Denmark vs Luxembourg: Birth seasonality

Denmark
23.89 births per million people
in 2024
Luxembourg
23.74 births per million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
17th
Luxembourg rank
19th

Birth seasonality over time

  • Denmark
  • Luxembourg
20406080190119622024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 23.89 births per million people against 23.74 births per million people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.15 births per million people.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 19th of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1900s 73.24 births per million people 61.29 births per million people 11.95 births per million people Denmark
1910s 66.08 births per million people 48.67 births per million people 17.41 births per million people Denmark
1920s 54.01 births per million people 46.48 births per million people 7.53 births per million people Denmark
1930s 45.27 births per million people 40.52 births per million people 4.75 births per million people Denmark
1940s 52.31 births per million people 35.55 births per million people 16.76 births per million people Denmark
1950s 44.54 births per million people 39.17 births per million people 5.37 births per million people Denmark
1960s 42.31 births per million people 39.04 births per million people 3.28 births per million people Denmark
1970s 32.67 births per million people 30.12 births per million people 2.55 births per million people Denmark
1980s 26.25 births per million people 31.3 births per million people 5.06 births per million people Luxembourg
1990s 31.97 births per million people 35.3 births per million people 3.34 births per million people Luxembourg
2000s 29.5 births per million people 31.24 births per million people 1.74 births per million people Luxembourg
2010s 26.22 births per million people 28.49 births per million people 2.27 births per million people Luxembourg
2020s 25.19 births per million people 26.96 births per million people 1.77 births per million people Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth seasonality, Denmark or Luxembourg?
Denmark, at 23.89 births per million people against 23.74 births per million people in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth seasonality between Denmark and Luxembourg?
0.15 births per million people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Luxembourg?
123 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Luxembourg rank globally for birth seasonality?
Denmark ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 19th 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.