Total fertility rate in Finland
Finland: Total fertility rate was 1.25 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Total fertility rate in Finland, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Finland is 1.25, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Finland peaked at 1.87 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 2024.
Finland ranks 60th of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
More population data for Finland
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.367 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 178,591 (2100)
- Population density 15.14 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.367 (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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,461 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.0156 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.25 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 93,182 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Finland?
- Total fertility rate in Finland was 1.25 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 in 2010.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for total fertility rate?
- Finland ranks 60th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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