Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Iceland
Iceland: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 35.4 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
35.4 births per million people
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
5th
of 40 countries
All-time high
131.69 births per million people
in 1882
All-time low
35.4 births per million people
in 2023
Years of data
146
1878–2023
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Iceland, 1878–2023
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 Iceland is 35.4 births per million people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 146 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Iceland peaked at 131.69 births per million people in 1882 and was at its lowest, 35.4 births per million people, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 5th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 146 years of available data.
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Iceland, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 122.13 births per million people | — |
| 1879 | 107.97 births per million people | -11.6% |
| 1880 | 101.5 births per million people | -6.0% |
| 1881 | 107.55 births per million people | +6.0% |
| 1882 | 131.69 births per million people | +22.4% |
| 1883 | 126 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1884 | 123.63 births per million people | -1.9% |
| 1885 | 106.98 births per million people | -13.5% |
| 1886 | 106.97 births per million people | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 100.94 births per million people | -5.6% |
| 1888 | 98.57 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 1889 | 114.55 births per million people | +16.2% |
| 1890 | 108.18 births per million people | -5.6% |
| 1891 | 119.79 births per million people | +10.7% |
| 1892 | 112.37 births per million people | -6.2% |
| 1893 | 105.4 births per million people | -6.2% |
| 1894 | 108.65 births per million people | +3.1% |
| 1895 | 118.68 births per million people | +9.2% |
| 1896 | 120.06 births per million people | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 105.23 births per million people | -12.4% |
| 1898 | 96.05 births per million people | -8.7% |
| 1899 | 100.84 births per million people | +5.0% |
| 1900 | 103.27 births per million people | +2.4% |
| 1901 | 102.36 births per million people | -0.9% |
| 1902 | 96.34 births per million people | -5.9% |
| 1903 | 107.66 births per million people | +11.7% |
| 1904 | 104.07 births per million people | -3.3% |
| 1905 | 105.9 births per million people | +1.8% |
| 1906 | 105.27 births per million people | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 98.85 births per million people | -6.1% |
| 1908 | 91.07 births per million people | -7.9% |
| 1909 | 98.9 births per million people | +8.6% |
| 1910 | 86.28 births per million people | -12.8% |
| 1911 | 89.45 births per million people | +3.7% |
| 1912 | 86.99 births per million people | -2.8% |
| 1913 | 81.44 births per million people | -6.4% |
| 1914 | 97.52 births per million people | +19.7% |
| 1915 | 108.61 births per million people | +11.4% |
| 1916 | 91.22 births per million people | -16.0% |
| 1917 | 89.27 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 1918 | 92.19 births per million people | +3.3% |
| 1919 | 85.2 births per million people | -7.6% |
| 1920 | 86.45 births per million people | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 96.43 births per million people | +11.5% |
| 1922 | 85.83 births per million people | -11.0% |
| 1923 | 89.47 births per million people | +4.2% |
| 1924 | 85.57 births per million people | -4.4% |
| 1925 | 87.45 births per million people | +2.2% |
| 1926 | 87.33 births per million people | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 82.44 births per million people | -5.6% |
| 1928 | 79.24 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 1929 | 82.17 births per million people | +3.7% |
| 1930 | 87.14 births per million people | +6.0% |
| 1931 | 83.14 births per million people | -4.6% |
| 1932 | 69.97 births per million people | -15.8% |
| 1933 | 70.88 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 69.1 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 1935 | 67.84 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 69.38 births per million people | +2.3% |
| 1937 | 65.09 births per million people | -6.2% |
| 1938 | 63.47 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 1939 | 68.65 births per million people | +8.2% |
| 1940 | 60.44 births per million people | -12.0% |
| 1941 | 70.43 births per million people | +16.5% |
| 1942 | 73.34 births per million people | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 79.22 births per million people | +8.0% |
| 1944 | 79.09 births per million people | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 78.48 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1946 | 88.66 births per million people | +13.0% |
| 1947 | 82.06 births per million people | -7.4% |
| 1948 | 88.92 births per million people | +8.4% |
| 1949 | 82.5 births per million people | -7.2% |
| 1950 | 86.01 births per million people | +4.3% |
| 1951 | 83.57 births per million people | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 84.72 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 89.07 births per million people | +5.1% |
| 1954 | 81.62 births per million people | -8.4% |
| 1955 | 86.22 births per million people | +5.6% |
| 1956 | 86.04 births per million people | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 84.58 births per million people | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 82.59 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 83.41 births per million people | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 82.2 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 75.65 births per million people | -8.0% |
| 1962 | 78.42 births per million people | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 77.99 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 72.21 births per million people | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 76.6 births per million people | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 72.34 births per million people | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 72.28 births per million people | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 63.08 births per million people | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 62.84 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 57.47 births per million people | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 62.73 births per million people | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 71.16 births per million people | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 65.79 births per million people | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 62.66 births per million people | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 62.16 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 58.49 births per million people | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 57.23 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 55.09 births per million people | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 61.96 births per million people | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 62.47 births per million people | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 61.87 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 53.93 births per million people | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 57.27 births per million people | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 54.41 births per million people | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 49.04 births per million people | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 48.14 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 50.88 births per million people | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 57.65 births per million people | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 54.57 births per million people | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 58.44 births per million people | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 55.2 births per million people | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 51.73 births per million people | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 53.79 births per million people | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 49.23 births per million people | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 47.74 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 46.5 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 45.64 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 46.61 births per million people | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 44.15 births per million people | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 44.86 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 45.01 births per million people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.73 births per million people | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 43.2 births per million people | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 44.62 births per million people | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 45.45 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 47.17 births per million people | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 43.15 births per million people | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 47.68 births per million people | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 48.53 births per million people | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 50.14 births per million people | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 44.05 births per million people | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 44.22 births per million people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 40.9 births per million people | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 43.61 births per million people | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 38.51 births per million people | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 40.61 births per million people | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 36.15 births per million people | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 39.43 births per million people | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 39.3 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 40.77 births per million people | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 39.68 births per million people | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 36.46 births per million people | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 35.4 births per million people | -2.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 35.4 births per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.49 births per million people, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 35.4 births per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.62 births per million people, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 115.05 births per million people | 107.97 births per million people | 122.13 births per million people | 2 |
| 1880s | 111.84 births per million people | 98.57 births per million people | 131.69 births per million people | 10 |
| 1890s | 109.53 births per million people | 96.05 births per million people | 120.06 births per million people | 10 |
| 1900s | 101.37 births per million people | 91.07 births per million people | 107.66 births per million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 90.82 births per million people | 81.44 births per million people | 108.61 births per million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 86.24 births per million people | 79.24 births per million people | 96.43 births per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 71.47 births per million people | 63.47 births per million people | 87.14 births per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 78.31 births per million people | 60.44 births per million people | 88.92 births per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 84.78 births per million people | 81.62 births per million people | 89.07 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.36 births per million people | 62.84 births per million people | 82.2 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.47 births per million people | 55.09 births per million people | 71.16 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.02 births per million people | 48.14 births per million people | 62.47 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9 births per million people | 44.15 births per million people | 58.44 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.24 births per million people | 42.73 births per million people | 48.53 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.69 births per million people | 36.15 births per million people | 50.14 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.08 births per million people | 35.4 births per million people | 40.77 births per million people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Iceland?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Iceland was 35.4 births per million people in 2023, 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 131.69 births per million people in 1882.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 births per million people in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.