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