Median age vs births per woman in Finland
Finland: Median age vs births per woman was 42.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
42.79
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
32nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
42.79
in 2023
All-time low
26.69
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age vs births per woman in Finland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, median age vs births per woman in Finland stood at 42.79. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Finland peaked at 42.79 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.69, in 1951.
Finland ranks 32nd of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age vs births per woman in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 26.72 | — |
| 1951 | 26.69 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 26.74 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 26.79 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 26.86 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 26.92 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 26.99 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 27.09 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 27.22 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 27.34 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 27.43 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 27.46 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 27.43 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 27.42 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 27.48 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 27.59 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 27.71 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 27.84 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 28.02 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 28.27 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 28.63 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 28.9 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 29.07 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 29.18 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 29.37 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 29.63 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 29.98 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 30.4 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 30.86 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 31.32 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 31.78 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 32.21 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 32.61 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 32.99 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 33.36 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 33.73 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 34.09 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 34.47 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 34.82 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 35.16 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 35.46 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 35.73 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 36 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 36.28 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 36.57 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 36.86 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 37.15 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 37.43 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 37.73 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.05 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.36 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 38.67 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.99 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.3 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 39.61 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.91 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.18 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.43 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 40.66 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 40.86 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.05 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 41.19 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 41.29 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 41.36 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 41.42 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.46 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.5 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.59 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.77 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 41.97 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.18 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 42.34 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 42.53 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 42.79 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.94 | 26.69 | 27.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.66 | 27.42 | 28.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.73 | 28.63 | 31.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.52 | 31.78 | 35.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.73 | 35.46 | 38.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7 | 38.36 | 40.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.46 | 41.05 | 41.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.46 | 42.18 | 42.79 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs births per woman in Finland?
- Median age vs births per woman in Finland was 42.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.79 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.69 in 1951.
- How does Finland rank for median age vs births per woman?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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