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
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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 10 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1835 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 172nd and France ranks 173rd of 236 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 12 and France in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark France Difference Ahead
1830s 30.46 births per 1,000 people 28.67 births per 1,000 people 1.79 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1840s 30.57 births per 1,000 people 27.51 births per 1,000 people 3.05 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1850s 32.6 births per 1,000 people 26.37 births per 1,000 people 6.23 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1860s 31.19 births per 1,000 people 26.37 births per 1,000 people 4.83 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1870s 31.39 births per 1,000 people 25.25 births per 1,000 people 6.14 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1880s 32.19 births per 1,000 people 24.11 births per 1,000 people 8.08 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1890s 30.33 births per 1,000 people 22.2 births per 1,000 people 8.13 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1900s 29.01 births per 1,000 people 21.1 births per 1,000 people 7.91 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1910s 25.22 births per 1,000 people 15.23 births per 1,000 people 9.99 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1920s 21.59 births per 1,000 people 19.47 births per 1,000 people 2.12 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1930s 17.98 births per 1,000 people 16.29 births per 1,000 people 1.68 births per 1,000 people Denmark
1940s 21.04 births per 1,000 people 17.36 births per 1,000 people 3.68 births per 1,000 people Denmark
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?
189 years are reported by both, from 1835 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?
Human Mortality Database (2025); 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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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.