Denmark vs Qatar: Birth rate vs. death rate

Denmark
9.72 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Qatar
9.91 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
172nd
Qatar rank
169th

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Denmark
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 9.91 births per 1,000 people against 9.72 births per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.19 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.

Denmark ranks 172nd and Qatar ranks 169th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Qatar Difference Ahead
1950s 17.35 births per 1,000 people 46.84 births per 1,000 people 29.49 births per 1,000 people Qatar
1960s 16.82 births per 1,000 people 46.43 births per 1,000 people 29.61 births per 1,000 people Qatar
1970s 13.6 births per 1,000 people 34.07 births per 1,000 people 20.48 births per 1,000 people Qatar
1980s 10.74 births per 1,000 people 25.86 births per 1,000 people 15.12 births per 1,000 people Qatar
1990s 12.78 births per 1,000 people 20.1 births per 1,000 people 7.32 births per 1,000 people Qatar
2000s 11.89 births per 1,000 people 14.58 births per 1,000 people 2.69 births per 1,000 people Qatar
2010s 10.46 births per 1,000 people 10.69 births per 1,000 people 0.2348 births per 1,000 people Qatar
2020s 10.21 births per 1,000 people 9.9 births per 1,000 people 0.3125 births per 1,000 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Denmark or Qatar?
Qatar, at 9.91 births per 1,000 people against 9.72 births per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Denmark and Qatar?
0.19 births per 1,000 people, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Qatar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Qatar rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Denmark ranks 172nd and Qatar ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.