Fertility Rate: Finland
Finland's fertility rate is currently 1.25 births per woman as of 2024. # Finland Fertility Rate Finland's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.25 births per woman
-0.8% y/y
Peak (1960)
2.72 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.25 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Finland
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Finland
Analysis# Finland Fertility Rate
Finland's fertility rate stands at 1.25 births per woman in 2024, marking both a historic low and a dramatic departure from its 1960 peak of 2.72 births per woman. The decline represents a 54% decrease over six decades, placing Finland among developed nations with below-replacement fertility levels. The current rate matches the all-time minimum recorded in the dataset, indicating sustained demographic pressure.
The steepest declines occurred between 1960 and the early 2000s, with the rate dropping below 1.5 births per woman by 2017. A brief uptick in 2021 to 1.46 births per woman proved temporary, giving way to renewed decline through 2024. The consistent downward trajectory since 2015—falling from 1.65 to 1.25 in nine years—suggests continued demographic contraction absent significant policy interventions or immigration shifts.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.25 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 2023 | 1.26 births per woman | -4.55% |
| 2022 | 1.32 births per woman | -9.59% |
| 2021 | 1.46 births per woman | +6.57% |
| 2020 | 1.37 births per woman | +1.48% |
| 2019 | 1.35 births per woman | -4.26% |
| 2018 | 1.41 births per woman | -5.37% |
| 2017 | 1.49 births per woman | -5.10% |
| 2016 | 1.57 births per woman | -4.85% |
| 2015 | 1.65 births per woman | -3.51% |
| 2014 | 1.71 births per woman | -2.29% |
| 2013 | 1.75 births per woman | -2.78% |
| 2012 | 1.8 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 2011 | 1.83 births per woman | -2.14% |
| 2010 | 1.87 births per woman | +0.54% |
| 2009 | 1.86 births per woman | +0.54% |
| 2008 | 1.85 births per woman | +1.09% |
| 2007 | 1.83 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 2006 | 1.84 births per woman | +2.22% |
| 2005 | 1.8 births per woman | +0.00% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.8 births per woman | +2.27% |
| 2003 | 1.76 births per woman | +2.33% |
| 2002 | 1.72 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 2001 | 1.73 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2000 | 1.73 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 1.73 births per woman | +1.76% |
| 1998 | 1.7 births per woman | -2.86% |
| 1997 | 1.75 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 1996 | 1.78 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 1995 | 1.81 births per woman | -2.16% |
| 1994 | 1.85 births per woman | +2.21% |
| 1993 | 1.81 births per woman | -2.16% |
| 1992 | 1.85 births per woman | +3.35% |
| 1991 | 1.79 births per woman | +0.56% |
| 1990 | 1.78 births per woman | +4.09% |
| 1989 | 1.71 births per woman | +1.18% |
| 1988 | 1.69 births per woman | +6.29% |
| 1987 | 1.59 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 1986 | 1.6 births per woman | -2.44% |
| 1985 | 1.64 births per woman | -2.96% |
| 1984 | 1.69 births per woman | -2.87% |
| 1983 | 1.74 births per woman | +1.75% |
| 1982 | 1.71 births per woman | +4.27% |
| 1981 | 1.64 births per woman | +0.61% |
| 1980 | 1.63 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 1979 | 1.64 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1978 | 1.64 births per woman | -2.38% |
| 1977 | 1.68 births per woman | -1.18% |
| 1976 | 1.7 births per woman | +1.19% |
| 1975 | 1.68 births per woman | +4.35% |
| 1974 | 1.61 births per woman | +8.05% |
| 1973 | 1.49 births per woman | -5.70% |
| 1972 | 1.58 births per woman | -5.95% |
| 1971 | 1.68 births per woman | -8.20% |
| 1970 | 1.83 births per woman | -5.18% |
| 1969 | 1.93 births per woman | -9.81% |
| 1968 | 2.14 births per woman | -7.76% |
| 1967 | 2.32 births per woman | -3.73% |
| 1966 | 2.41 births per woman | -2.82% |
| 1965 | 2.48 births per woman | -4.25% |
| 1964 | 2.59 births per woman | -3.36% |
| 1963 | 2.68 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1962 | 2.68 births per woman | -1.47% |
| 1961 | 2.72 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1960 | 2.72 births per woman | — |
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