Finland vs Germany: Natural population growth rate
Finland
-0.3%
in 2023
Germany
-0.4%
in 2023
Finland rank
212th
Germany rank
215th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Finland
- Germany
How they compare
Finland currently reports -0.3% against -0.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 212th and Germany ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.4% | -0.1% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Finland or Germany?
- Finland, at -0.3% against -0.4% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Finland and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Germany rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Finland ranks 212th and Germany ranks 215th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.