Denmark vs Slovakia: Birth rate
Denmark
9.72 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovakia
9.47 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
172nd
Slovakia rank
175th
Birth rate over time
- Denmark
- Slovakia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 9.72 births per 1,000 people against 9.47 births per 1,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.25 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Denmark ranks 172nd and Slovakia ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.35 births per 1,000 people | 26.09 births per 1,000 people | 8.74 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 16.82 births per 1,000 people | 19.16 births per 1,000 people | 2.34 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 13.6 births per 1,000 people | 19.94 births per 1,000 people | 6.35 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 10.74 births per 1,000 people | 17.34 births per 1,000 people | 6.6 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 12.78 births per 1,000 people | 12.45 births per 1,000 people | 0.328 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 11.89 births per 1,000 people | 10.11 births per 1,000 people | 1.79 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 10.46 births per 1,000 people | 10.69 births per 1,000 people | 0.228 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 10.21 births per 1,000 people | 9.98 births per 1,000 people | 0.2317 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Denmark or Slovakia?
- Denmark, at 9.72 births per 1,000 people against 9.47 births per 1,000 people in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Denmark and Slovakia?
- 0.25 births per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Slovakia rank globally for birth rate?
- Denmark ranks 172nd and Slovakia ranks 175th 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.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.