Which has higher number of births, Norway or Slovakia?

Slovakia, at 52,271 births against 51,545 births in Norway as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Norway and Slovakia?

726 births, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Slovakia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Norway vs Slovakia: Number of births

Norway

51,545 births

in 2023

Slovakia

52,271 births

in 2023

Norway rank

134th

Slovakia rank

132nd

Number of births over time

Norway
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 52,271 births against 51,545 births in Norway, a difference of 726 births.

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

Norway ranks 134th and Slovakia ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	62,488 births	97,780 births	35,292 births	Slovakia
1960s	64,669 births	82,822 births	18,152 births	Slovakia
1970s	57,979 births	94,261 births	36,282 births	Slovakia
1980s	52,677 births	88,801 births	36,124 births	Slovakia
1990s	59,998 births	66,371 births	6,373 births	Slovakia
2000s	57,723 births	54,353 births	3,370 births	Norway
2010s	57,914 births	57,921 births	6.7 births	Slovakia
2020s	52,921 births	54,617 births	1,696 births	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Norway or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 52,271 births against 51,545 births in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Norway and Slovakia?: 726 births, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Slovakia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Norway and Slovakia rank globally for number of births?: Norway ranks 134th and Slovakia ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.