Denmark vs France: Birth seasonality

Denmark
23.89 births per million people
in 2024
France
25.59 births per million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
17th
France rank
15th

Birth seasonality over time

  • Denmark
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 25.59 births per million people against 23.89 births per million people in Denmark, a difference of 1.7 births per million people.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 17th and France ranks 15th of 40 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and France in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark France Difference Ahead
1900s 73.24 births per million people 56.51 births per million people 16.73 births per million people Denmark
1910s 66.08 births per million people 45.24 births per million people 20.84 births per million people Denmark
1920s 54.01 births per million people 49.25 births per million people 4.76 births per million people Denmark
1930s 45.27 births per million people 41.79 births per million people 3.49 births per million people Denmark
1940s 52.31 births per million people 46.87 births per million people 5.45 births per million people Denmark
1950s 44.54 births per million people 48.7 births per million people 4.16 births per million people France
1960s 42.31 births per million people 45.23 births per million people 2.92 births per million people France
1970s 32.67 births per million people 39.6 births per million people 6.92 births per million people France
1980s 26.25 births per million people 37 births per million people 10.75 births per million people France
1990s 31.97 births per million people 34.41 births per million people 2.44 births per million people France
2000s 29.5 births per million people 34.65 births per million people 5.16 births per million people France
2010s 26.22 births per million people 32.08 births per million people 5.86 births per million people France
2020s 25.19 births per million people 27.54 births per million people 2.35 births per million people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth seasonality, Denmark or France?
France, at 25.59 births per million people against 23.89 births per million people in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth seasonality between Denmark and France?
1.7 births per million people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
123 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2023.
How do Denmark and France rank globally for birth seasonality?
Denmark ranks 17th and France ranks 15th 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.