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

Estonia ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Estonia 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 Estonia

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

Estonia: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 32.66 births per million people in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

32.66 births per million people

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

8th

of 40 countries

All-time high

53.53 births per million people

in 1960

All-time low

25.37 births per million people

in 1998

Years of data

1959–2019

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Estonia, 1959–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Estonia is 32.66 births per million people, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Estonia peaked at 53.53 births per million people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 25.37 births per million people, in 1998.

That places Estonia 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	50.42 births per million people	50.42 births per million people	50.42 births per million people	1
1960s	47.95 births per million people	44.22 births per million people	53.53 births per million people	10
1970s	46.15 births per million people	43.27 births per million people	49.58 births per million people	10
1980s	47.02 births per million people	45.09 births per million people	50.66 births per million people	10
1990s	31.52 births per million people	25.37 births per million people	43.25 births per million people	10
2000s	31.18 births per million people	27.12 births per million people	35.61 births per million people	10
2010s	32.7 births per million people	30.32 births per million people	35.01 births per million people	10

Countries ranked near Estonia

5 Iceland 35.4 births per million people compare
6 Ukraine 35.36 births per million people compare
7 Australia 35.07 births per million people compare
9 New Zealand 32.46 births per million people compare
10 Slovakia 31.23 births per million people compare
11 Czechia 30.97 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for Estonia

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 30,706 people (2100)
Population density 19.31 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.7% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.18 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 42,267 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.18 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.18 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.4% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.35 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Estonia?: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Estonia was 32.66 births per million people in 2019, 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 Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 53.53 births per million people in 1960.
What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 25.37 births per million people in 1998.
How does Estonia rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?: Estonia ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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.