Number of live births in Finland
Finland: Number of live births was 43,671 births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Finland, 1939–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
In 2024, number of live births in Finland stood at 43,671 births.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Finland peaked at 108,168 births in 1947 and was at its lowest, 43,354 births, in 2023.
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 78,164 births | 78,164 births | 78,164 births | 1 |
| 1940s | 89,392 births | 61,672 births | 108,168 births | 10 |
| 1950s | 89,618 births | 81,148 births | 98,065 births | 10 |
| 1960s | 78,223 births | 67,450 births | 82,251 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 62,939 births | 56,787 births | 66,846 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,461 births | 59,844 births | 66,868 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,556 births | 57,092 births | 66,770 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,808 births | 55,555 births | 60,439 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,761 births | 45,625 births | 60,983 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,612 births | 43,354 births | 49,604 births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More population data for Finland
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 93,182 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.28 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Finland?
- Number of live births in Finland was 43,671 births in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 108,168 births in 1947.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,354 births in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for number of live births?
- Finland ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.