Finland vs Latvia: Birth rate
Finland
7.78 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia
7.57 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
214th
Latvia rank
216th
Birth rate over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7.78 births per 1,000 people against 7.57 births per 1,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.21 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 214th and Latvia ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.36 births per 1,000 people | 16.31 births per 1,000 people | 5.05 births per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 17.26 births per 1,000 people | 14.84 births per 1,000 people | 2.41 births per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 13.42 births per 1,000 people | 14 births per 1,000 people | 0.5817 births per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1980s | 12.99 births per 1,000 people | 15.05 births per 1,000 people | 2.06 births per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 12.27 births per 1,000 people | 9.9 births per 1,000 people | 2.37 births per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 10.98 births per 1,000 people | 9.73 births per 1,000 people | 1.26 births per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 10 births per 1,000 people | 10.35 births per 1,000 people | 0.3497 births per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 8.28 births per 1,000 people | 8.64 births per 1,000 people | 0.358 births per 1,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Finland or Latvia?
- Finland, at 7.78 births per 1,000 people against 7.57 births per 1,000 people in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.21 births per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for birth rate?
- Finland ranks 214th and Latvia ranks 216th 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.