Germany vs Netherlands: Birth seasonality

Germany
23.55 births per million people
in 2020
Netherlands
23.39 births per million people
in 2023
Germany rank
20th
Netherlands rank
21st

Birth seasonality over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 23.55 births per million people against 23.39 births per million people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.16 births per million people.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 40 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Netherlands Difference Ahead
1940s 34.99 births per million people 67.76 births per million people 32.76 births per million people Netherlands
1950s 37.54 births per million people 55.94 births per million people 18.41 births per million people Netherlands
1960s 41.64 births per million people 50.88 births per million people 9.24 births per million people Netherlands
1970s 27.42 births per million people 35.63 births per million people 8.21 births per million people Netherlands
1980s 27.94 births per million people 32 births per million people 4.06 births per million people Netherlands
1990s 25.42 births per million people 32.76 births per million people 7.34 births per million people Netherlands
2000s 22.14 births per million people 30.64 births per million people 8.49 births per million people Netherlands
2010s 22.84 births per million people 26.37 births per million people 3.54 births per million people Netherlands
2020s 23.55 births per million people 24.52 births per million people 0.963 births per million people Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth seasonality, Germany or Netherlands?
Germany, at 23.55 births per million people against 23.39 births per million people in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in birth seasonality between Germany and Netherlands?
0.16 births per million people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
75 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2020.
How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for birth seasonality?
Germany ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 21st 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.