Denmark vs France: Birth rate
Denmark
9.72 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
France
9.62 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
172nd
France rank
173rd
Birth rate over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 9.72 births per 1,000 people against 9.62 births per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.1 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
Denmark ranks 172nd and France ranks 173rd of 236 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.35 births per 1,000 people | 18.97 births per 1,000 people | 1.62 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 1960s | 16.82 births per 1,000 people | 17.48 births per 1,000 people | 0.6602 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 1970s | 13.6 births per 1,000 people | 15.26 births per 1,000 people | 1.66 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 1980s | 10.74 births per 1,000 people | 14.11 births per 1,000 people | 3.37 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 12.78 births per 1,000 people | 12.84 births per 1,000 people | 0.06 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 2000s | 11.89 births per 1,000 people | 12.76 births per 1,000 people | 0.868 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 10.46 births per 1,000 people | 11.77 births per 1,000 people | 1.31 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 2020s | 10.21 births per 1,000 people | 10.29 births per 1,000 people | 0.0798 births per 1,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 9.72 births per 1,000 people against 9.62 births per 1,000 people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Denmark and France?
- 0.1 births per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for birth rate?
- Denmark ranks 172nd and France ranks 173rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.