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