Total fertility rate: births per woman in Finland
Finland: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.25 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Finland, 1939–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate: births per woman in Finland is 1.25 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Finland peaked at 3.46 births per woman in 1947 and was at its lowest, 1.25 births per woman, in 2024.
Finland ranks 29th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 86 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.55 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.88 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 3.46 births per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.93 births per woman | 2.68 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.47 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 2.72 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.65 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.72 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | 1.87 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 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 total fertility rate: births per woman in Finland?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Finland was 1.25 births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 births per woman in 1947.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Finland ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.