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

Greece ranks 31st 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 Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Greece 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 Greece

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

Greece: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 23.81 births per million people in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

23.81 births per million people

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

31st

of 40 countries

All-time high

58.2 births per million people

in 1959

All-time low

23.81 births per million people

in 2019

Years of data

1956–2019

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece, 1956–2019

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 Greece is 23.81 births per million people, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece peaked at 58.2 births per million people in 1959 and was at its lowest, 23.81 births per million people, in 2019.

Greece ranks 31st of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	54.92 births per million people	50.85 births per million people	58.2 births per million people	4
1960s	50.49 births per million people	48.58 births per million people	53.96 births per million people	10
1970s	43.81 births per million people	41.82 births per million people	45.88 births per million people	10
1980s	36.77 births per million people	30.3 births per million people	44.44 births per million people	10
1990s	29.32 births per million people	28.72 births per million people	30.04 births per million people	10
2000s	30.12 births per million people	27.91 births per million people	33.55 births per million people	10
2010s	26.68 births per million people	23.81 births per million people	31.39 births per million people	10

Countries ranked near Greece

28 Austria 24.87 births per million people compare
29 Bulgaria 24.76 births per million people compare
30 Portugal 23.87 births per million people compare
32 Finland 22.17 births per million people compare
33 Poland 21.57 births per million people compare
34 Latvia 20.36 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for Greece

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 223,897 people (2100)
Population density 48.69 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.7% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.24 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 116,450 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.24 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.24 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.5% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.33 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Greece →

Frequently asked questions

What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece?: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece was 23.81 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 Greece?: The highest recorded value was 58.2 births per million people in 1959.
What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 23.81 births per million people in 2019.
How does Greece rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?: Greece ranks 31st 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 Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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.