Belgium vs Denmark: Birth rate, crude

Belgium
9.2 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Denmark
9.5 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Belgium rank
170th
Denmark rank
167th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 9.5 per 1,000 people against 9.2 per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 170th and Denmark ranks 167th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 16.23 per 1,000 people 16.83 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people Denmark
1970s 13.13 per 1,000 people 13.62 per 1,000 people 0.49 per 1,000 people Denmark
1980s 12.07 per 1,000 people 10.77 per 1,000 people 1.3 per 1,000 people Belgium
1990s 11.76 per 1,000 people 12.82 per 1,000 people 1.06 per 1,000 people Denmark
2000s 11.42 per 1,000 people 11.95 per 1,000 people 0.53 per 1,000 people Denmark
2010s 11.03 per 1,000 people 10.52 per 1,000 people 0.51 per 1,000 people Belgium
2020s 9.7 per 1,000 people 10.06 per 1,000 people 0.36 per 1,000 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Belgium or Denmark?
Denmark, at 9.5 per 1,000 people against 9.2 per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Belgium and Denmark?
0.3 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Belgium ranks 170th and Denmark ranks 167th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.