Birth seasonality in Finland
Finland: Birth seasonality was 19.34 births per million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth seasonality in Finland, 1859–2024
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
Finland recorded 19.34 births per million people for birth seasonality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 166 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Finland peaked at 101.84 births per million people in 1877 and was at its lowest, 19.34 births per million people, in 2024.
That places Finland 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 166 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 78.59 births per million people | 78.59 births per million people | 78.59 births per million people | 1 |
| 1860s | 79.72 births per million people | 40.99 births per million people | 94.56 births per million people | 10 |
| 1870s | 92.83 births per million people | 77.23 births per million people | 101.84 births per million people | 10 |
| 1880s | 93.85 births per million people | 88.74 births per million people | 97.78 births per million people | 10 |
| 1890s | 87.78 births per million people | 77.19 births per million people | 98.95 births per million people | 10 |
| 1900s | 87.51 births per million people | 84.14 births per million people | 91.89 births per million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 72.34 births per million people | 56.53 births per million people | 85.44 births per million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 61.01 births per million people | 52.91 births per million people | 70.27 births per million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 48.66 births per million people | 42.53 births per million people | 57.36 births per million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 61.04 births per million people | 34.96 births per million people | 79.95 births per million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 54.08 births per million people | 49.92 births per million people | 60.97 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.47 births per million people | 35.07 births per million people | 48.68 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.8 births per million people | 31.36 births per million people | 36.11 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.98 births per million people | 30.68 births per million people | 35 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.55 births per million people | 26.49 births per million people | 33.96 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.79 births per million people | 26.22 births per million people | 29.24 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.63 births per million people | 20.78 births per million people | 28.94 births per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.28 births per million people | 19.34 births per million people | 21.69 births per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More population data for Finland
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 15.14 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 178,591 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 93,182 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.27 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Finland?
- Birth seasonality in Finland was 19.34 births per million people in 2024, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 101.84 births per million people in 1877.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.34 births per million people in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for birth seasonality?
- Finland ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.