What is birth seasonality in Denmark?

Birth seasonality in Denmark was 23.89 births per million people in 2024, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 76.7 births per million people in 1901.

What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 23.5 births per million people in 1983.

How does Denmark rank for birth seasonality?

Denmark ranks 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.

Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Denmark data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth seasonality in Denmark

Name: Birth seasonality in Denmark
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Denmark: Birth seasonality was 23.89 births per million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

23.89 births per million people

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

17th

of 40 countries

All-time high

76.7 births per million people

in 1901

All-time low

23.5 births per million people

in 1983

Years of data

124

1901–2024

Birth seasonality in Denmark, 1901–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth seasonality in Denmark is 23.89 births per million people, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Denmark peaked at 76.7 births per million people in 1901 and was at its lowest, 23.5 births per million people, in 1983.

Denmark ranks 17th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 124 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	73.24 births per million people	70.4 births per million people	76.7 births per million people	9
1910s	66.08 births per million people	58.82 births per million people	72.27 births per million people	10
1920s	54.01 births per million people	46.52 births per million people	63.09 births per million people	10
1930s	45.27 births per million people	42.79 births per million people	48.05 births per million people	10
1940s	52.31 births per million people	43.39 births per million people	60.21 births per million people	10
1950s	44.54 births per million people	41.24 births per million people	46.67 births per million people	10
1960s	42.31 births per million people	34.85 births per million people	46.92 births per million people	10
1970s	32.67 births per million people	26.57 births per million people	38.09 births per million people	10
1980s	26.25 births per million people	23.5 births per million people	30.37 births per million people	10
1990s	31.97 births per million people	30.09 births per million people	35.02 births per million people	10
2000s	29.5 births per million people	28.89 births per million people	31.08 births per million people	10
2010s	26.22 births per million people	24.99 births per million people	28.55 births per million people	10
2020s	24.93 births per million people	23.88 births per million people	26.95 births per million people	5

Countries ranked near Denmark

14 United Kingdom 25.65 births per million people compare
15 France 25.59 births per million people compare
16 Belgium 23.9 births per million people compare
18 Hungary 23.75 births per million people compare
20 Germany 23.55 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for Denmark

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 261,283 people (2100)
Population density 146.58 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.1% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 98,204 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.0% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.51 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Denmark →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth seasonality in Denmark?: Birth seasonality in Denmark was 23.89 births per million people in 2024, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 76.7 births per million people in 1901.
What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 23.5 births per million people in 1983.
How does Denmark rank for birth seasonality?: Denmark ranks 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth seasonality
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 average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.