Period average age of mothers birth order in Finland
Finland: Period average age of mothers birth order was 30.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.02
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 33 countries
All-time high
30.02
in 2024
All-time low
25.4
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Period average age of mothers birth order in Finland, 1982–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 30.02 for period average age of mothers birth order in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period average age of mothers birth order in Finland peaked at 30.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.4, in 1982.
Finland ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Period average age of mothers birth order in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 25.4 | — |
| 1983 | 25.59 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 25.92 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 26.05 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 26.29 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 26.37 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 26.47 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 26.47 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 26.56 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 26.64 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 26.83 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 26.95 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 27.18 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 27.24 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 27.37 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 27.44 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 27.38 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 27.4 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 27.48 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.58 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.79 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 27.81 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.89 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 27.99 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.08 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.16 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.19 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 28.29 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 28.44 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.46 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.54 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.59 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.79 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.98 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.11 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 29.22 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.37 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.46 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.78 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.86 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.96 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.02 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.97 | 25.4 | 26.47 | 8 |
| 1990s | 27.01 | 26.47 | 27.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.84 | 27.4 | 28.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.78 | 28.29 | 29.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.82 | 29.46 | 30.02 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period average age of mothers birth order in Finland?
- Period average age of mothers birth order in Finland was 30.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 in 1982.
- How does Finland rank for period average age of mothers birth order?
- Finland ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is period average age of mothers birth order rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Period average age of mothers birth order. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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