Total fertility rate: births per woman in Finland
Finland: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.25 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.25 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
3.46 births per woman
in 1947
All-time low
1.25 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
86
1939–2024
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.
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Finland, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 2.55 births per woman | — |
| 1940 | 2.15 births per woman | -15.8% |
| 1941 | 2.9 births per woman | +35.3% |
| 1942 | 2 births per woman | -31.0% |
| 1943 | 2.47 births per woman | +23.2% |
| 1944 | 2.56 births per woman | +4.0% |
| 1945 | 3.08 births per woman | +20.1% |
| 1946 | 3.4 births per woman | +10.4% |
| 1947 | 3.46 births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 3.45 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 3.32 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1950 | 3.15 births per woman | -5.0% |
| 1951 | 3.01 births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1952 | 3.06 births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 2.95 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1954 | 2.93 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 2.94 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.92 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 2.87 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 2.68 births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1959 | 2.76 births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 2.72 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 2.72 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 2.68 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 2.69 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 2.6 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 2.48 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 2.41 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 2.32 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 2.14 births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 1.93 births per woman | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 1.83 births per woman | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 1.69 births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 1.58 births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 1.49 births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 1.61 births per woman | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.68 births per woman | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.7 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.68 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.64 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.64 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.63 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.65 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.72 births per woman | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 1.74 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.69 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.64 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.6 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.59 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.69 births per woman | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1.71 births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.78 births per woman | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.79 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.85 births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.81 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.85 births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.81 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.76 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.75 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.7 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.74 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.73 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.73 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.72 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.76 births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8 births per woman | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.84 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.83 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.85 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.86 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.87 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.83 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.75 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.71 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.65 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.57 births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.49 births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.41 births per woman | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.35 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.37 births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.46 births per woman | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.32 births per woman | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 1.26 births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.25 births per woman | -0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.25 births per woman is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48 births per woman, 84% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.25 births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 births per woman, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fertility rate: births per woman 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 births per woman | 2.9 births per woman |
| 1942 | -31.0% | 2.9 births per woman | 2 births per woman |
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
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3888 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 178,591 people (2100)
- Population density 15.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0156 Percent per annum (2030)
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
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.