Rate of twin deliveries by country
Countries reporting
23
Highest
2.87
Greece
Lowest
1.02
Japan
Median
1.43
Years covered
208
1815–2022
Data points
2,436
What the numbers show
Rate of twin deliveries is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 2.87 in Greece; the lowest is 1.02 in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.43, and the mean is 1.51.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in South Korea (up 78.8%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 37.1%).
Rate of twin deliveries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 2.87 | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 2 | South Korea | 2.44 | 2020 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 1.79 | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 1.73 | 2020 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 1.64 | 2021 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 1.58 | 2021 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1.56 | 2020 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 8 | France | 1.55 | 2021 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 1.55 | 2019 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1.51 | 2020 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 1.45 | 2021 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 1.43 | 2020 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 1.38 | 2022 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 1.36 | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 15 | Czechia | 1.34 | 2020 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 1.33 | 2020 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 17 | New Zealand | 1.31 | 2021 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 1.28 | 2020 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 1.27 | 2019 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 20 | Iceland | 1.19 | 2020 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 1.12 | 1996 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 22 | Chile | 1.06 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 1.02 | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |