Period total fertility rate in Finland
Finland: Period total fertility rate was 1.25 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Period total fertility rate in Finland, 1939–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for period total fertility rate in Finland is 1.25, 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, period total fertility rate in Finland peaked at 3.46 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 2024.
Finland ranks 27th 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.
Period total fertility rate in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 2.55 | — |
| 1940 | 2.15 | -15.8% |
| 1941 | 2.9 | +35.3% |
| 1942 | 2 | -31.0% |
| 1943 | 2.47 | +23.2% |
| 1944 | 2.56 | +4.0% |
| 1945 | 3.08 | +20.1% |
| 1946 | 3.4 | +10.4% |
| 1947 | 3.46 | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 3.45 | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 3.32 | -3.9% |
| 1950 | 3.15 | -5.0% |
| 1951 | 3.01 | -4.6% |
| 1952 | 3.06 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 2.95 | -3.5% |
| 1954 | 2.93 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 2.94 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.92 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 2.87 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 2.68 | -6.4% |
| 1959 | 2.76 | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 2.72 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 2.72 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 2.68 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 2.69 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 2.6 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 2.48 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 2.41 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 2.32 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 2.14 | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 1.93 | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 1.83 | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 1.69 | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 1.58 | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 1.49 | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 1.61 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.68 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.7 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.68 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.64 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.64 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.63 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.65 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.72 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 1.74 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.69 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.64 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.6 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.59 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.69 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1.71 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.78 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.79 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.85 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.81 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.85 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.81 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.76 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.75 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.7 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.74 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.73 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.73 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.72 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.76 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.84 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.83 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.85 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.87 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.83 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.75 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.71 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.65 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.57 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.49 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.41 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.35 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.37 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.46 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.32 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 1.26 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.25 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48, 85% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.47, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Period total fertility rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | +35.3% | 2.15 | 2.9 |
| 1942 | -31.0% | 2.9 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.88 | 2 | 3.46 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.93 | 2.68 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.47 | 1.93 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.65 | 1.49 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 | 1.7 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.72 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.35 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1.25 | 1.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period total fertility rate in Finland?
- Period total fertility rate in Finland was 1.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period total fertility rate recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 in 1947.
- What is the lowest period total fertility rate recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for period total fertility rate?
- Finland ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is period total fertility rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Period total fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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