Birth seasonality in Finland
Finland: Birth seasonality was 19.34 births per million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19.34 births per million people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
31st
of 40 countries
All-time high
101.84 births per million people
in 1877
All-time low
19.34 births per million people
in 2024
Years of data
166
1859–2024
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.
Birth seasonality in Finland, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 | 78.59 births per million people | — |
| 1860 | 86.01 births per million people | +9.4% |
| 1861 | 94.48 births per million people | +9.9% |
| 1862 | 84.47 births per million people | -10.6% |
| 1863 | 87.99 births per million people | +4.2% |
| 1864 | 94.56 births per million people | +7.5% |
| 1865 | 78.89 births per million people | -16.6% |
| 1866 | 72.47 births per million people | -8.1% |
| 1867 | 71.05 births per million people | -2.0% |
| 1868 | 40.99 births per million people | -42.3% |
| 1869 | 86.32 births per million people | +110.6% |
| 1870 | 77.23 births per million people | -10.5% |
| 1871 | 97.15 births per million people | +25.8% |
| 1872 | 91.57 births per million people | -5.7% |
| 1873 | 93.04 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 92.34 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1875 | 85.96 births per million people | -6.9% |
| 1876 | 99.06 births per million people | +15.2% |
| 1877 | 101.84 births per million people | +2.8% |
| 1878 | 92.91 births per million people | -8.8% |
| 1879 | 97.18 births per million people | +4.6% |
| 1880 | 94.47 births per million people | -2.8% |
| 1881 | 88.74 births per million people | -6.1% |
| 1882 | 97.78 births per million people | +10.2% |
| 1883 | 96.49 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1884 | 96.49 births per million people | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 91.88 births per million people | -4.8% |
| 1886 | 92.23 births per million people | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 95.61 births per million people | +3.7% |
| 1888 | 94.83 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 90.01 births per million people | -5.1% |
| 1890 | 98.95 births per million people | +9.9% |
| 1891 | 88.45 births per million people | -10.6% |
| 1892 | 83.38 births per million people | -5.7% |
| 1893 | 77.19 births per million people | -7.4% |
| 1894 | 85.36 births per million people | +10.6% |
| 1895 | 86.04 births per million people | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 87.45 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 90.79 births per million people | +3.8% |
| 1898 | 89.06 births per million people | -1.9% |
| 1899 | 91.1 births per million people | +2.3% |
| 1900 | 84.65 births per million people | -7.1% |
| 1901 | 91.89 births per million people | +8.5% |
| 1902 | 84.14 births per million people | -8.4% |
| 1903 | 87.12 births per million people | +3.5% |
| 1904 | 86.1 births per million people | -1.2% |
| 1905 | 88.66 births per million people | +3.0% |
| 1906 | 86.07 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1907 | 91.67 births per million people | +6.5% |
| 1908 | 88.94 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1909 | 85.86 births per million people | -3.5% |
| 1910 | 85.44 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1911 | 83.79 births per million people | -1.9% |
| 1912 | 80.32 births per million people | -4.1% |
| 1913 | 78.48 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1914 | 73 births per million people | -7.0% |
| 1915 | 70.17 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 1916 | 63.67 births per million people | -9.3% |
| 1917 | 66.13 births per million people | +3.9% |
| 1918 | 56.53 births per million people | -14.5% |
| 1919 | 65.82 births per million people | +16.4% |
| 1920 | 67.92 births per million people | +3.2% |
| 1921 | 70.27 births per million people | +3.5% |
| 1922 | 63.59 births per million people | -9.5% |
| 1923 | 66.58 births per million people | +4.7% |
| 1924 | 60.42 births per million people | -9.2% |
| 1925 | 57.57 births per million people | -4.7% |
| 1926 | 56.14 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 1927 | 56.1 births per million people | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 58.62 births per million people | +4.5% |
| 1929 | 52.91 births per million people | -9.8% |
| 1930 | 50.46 births per million people | -4.6% |
| 1931 | 48.21 births per million people | -4.5% |
| 1932 | 46.26 births per million people | -4.0% |
| 1933 | 42.53 births per million people | -8.0% |
| 1934 | 46.99 births per million people | +10.5% |
| 1935 | 48.38 births per million people | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 43.3 births per million people | -10.5% |
| 1937 | 50.39 births per million people | +16.4% |
| 1938 | 52.73 births per million people | +4.6% |
| 1939 | 57.36 births per million people | +8.8% |
| 1940 | 34.96 births per million people | -39.0% |
| 1941 | 60.18 births per million people | +72.1% |
| 1942 | 50.29 births per million people | -16.4% |
| 1943 | 55.44 births per million people | +10.2% |
| 1944 | 54.93 births per million people | -0.9% |
| 1945 | 79.95 births per million people | +45.5% |
| 1946 | 71.07 births per million people | -11.1% |
| 1947 | 68.93 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1948 | 71.11 births per million people | +3.2% |
| 1949 | 63.54 births per million people | -10.7% |
| 1950 | 60.97 births per million people | -4.0% |
| 1951 | 58.57 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 1952 | 56.75 births per million people | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 53.43 births per million people | -5.8% |
| 1954 | 52.34 births per million people | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 55.79 births per million people | +6.6% |
| 1956 | 50.77 births per million people | -9.0% |
| 1957 | 52.03 births per million people | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 50.26 births per million people | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 49.92 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 46.7 births per million people | -6.5% |
| 1961 | 48.68 births per million people | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 44.57 births per million people | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 48.12 births per million people | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 46.15 births per million people | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 40.54 births per million people | -12.2% |
| 1966 | 44.2 births per million people | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 43.39 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 37.24 births per million people | -14.2% |
| 1969 | 35.07 births per million people | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 35.64 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 32.29 births per million people | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 31.7 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 31.36 births per million people | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 34.29 births per million people | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 36.11 births per million people | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 34.92 births per million people | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 35.03 births per million people | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 34.26 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 32.37 births per million people | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 33.31 births per million people | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 33.83 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 35 births per million people | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 34.41 births per million people | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 32.21 births per million people | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 33.39 births per million people | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 30.68 births per million people | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 30.84 births per million people | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 32.49 births per million people | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 33.67 births per million people | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 31.91 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 33.08 births per million people | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 33.96 births per million people | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 31.16 births per million people | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 32.45 births per million people | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 29.68 births per million people | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 30.31 births per million people | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 28.15 births per million people | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 26.49 births per million people | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 28.27 births per million people | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 27.57 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 26.22 births per million people | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 27.19 births per million people | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 28.38 births per million people | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 28.07 births per million people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 28.35 births per million people | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 27.39 births per million people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 27.84 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 27.63 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.24 births per million people | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 28.94 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.37 births per million people | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 26.66 births per million people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 25.76 births per million people | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 25.81 births per million people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 25.17 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 22.51 births per million people | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 22.37 births per million people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.78 births per million people | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 20.9 births per million people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.37 births per million people | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 21.69 births per million people | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 19.56 births per million people | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 19.41 births per million people | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 19.34 births per million people | -0.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 19.34 births per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.36 births per million people, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Finland's 19.34 births per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.39 births per million people, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth seasonality in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 | +110.6% | 40.99 births per million people | 86.32 births per million people |
| 1941 | +72.1% | 34.96 births per million people | 60.18 births per million people |
| 1945 | +45.5% | 54.93 births per million people | 79.95 births per million people |
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
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3888 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 178,591 people (2100)
- Population density 15.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0156 Percent per annum (2030)
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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Average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.