Italy vs Spain: Peak birth month
Italy
9
in 2022
Spain
10
in 2023
Italy rank
3rd
Spain rank
1st
Peak birth month over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 10 against 9 in Italy, a difference of 1.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 1st of 40 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | Spain |
| 1910s | 2.1 | 2 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Spain |
| 1930s | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | Spain |
| 1940s | 2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | Spain |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Spain |
| 1960s | 3.2 | 5.8 | 2.6 | Spain |
| 1970s | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.3 | Italy |
| 1980s | 7 | 6.1 | 0.9 | Italy |
| 1990s | 7.6 | 7.9 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 2000s | 8.7 | 9.2 | 0.5 | Spain |
| 2010s | 9.3 | 9 | 0.3 | Italy |
| 2020s | 9 | 9.67 | 0.6667 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher peak birth month, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 10 against 9 in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in peak birth month between Italy and Spain?
- 1, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for peak birth month?
- Italy ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 1st of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Peak birth month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number corresponding to the month with the highest daily birth rate.