Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 28.56 births per million people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United Kingdom, 1938–2022
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
In 2022, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United Kingdom stood at 28.56 births per million people. That is the lowest value across all 85 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United Kingdom peaked at 56.32 births per million people in 1947 and was at its lowest, 28.56 births per million people, in 2022.
That places United Kingdom 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 85 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 38.55 births per million people | 38.43 births per million people | 38.66 births per million people | 2 |
| 1940s | 45.76 births per million people | 37.54 births per million people | 56.32 births per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 43.74 births per million people | 38.84 births per million people | 49.6 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.52 births per million people | 50.04 births per million people | 54.72 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.75 births per million people | 33.64 births per million people | 48.68 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 38 births per million people | 36.76 births per million people | 39.56 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.13 births per million people | 34.08 births per million people | 39.88 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.45 births per million people | 31.88 births per million people | 36.39 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.26 births per million people | 30.67 births per million people | 37.2 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.13 births per million people | 28.56 births per million people | 31.22 births per million people | 3 |
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More population data for United Kingdom
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.21 million people (2100)
- Population density 307.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.55 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 515,677 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.55 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.55 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United Kingdom?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United Kingdom was 28.56 births per million people in 2022, 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 56.32 births per million people in 1947.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.56 births per million people in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.