Finland vs Norway: Total number of births by birth order
Finland
18,907 births
in 2024
Norway
22,518 births
in 2022
Finland rank
28th
Norway rank
26th
Total number of births by birth order over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 22,518 births against 18,907 births in Finland, a difference of 3,611 births.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 28th and Norway ranks 26th of 33 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25,211 births | 22,947 births | 2,264 births | Finland |
| 1990s | 24,749 births | 24,607 births | 141.99 births | Finland |
| 2000s | 24,053 births | 24,256 births | 202.9 births | Norway |
| 2010s | 22,532 births | 25,077 births | 2,545 births | Norway |
| 2020s | 20,028 births | 23,199 births | 3,171 births | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of births by birth order, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 22,518 births against 18,907 births in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total number of births by birth order between Finland and Norway?
- 3,611 births, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for total number of births by birth order?
- Finland ranks 28th and Norway ranks 26th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total number of births by birth order. 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 first live births recorded in a given year.