Croatia vs Finland: Birth rate

Croatia
8.07 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland
7.78 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
211th
Finland rank
214th

Birth rate over time

  • Croatia
  • Finland
10203040187819502023

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 8.07 births per 1,000 people against 7.78 births per 1,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.29 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 211th and Finland ranks 214th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Finland Difference Ahead
1950s 22.29 births per 1,000 people 21.36 births per 1,000 people 0.9296 births per 1,000 people Croatia
1960s 16.78 births per 1,000 people 17.26 births per 1,000 people 0.4749 births per 1,000 people Finland
1970s 15.14 births per 1,000 people 13.42 births per 1,000 people 1.71 births per 1,000 people Croatia
1980s 13.77 births per 1,000 people 12.99 births per 1,000 people 0.7869 births per 1,000 people Croatia
1990s 10.87 births per 1,000 people 12.27 births per 1,000 people 1.4 births per 1,000 people Finland
2000s 9.64 births per 1,000 people 10.98 births per 1,000 people 1.34 births per 1,000 people Finland
2010s 9.18 births per 1,000 people 10 births per 1,000 people 0.8208 births per 1,000 people Finland
2020s 8.53 births per 1,000 people 8.28 births per 1,000 people 0.2435 births per 1,000 people Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Croatia or Finland?
Croatia, at 8.07 births per 1,000 people against 7.78 births per 1,000 people in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Croatia and Finland?
0.29 births per 1,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Finland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Finland rank globally for birth rate?
Croatia ranks 211th and Finland ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth 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
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.