Fertility rates by age in Finland
Finland: Fertility rates by age was 1.25 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rates by age in Finland, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rates by age in Finland is 1.25 Number, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rates by age in Finland peaked at 2.72 Number in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.25 Number, in 2024.
Finland ranks 37th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.47 Number | 1.93 Number | 2.72 Number | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.65 Number | 1.49 Number | 1.83 Number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 Number | 1.59 Number | 1.74 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 Number | 1.7 Number | 1.85 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 Number | 1.72 Number | 1.86 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 Number | 1.35 Number | 1.87 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 Number | 1.25 Number | 1.46 Number | 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 fertility rates by age in Finland?
- Fertility rates by age in Finland was 1.25 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest fertility rates by age recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 Number in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rates by age recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 Number in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for fertility rates by age?
- Finland ranks 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rates by age rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Fertility rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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