, Canada or Germany?
Germany, at 23.55 births per million people against 22.84 births per million people in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in birth seasonality between Canada and Germany?
0.71 births per million people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?
75 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2020.
How do Canada and Germany rank globally for birth seasonality?
Canada ranks 23rd and Germany ranks 20th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth seasonality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth seasonality
Unit
births per million people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed

The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.