Finland vs Poland: Fertility rate: births per woman
Finland
1.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Poland
1.3 live births per woman
in 2023
Finland rank
211th
Poland rank
210th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.3 live births per woman against 1.28 live births per woman in Finland, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 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 | 2.92 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 0.6083 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.46 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 0.1165 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.65 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.6091 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.66 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.5965 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.78 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.0502 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.79 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 0.4883 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 0.2646 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 0.0417 live births per woman | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Finland or Poland?
- Poland, at 1.3 live births per woman against 1.28 live births per woman in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Finland and Poland?
- 0.02 live births per woman, 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: births per woman?
- Finland ranks 211th and Poland ranks 210th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.