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

Belarus ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2016.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Belarus 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 Belarus

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

Belarus: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 35.99 births per million people in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)

35.99 births per million people

Change on year

down 5.1%

World rank

3rd

of 40 countries

All-time high

126.56 births per million people

in 1949

All-time low

27.87 births per million people

in 1997

Years of data

1945–2016

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus, 1945–2016

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

Analysis

In 2016, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus stood at 35.99 births per million people.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus peaked at 126.56 births per million people in 1949 and was at its lowest, 27.87 births per million people, in 1997.

That places Belarus 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	93.65 births per million people	69.04 births per million people	126.56 births per million people	5
1950s	95.81 births per million people	84.2 births per million people	105.89 births per million people	10
1960s	52.74 births per million people	47.59 births per million people	59.35 births per million people	6
1970s	47.03 births per million people	45.6 births per million people	48.98 births per million people	10
1980s	48.5 births per million people	44.64 births per million people	52.08 births per million people	10
1990s	31.87 births per million people	27.87 births per million people	42.37 births per million people	4
2000s	30.57 births per million people	28.24 births per million people	34.82 births per million people	10
2010s	36.34 births per million people	33.02 births per million people	37.92 births per million people	7

Countries ranked near Belarus

1 Israel 63.72 births per million people compare
2 Russia 39.9 births per million people compare
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

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for Belarus

Population growth rate, by level of development -1.2% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 144,679 people (2100)
Population density 21.44 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -1.2% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.22 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 43,397 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.22 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.22 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.6% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Belarus →

Frequently asked questions

What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus?: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus was 35.99 births per million people in 2016, 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 Belarus?: The highest recorded value was 126.56 births per million people in 1949.
What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Belarus?: The lowest recorded value was 27.87 births per million people in 1997.
How does Belarus rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?: Belarus ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2016.
Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Belarus?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus 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.