Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 29.27 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
29.27 births per million people
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
14th
of 40 countries
All-time high
78.1 births per million people
in 1901
All-time low
29.27 births per million people
in 2023
Years of data
123
1901–2023
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Luxembourg, 1901–2023
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 Luxembourg is 29.27 births per million people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 123 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Luxembourg peaked at 78.1 births per million people in 1901 and was at its lowest, 29.27 births per million people, in 2023.
That places Luxembourg 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 123 years of available data.
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 78.1 births per million people | — |
| 1902 | 72.22 births per million people | -7.5% |
| 1903 | 71.65 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 73.36 births per million people | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 73.14 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 75.19 births per million people | +2.8% |
| 1907 | 75.63 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 75.01 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 72.51 births per million people | -3.3% |
| 1910 | 68.22 births per million people | -5.9% |
| 1911 | 71.77 births per million people | +5.2% |
| 1912 | 72.75 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 73.05 births per million people | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 66.07 births per million people | -9.6% |
| 1915 | 60.83 births per million people | -7.9% |
| 1916 | 53.35 births per million people | -12.3% |
| 1917 | 48.26 births per million people | -9.5% |
| 1918 | 42.19 births per million people | -12.6% |
| 1919 | 48.98 births per million people | +16.1% |
| 1920 | 62.15 births per million people | +26.9% |
| 1921 | 53.09 births per million people | -14.6% |
| 1922 | 52.68 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1923 | 57 births per million people | +8.2% |
| 1924 | 53.51 births per million people | -6.1% |
| 1925 | 57.41 births per million people | +7.3% |
| 1926 | 56.69 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1927 | 55.97 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1928 | 60.82 births per million people | +8.7% |
| 1929 | 63.22 births per million people | +4.0% |
| 1930 | 63.49 births per million people | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 62.05 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1932 | 52.89 births per million people | -14.8% |
| 1933 | 50.73 births per million people | -4.1% |
| 1934 | 47.16 births per million people | -7.0% |
| 1935 | 45.83 births per million people | -2.8% |
| 1936 | 44.66 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 1937 | 44.98 births per million people | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 43.38 births per million people | -3.5% |
| 1939 | 47.23 births per million people | +8.9% |
| 1940 | 42.79 births per million people | -9.4% |
| 1941 | 41.36 births per million people | -3.3% |
| 1942 | 44.55 births per million people | +7.7% |
| 1943 | 44.66 births per million people | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 42.5 births per million people | -4.8% |
| 1945 | 38.5 births per million people | -9.4% |
| 1946 | 47.43 births per million people | +23.2% |
| 1947 | 42.64 births per million people | -10.1% |
| 1948 | 41.91 births per million people | -1.7% |
| 1949 | 42.74 births per million people | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 42.49 births per million people | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 42.95 births per million people | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 48.36 births per million people | +12.6% |
| 1953 | 49.7 births per million people | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 47.1 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1955 | 47.74 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 46.89 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 47.02 births per million people | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 49.39 births per million people | +5.0% |
| 1959 | 49.7 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 48.18 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 48.16 births per million people | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 47.14 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 47.48 births per million people | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 48.85 births per million people | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 48.62 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 47.04 births per million people | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 45 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 42.74 births per million people | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 43.53 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 38.64 births per million people | -11.2% |
| 1971 | 40.08 births per million people | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 35.95 births per million people | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 32.49 births per million people | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 34.36 births per million people | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 34.61 births per million people | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 34.06 births per million people | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 35.84 births per million people | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 33.69 births per million people | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 35.73 births per million people | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 34.17 births per million people | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 38.25 births per million people | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 37.83 births per million people | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 36.1 births per million people | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 34.57 births per million people | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 32.75 births per million people | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 37.6 births per million people | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 33.87 births per million people | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 37.61 births per million people | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 36.26 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 38.92 births per million people | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 38.49 births per million people | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 42.52 births per million people | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 42.17 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 42.58 births per million people | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 39.79 births per million people | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 39.12 births per million people | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 40.36 births per million people | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 37.03 births per million people | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 39.73 births per million people | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 39.25 births per million people | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 37.07 births per million people | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 36.18 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 36.17 births per million people | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.65 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 34.47 births per million people | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 34.65 births per million people | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.31 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 37.63 births per million people | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 34.22 births per million people | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 35.65 births per million people | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 32.25 births per million people | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 33.09 births per million people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 34.52 births per million people | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 32.67 births per million people | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 33.61 births per million people | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 32.91 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 30.3 births per million people | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 30.78 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.13 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 30.88 births per million people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 33.66 births per million people | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 29.92 births per million people | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 29.27 births per million people | -2.2% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 29.27 births per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.49 births per million people, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 29.27 births per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.62 births per million people, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 74.09 births per million people | 71.65 births per million people | 78.1 births per million people | 9 |
| 1910s | 60.55 births per million people | 42.19 births per million people | 73.05 births per million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 57.26 births per million people | 52.68 births per million people | 63.22 births per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 50.24 births per million people | 43.38 births per million people | 63.49 births per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 42.91 births per million people | 38.5 births per million people | 47.43 births per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 47.13 births per million people | 42.49 births per million people | 49.7 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.67 births per million people | 42.74 births per million people | 48.85 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.54 births per million people | 32.49 births per million people | 40.08 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.9 births per million people | 32.75 births per million people | 38.25 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.07 births per million people | 37.03 births per million people | 42.58 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.06 births per million people | 34.22 births per million people | 39.25 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.59 births per million people | 30.13 births per million people | 35.65 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.93 births per million people | 29.27 births per million people | 33.66 births per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 11 Czechia 30.97 births per million people compare
- 12 Ireland 30.85 births per million people compare
- 13 United States 30.84 births per million people compare
- 15 Hungary 29.11 births per million people compare
- 16 Norway 28.96 births per million people compare
- 17 United Kingdom 28.56 births per million people compare
More population data for Luxembourg
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 0.0556 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2169 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,900 people (2100)
- Population density 290.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.56 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Luxembourg?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Luxembourg was 29.27 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1 births per million people in 1901.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.27 births per million people in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Luxembourg ranks 14th 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 Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.