Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr in Finland
Finland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr was 1.25 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr in Finland, 1939–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr in Finland is 1.25, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 86 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr in Finland peaked at 3.46 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 2024.
That places Finland 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 86 years of available data.
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr 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 Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr in Finland?
- Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr in Finland was 1.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 in 1947.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr?
- Finland ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr 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 Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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