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

United States ranks 13th 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 United States?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this United States 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 United States

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

United States: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 30.84 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

30.84 births per million people

Change on year

down 4.8%

World rank

13th

of 40 countries

All-time high

78.58 births per million people

in 1946

All-time low

30.84 births per million people

in 2023

Years of data

1933–2023

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States, 1933–2023

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

Analysis

United States recorded 30.84 births per million people for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 91 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States peaked at 78.58 births per million people in 1946 and was at its lowest, 30.84 births per million people, in 2023.

United States ranks 13th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 91 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1930s	49.51 births per million people	47.3 births per million people	51.07 births per million people	7
1940s	65.31 births per million people	52.17 births per million people	78.58 births per million people	10
1950s	72.51 births per million people	69.39 births per million people	74.41 births per million people	10
1960s	59.87 births per million people	51.02 births per million people	71.5 births per million people	10
1970s	45.57 births per million people	42.31 births per million people	54.09 births per million people	10
1980s	46.52 births per million people	44.79 births per million people	48.17 births per million people	10
1990s	43.61 births per million people	41.05 births per million people	48.08 births per million people	10
2000s	40.89 births per million people	39.34 births per million people	41.96 births per million people	10
2010s	35.93 births per million people	33.54 births per million people	37.82 births per million people	10
2020s	31.81 births per million people	30.84 births per million people	32.64 births per million people	4

Countries ranked near United States

10 Slovakia 31.23 births per million people compare
11 Czechia 30.97 births per million people compare
15 Hungary 29.11 births per million people compare
16 Norway 28.96 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for United States

Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 19.91 million people (2100)
Population density 46.05 people per km² (2100)
World population growth 0.1% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.63 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 435,333 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.63 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.63 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.62 live births per woman (2023)

All data for United States →

Frequently asked questions

What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States?: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in United States was 30.84 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 United States?: The highest recorded value was 78.58 births per million people in 1946.
What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 30.84 births per million people in 2023.
How does United States rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?: United States ranks 13th 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 United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States 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.