Finland vs Poland: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Finland
1.27 children per women
in 2023
Poland
1.29 children per women
in 2023
Finland rank
211th
Poland rank
210th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.29 children per women against 1.27 children per women in Finland, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Finland ranks 211th and Poland ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.79 children per women | 3.17 children per women | 0.3822 children per women | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.39 children per women | 2.43 children per women | 0.0429 children per women | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.62 children per women | 2.17 children per women | 0.5526 children per women | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.64 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 0.5529 children per women | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.76 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 0.0667 children per women | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.77 children per women | 1.28 children per women | 0.4887 children per women | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.63 children per women | 1.36 children per women | 0.2659 children per women | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.35 children per women | 1.31 children per women | 0.0437 children per women | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Finland or Poland?
- Poland, at 1.29 children per women against 1.27 children per women in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Finland and Poland?
- 0.02 children per women, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Poland rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Finland ranks 211th and Poland ranks 210th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).