Finland vs Italy: Period total fertility rate
Finland
1.25
in 2024
Italy
1.21
in 2023
Finland rank
27th
Italy rank
28th
Period total fertility rate over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.25 against 1.21 in Italy, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 27th and Italy ranks 28th of 34 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.85 | 2.36 | 0.4892 | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.47 | 2.57 | 0.1014 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.65 | 2.2 | 0.5468 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.66 | 1.48 | 0.1829 | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.78 | 1.26 | 0.5273 | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.34 | 0.4551 | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.37 | 0.2729 | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.24 | 0.1135 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period total fertility rate, Finland or Italy?
- Finland, at 1.25 against 1.21 in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in period total fertility rate between Finland and Italy?
- 0.04, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for period total fertility rate?
- Finland ranks 27th and Italy ranks 28th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Period total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.