New Zealand vs United States of America: Birth seasonality
New Zealand
29.85 births per million people
in 2020
United States of America
28.43 births per million people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
6th
United States of America rank
8th
Birth seasonality over time
- New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 29.85 births per million people against 28.43 births per million people in United States of America, a difference of 1.42 births per million people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 40 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.57 births per million people | 42.18 births per million people | 2.4 births per million people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 43 births per million people | 40.22 births per million people | 2.78 births per million people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 39.17 births per million people | 37.63 births per million people | 1.54 births per million people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 34.69 births per million people | 32.94 births per million people | 1.75 births per million people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 29.85 births per million people | 28.19 births per million people | 1.66 births per million people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth seasonality, New Zealand or United States of America?
- New Zealand, at 29.85 births per million people against 28.43 births per million people in United States of America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in birth seasonality between New Zealand and United States of America?
- 1.42 births per million people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for birth seasonality?
- New Zealand ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β 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
Average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.