Finland vs Malta: Birth rate
Finland
7.78 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malta
7.9 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
214th
Malta rank
213th
Birth rate over time
- Finland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 7.9 births per 1,000 people against 7.78 births per 1,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.12 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Finland ranks 214th and Malta ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.36 births per 1,000 people | 28.59 births per 1,000 people | 7.23 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 17.26 births per 1,000 people | 19.84 births per 1,000 people | 2.58 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 13.42 births per 1,000 people | 18.46 births per 1,000 people | 5.04 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 12.99 births per 1,000 people | 16.48 births per 1,000 people | 3.49 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 12.27 births per 1,000 people | 13.3 births per 1,000 people | 1.03 births per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 10.98 births per 1,000 people | 9.89 births per 1,000 people | 1.1 births per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 10 births per 1,000 people | 9.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.6228 births per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 8.28 births per 1,000 people | 8.19 births per 1,000 people | 0.0885 births per 1,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Finland or Malta?
- Malta, at 7.9 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 Finland and Malta?
- 0.12 births per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Malta rank globally for birth rate?
- Finland ranks 214th and Malta ranks 213th 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
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.