Birth seasonality in Germany
Germany: Birth seasonality was 23.55 births per million people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Birth seasonality in Germany, 1946–2020
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 Germany is 23.55 births per million people, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Germany peaked at 44.5 births per million people in 1964 and was at its lowest, 20.65 births per million people, in 2006.
Germany ranks 20th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 34.99 births per million people | 33 births per million people | 37.03 births per million people | 4 |
| 1950s | 37.54 births per million people | 35.64 births per million people | 41 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.64 births per million people | 35.37 births per million people | 44.5 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.42 births per million people | 24.8 births per million people | 35.88 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.94 births per million people | 25.73 births per million people | 29.47 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.42 births per million people | 24.22 births per million people | 28.51 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.14 births per million people | 20.65 births per million people | 24.08 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.84 births per million people | 20.97 births per million people | 25.4 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.55 births per million people | 23.55 births per million people | 23.55 births per million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More population data for Germany
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.11 million people (2100)
- Population density 202.93 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2.75 million people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Germany?
- Birth seasonality in Germany was 23.55 births per million people in 2020, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5 births per million people in 1964.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.65 births per million people in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for birth seasonality?
- Germany ranks 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.