Denmark vs United Arab Emirates: Birth rate

Denmark
9.72 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
9.77 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
172nd
United Arab Emirates rank
171st

Birth rate over time

  • Denmark
  • United Arab Emirates
1020304050195019862023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 9.77 births per 1,000 people against 9.72 births per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.05 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Denmark ranks 172nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 171st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1950s 17.35 births per 1,000 people 41.8 births per 1,000 people 24.45 births per 1,000 people United Arab Emirates
1960s 16.82 births per 1,000 people 38.3 births per 1,000 people 21.48 births per 1,000 people United Arab Emirates
1970s 13.6 births per 1,000 people 28.22 births per 1,000 people 14.63 births per 1,000 people United Arab Emirates
1980s 10.74 births per 1,000 people 27.89 births per 1,000 people 17.14 births per 1,000 people United Arab Emirates
1990s 12.78 births per 1,000 people 19.8 births per 1,000 people 7.03 births per 1,000 people United Arab Emirates
2000s 11.89 births per 1,000 people 13.77 births per 1,000 people 1.88 births per 1,000 people United Arab Emirates
2010s 10.46 births per 1,000 people 11.04 births per 1,000 people 0.5763 births per 1,000 people United Arab Emirates
2020s 10.21 births per 1,000 people 9.7 births per 1,000 people 0.5112 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 United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 9.77 births per 1,000 people against 9.72 births per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Denmark and United Arab Emirates?
0.05 births per 1,000 people, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Arab Emirates?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and United Arab Emirates rank globally for birth rate?
Denmark ranks 172nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 171st 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.