Finland vs Norway: Number of live births
Finland
43,671 births
in 2024
Norway
51,480 births
in 2022
Finland rank
29th
Norway rank
28th
Number of live births over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 51,480 births against 43,671 births in Finland, a difference of 7,809 births.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 29th and Norway ranks 28th of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72,798 births | 67,066 births | 5,731 births | Finland |
| 1970s | 62,939 births | 57,919 births | 5,020 births | Finland |
| 1980s | 63,461 births | 52,768 births | 10,693 births | Finland |
| 1990s | 62,556 births | 60,028 births | 2,528 births | Finland |
| 2000s | 57,808 births | 58,084 births | 276.09 births | Norway |
| 2010s | 54,761 births | 58,419 births | 3,658 births | Norway |
| 2020s | 47,012 births | 53,506 births | 6,495 births | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of live births, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 51,480 births against 43,671 births in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of live births between Finland and Norway?
- 7,809 births, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for number of live births?
- Finland ranks 29th and Norway ranks 28th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of live births. 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 live births recorded in a given year.