Birth rate colored by peak birth month in Denmark
Denmark: Birth rate colored by peak birth month was 9.58 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.58
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 41 countries
All-time high
33.84
in 1859
All-time low
9.58
in 2024
Years of data
190
1835–2024
Birth rate colored by peak birth month in Denmark, 1835–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 9.58 for birth rate colored by peak birth month in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 190 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate colored by peak birth month in Denmark peaked at 33.84 in 1859 and was at its lowest, 9.58, in 2024.
That places Denmark 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 190 years of available data.
Birth rate colored by peak birth month in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1835 | 32.08 | — |
| 1836 | 30.78 | -4.1% |
| 1837 | 30.26 | -1.7% |
| 1838 | 30.02 | -0.8% |
| 1839 | 29.16 | -2.8% |
| 1840 | 30.59 | +4.9% |
| 1841 | 29.95 | -2.1% |
| 1842 | 30.31 | +1.2% |
| 1843 | 30.03 | -0.9% |
| 1844 | 30.6 | +1.9% |
| 1845 | 30.83 | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 30.27 | -1.8% |
| 1847 | 30.84 | +1.9% |
| 1848 | 30.94 | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 31.31 | +1.2% |
| 1850 | 31.82 | +1.6% |
| 1851 | 30.44 | -4.3% |
| 1852 | 33.59 | +10.3% |
| 1853 | 31.9 | -5.0% |
| 1854 | 33.06 | +3.6% |
| 1855 | 32.14 | -2.8% |
| 1856 | 32.64 | +1.6% |
| 1857 | 33.14 | +1.5% |
| 1858 | 33.42 | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 33.84 | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 32.84 | -3.0% |
| 1861 | 31.87 | -3.0% |
| 1862 | 31.04 | -2.6% |
| 1863 | 31.11 | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 30.18 | -3.0% |
| 1865 | 31.41 | +4.1% |
| 1866 | 32.28 | +2.8% |
| 1867 | 30.5 | -5.5% |
| 1868 | 31.21 | +2.3% |
| 1869 | 29.49 | -5.5% |
| 1870 | 30.51 | +3.5% |
| 1871 | 30.22 | -0.9% |
| 1872 | 30.41 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 30.85 | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 30.92 | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 31.97 | +3.4% |
| 1876 | 32.77 | +2.5% |
| 1877 | 32.44 | -1.0% |
| 1878 | 31.78 | -2.0% |
| 1879 | 32.01 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 31.82 | -0.6% |
| 1881 | 32.36 | +1.7% |
| 1882 | 32.48 | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 31.87 | -1.9% |
| 1884 | 33.44 | +4.9% |
| 1885 | 32.63 | -2.4% |
| 1886 | 32.55 | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 31.89 | -2.0% |
| 1888 | 31.57 | -1.0% |
| 1889 | 31.29 | -0.9% |
| 1890 | 30.58 | -2.3% |
| 1891 | 31.03 | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 29.63 | -4.5% |
| 1893 | 30.76 | +3.8% |
| 1894 | 30.36 | -1.3% |
| 1895 | 30.28 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 30.55 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 29.86 | -2.3% |
| 1898 | 30.41 | +1.9% |
| 1899 | 29.89 | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 29.89 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 29.99 | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 29.49 | -1.7% |
| 1903 | 28.93 | -1.9% |
| 1904 | 29.12 | +0.7% |
| 1905 | 28.52 | -2.0% |
| 1906 | 28.66 | +0.5% |
| 1907 | 28.35 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 28.74 | +1.4% |
| 1909 | 28.39 | -1.2% |
| 1910 | 27.66 | -2.6% |
| 1911 | 26.82 | -3.0% |
| 1912 | 26.78 | -0.1% |
| 1913 | 25.7 | -4.0% |
| 1914 | 25.71 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 24.32 | -5.4% |
| 1916 | 24.5 | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 23.77 | -3.0% |
| 1918 | 24.24 | +2.0% |
| 1919 | 22.7 | -6.3% |
| 1920 | 25.55 | +12.6% |
| 1921 | 24.14 | -5.5% |
| 1922 | 22.36 | -7.4% |
| 1923 | 22.41 | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 21.9 | -2.3% |
| 1925 | 21.11 | -3.6% |
| 1926 | 20.57 | -2.6% |
| 1927 | 19.62 | -4.6% |
| 1928 | 19.64 | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 18.6 | -5.3% |
| 1930 | 18.78 | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 18.08 | -3.7% |
| 1932 | 18.01 | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 17.34 | -3.7% |
| 1934 | 17.84 | +2.9% |
| 1935 | 17.71 | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 17.9 | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 18.04 | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 18.18 | +0.8% |
| 1939 | 17.9 | -1.6% |
| 1940 | 18.33 | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 18.52 | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 20.49 | +10.6% |
| 1943 | 21.47 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | 22.81 | +6.2% |
| 1945 | 23.63 | +3.6% |
| 1946 | 23.59 | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 22.24 | -5.7% |
| 1948 | 20.38 | -8.4% |
| 1949 | 18.98 | -6.9% |
| 1950 | 18.71 | -1.4% |
| 1951 | 17.87 | -4.5% |
| 1952 | 17.83 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 18 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 17.4 | -3.3% |
| 1955 | 17.37 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 17.23 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 16.8 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 16.59 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 16.31 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 16.66 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 16.64 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 16.81 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 17.66 | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 17.72 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 18.1 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 18.49 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 16.9 | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 15.36 | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 14.62 | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 14.43 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 15.22 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 15.18 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 14.36 | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 14.16 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 14.26 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 12.89 | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 12.18 | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 12.17 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 11.63 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 11.19 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 10.36 | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 10.29 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 9.93 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 10.13 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 10.52 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 10.81 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 10.97 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 11.47 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 11.96 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 12.35 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 12.51 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 13.12 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 13 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 13.41 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 13.38 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 12.88 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 12.82 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 12.5 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 12.46 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.59 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.24 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.94 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 12 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.97 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 11.88 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.97 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.76 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 11.88 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.4 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 11.46 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.61 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 10.38 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.97 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 10.11 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.28 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.8 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 10.68 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.63 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.53 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.47 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.87 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 9.95 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 9.69 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 9.58 | -1.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 9.58 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.31, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 9.58 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.33, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 30.46 | 29.16 | 32.08 | 5 |
| 1840s | 30.57 | 29.95 | 31.31 | 10 |
| 1850s | 32.6 | 30.44 | 33.84 | 10 |
| 1860s | 31.19 | 29.49 | 32.84 | 10 |
| 1870s | 31.39 | 30.22 | 32.77 | 10 |
| 1880s | 32.19 | 31.29 | 33.44 | 10 |
| 1890s | 30.33 | 29.63 | 31.03 | 10 |
| 1900s | 29.01 | 28.35 | 29.99 | 10 |
| 1910s | 25.22 | 22.7 | 27.66 | 10 |
| 1920s | 21.59 | 18.6 | 25.55 | 10 |
| 1930s | 17.98 | 17.34 | 18.78 | 10 |
| 1940s | 21.04 | 18.33 | 23.63 | 10 |
| 1950s | 17.41 | 16.31 | 18.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.9 | 14.62 | 18.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.65 | 11.63 | 15.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.76 | 9.93 | 11.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.84 | 12.35 | 13.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.96 | 11.4 | 12.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.55 | 9.97 | 11.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.11 | 9.58 | 10.87 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate colored by peak birth month in Denmark?
- Birth rate colored by peak birth month in Denmark was 9.58 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate colored by peak birth month recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 33.84 in 1859.
- What is the lowest birth rate colored by peak birth month recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.58 in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for birth rate colored by peak birth month?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate colored by peak birth month rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate colored by peak birth month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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