Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate in Finland
Finland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate was 1.25 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate 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 vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate in Finland is 1.25 births per woman, 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 total fertility rate in Finland peaked at 3.46 births per woman in 1947 and was at its lowest, 1.25 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Finland 29th 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 total fertility rate 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% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate in Finland?
- Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate 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 vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 births per woman in 1947.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Finland ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted 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 Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.