How does Australia rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?

Australia ranks 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2021.

Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Australia

Name: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Australia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 35.07 births per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

35.07 births per million people

Change on year

up 11.9%

World rank

7th

of 40 countries

All-time high

62.98 births per million people

in 1962

All-time low

31.34 births per million people

in 2020

Years of data

1962–2021

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Australia, 1962–2021

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.

Analysis

In 2021, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Australia stood at 35.07 births per million people.

That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Australia peaked at 62.98 births per million people in 1962 and was at its lowest, 31.34 births per million people, in 2020.

Australia ranks 7th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	58.16 births per million people	54.71 births per million people	62.98 births per million people	8
1970s	51.4 births per million people	44.61 births per million people	61.36 births per million people	10
1980s	44.52 births per million people	43.37 births per million people	46.7 births per million people	10
1990s	41.4 births per million people	38.92 births per million people	43.67 births per million people	10
2000s	37.9 births per million people	36.2 births per million people	39.19 births per million people	10
2010s	36.19 births per million people	33.21 births per million people	38.95 births per million people	10
2020s	33.2 births per million people	31.34 births per million people	35.07 births per million people	2

Countries ranked near Australia

4 Chile 35.46 births per million people compare
5 Iceland 35.4 births per million people compare
6 Ukraine 35.36 births per million people compare
8 Estonia 32.66 births per million people compare
9 New Zealand 32.46 births per million people compare
10 Slovakia 31.23 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for Australia

Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 2.09 million people (2100)
Population density 5.61 people per km² (2100)
World population growth 0.5% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.48 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 29,511 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.48 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.48 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.5% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.64 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Australia?: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Australia was 35.07 births per million people in 2021, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 62.98 births per million people in 1962.
What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 31.34 births per million people in 2020.
How does Australia rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?: Australia ranks 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2021.
Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Unit: births per million people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.