Birth seasonality by country
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.
Countries reporting
38
Highest
61.22 births per million people
Israel
Lowest
10.29 births per million people
South Korea
Median
23.36 births per million people
Years covered
185
1840–2024
Data points
3,607
What the numbers show
Birth seasonality is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 61.22 births per million people in Israel; the lowest is 10.29 births per million people in South Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.36 births per million people, and the mean is 24.06 births per million people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Russia (up 33.0%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 49.5%).
Birth seasonality: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 61.22 births per million people | 2009 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 2 | Russia | 34.89 births per million people | 2014 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 3 | Belarus | 30.75 births per million people | 2016 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 4 | Chile | 30.71 births per million people | 2019 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 5 | Australia | 30.39 births per million people | 2021 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 6 | New Zealand | 29.85 births per million people | 2020 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 7 | Ukraine | 28.56 births per million people | 2013 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 8 | United States | 28.43 births per million people | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 9 | Iceland | 27.8 births per million people | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 11 | Slovakia | 27.26 births per million people | 2019 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 12 | Czechia | 26.39 births per million people | 2021 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 26.25 births per million people | 2019 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 25.65 births per million people | 2022 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 15 | France | 25.59 births per million people | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 16 | Belgium | 23.9 births per million people | 2023 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 23.89 births per million people | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 23.75 births per million people | 2020 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 20 | Germany | 23.55 births per million people | 2020 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 23.39 births per million people | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 22 | Croatia | 23.33 births per million people | 2020 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 23 | Canada | 22.84 births per million people | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 22.82 births per million people | 2019 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 25 | Switzerland | 22.78 births per million people | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 21.85 births per million people | 2021 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 27 | Austria | 21.77 births per million people | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 28 | Portugal | 21.68 births per million people | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 21.28 births per million people | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 19.73 births per million people | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 31 | Finland | 19.34 births per million people | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 19.18 births per million people | 2019 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 33 | Italy | 18.77 births per million people | 2022 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 17.83 births per million people | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 17.19 births per million people | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 36 | Lithuania | 16.79 births per million people | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 37 | Latvia | 16.19 births per million people | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 38 | Japan | 16.05 births per million people | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 39 | Hong Kong | 12.49 births per million people | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 40 | South Korea | 10.29 births per million people | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.