Finland birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Finland chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Finland was 1.26 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1969. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.81 — a -30.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Finland	World
1960	2.72	4.69
1961	2.72	4.56
1962	2.68	5.02
1963	2.68	5.31
1964	2.59	5.13
1965	2.48	5.08
1966	2.41	4.97
1967	2.32	4.87
1968	2.14	4.98
1969	1.93	4.88
1970	1.83	4.84
1971	1.68	4.69
1972	1.58	4.55
1973	1.49	4.42
1974	1.61	4.26
1975	1.68	4.07
1976	1.7	3.97
1977	1.68	3.84
1978	1.64	3.77
1979	1.64	3.76
1980	1.63	3.73
1981	1.64	3.71
1982	1.71	3.72
1983	1.74	3.59
1984	1.69	3.57
1985	1.64	3.53
1986	1.6	3.51
1987	1.59	3.48
1988	1.69	3.39
1989	1.71	3.35
1990	1.78	3.31
1991	1.79	3.13
1992	1.85	3.04
1993	1.81	2.97
1994	1.85	2.92
1995	1.81	2.87
1996	1.78	2.82
1997	1.75	2.78
1998	1.7	2.75
1999	1.73	2.72
2000	1.73	2.73
2001	1.73	2.69
2002	1.72	2.66
2003	1.76	2.64
2004	1.8	2.63
2005	1.8	2.61
2006	1.84	2.61
2007	1.83	2.6
2008	1.85	2.6
2009	1.86	2.59
2010	1.87	2.57
2011	1.83	2.55
2012	1.8	2.56
2013	1.75	2.53
2014	1.71	2.52
2015	1.65	2.49
2016	1.57	2.49
2017	1.49	2.46
2018	1.41	2.39
2019	1.35	2.35
2020	1.37	2.28
2021	1.46	2.25
2022	1.32	2.22
2023	1.26	2.2
2024	1.27	2.19
2025	1.28	2.18
2026	1.28	2.18
2027	1.29	2.17
2028	1.3	2.16
2029	1.3	2.15
2030	1.31	2.14
2031	1.31	2.13
2032	1.32	2.12
2033	1.32	2.12
2034	1.33	2.11
2035	1.34	2.1
2036	1.34	2.09
2037	1.35	2.09
2038	1.35	2.08
2039	1.35	2.08
2040	1.36	2.08
2041	1.36	2.07
2042	1.37	2.07
2043	1.37	2.07
2044	1.37	2.07
2045	1.37	2.06
2046	1.38	2.06
2047	1.38	2.06
2048	1.39	2.05
2049	1.39	2.05
2050	1.39	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.04% were to women under 20 years old, 34.1% to women ages 20-29, and 64.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 2.79%, 56.5%, and 40.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Finland by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Finland	World
1960	30.4%	37.4%
1961	29.8%	37.5%
1962	29.1%	37.6%
1963	28.4%	37.8%
1964	27.7%	38%
1965	27.1%	38%
1966	26.6%	38%
1967	26.2%	38%
1968	25.7%	37.9%
1969	25.2%	37.8%
1970	24.6%	37.7%
1971	24%	37.6%
1972	23.4%	37.5%
1973	22.9%	37.3%
1974	22.4%	37.2%
1975	22%	37.1%
1976	21.7%	36.9%
1977	21.3%	36.7%
1978	21%	36.3%
1979	20.6%	35.9%
1980	20.3%	35.5%
1981	20%	35.2%
1982	19.8%	34.9%
1983	19.6%	34.6%
1984	19.5%	34.3%
1985	19.4%	34%
1986	19.3%	33.8%
1987	19.3%	33.6%
1988	19.3%	33.4%
1989	19.4%	33.2%
1990	19.3%	33%
1991	19.2%	32.9%
1992	19.2%	32.7%
1993	19.1%	32.5%
1994	19.1%	32.3%
1995	19%	32.1%
1996	18.9%	31.8%
1997	18.8%	31.5%
1998	18.6%	31.1%
1999	18.3%	30.8%
2000	18.2%	30.4%
2001	18%	30%
2002	17.9%	29.6%
2003	17.7%	29.2%
2004	17.5%	28.8%
2005	17.4%	28.5%
2006	17.2%	28.1%
2007	17%	27.9%
2008	16.8%	27.6%
2009	16.7%	27.5%
2010	16.6%	27.3%
2011	16.5%	27.1%
2012	16.4%	27%
2013	16.4%	26.9%
2014	16.4%	26.8%
2015	16.4%	26.6%
2016	16.3%	26.5%
2017	16.2%	26.4%
2018	16.1%	26.2%
2019	15.9%	26%
2020	15.7%	25.8%
2021	15.5%	25.6%
2022	15.2%	25.3%
2023	14.9%	25%
2024	14.6%	24.7%
2025	14.3%	24.4%
2026	14%	24.1%
2027	13.7%	23.8%
2028	13.4%	23.4%
2029	13.2%	23.1%
2030	12.9%	22.8%
2031	12.7%	22.6%
2032	12.6%	22.3%
2033	12.5%	22.1%
2034	12.4%	21.9%
2035	12.4%	21.7%
2036	12.4%	21.6%
2037	12.4%	21.5%
2038	12.4%	21.4%
2039	12.5%	21.3%
2040	12.5%	21.2%
2041	12.6%	21.1%
2042	12.7%	21%
2043	12.7%	21%
2044	12.8%	20.9%
2045	12.9%	20.8%
2046	13%	20.7%
2047	13%	20.7%
2048	13.1%	20.6%
2049	13.1%	20.5%
2050	13.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Finland was 30.4% in 1960, 19.1% in 1993, and 14.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Finland.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Finland, excluding migration, has been -0.12% annually. On average, -6,556 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Finland
1960	42,082
1961	41,487
1962	38,627
1963	40,258
1964	38,208
1965	33,771
1966	34,356
1967	33,622
1968	28,684
1969	21,732
1970	20,268
1971	15,220
1972	14,847
1973	13,532
1974	17,824
1975	21,673
1976	21,738
1977	21,799
1978	20,436
1979	19,535
1980	18,640
1981	18,720
1982	22,686
1983	21,851
1984	20,015
1985	14,707
1986	13,279
1987	11,837
1988	14,344
1989	14,396
1990	15,458
1991	16,044
1992	16,639
1993	13,679
1994	17,300
1995	13,791
1996	11,274
1997	9,766
1998	7,730
1999	7,748
2000	7,765
2001	7,263
2002	6,241
2003	7,819
2004	9,933
2005	9,968
2006	11,059
2007	9,519
2008	10,627
2009	10,678
2010	10,191
2011	9,160
2012	7,579
2013	6,527
2014	4,915
2015	2,740
2016	-1,099
2017	-3,856
2018	-7,170
2019	-8,282
2020	-8,847
2021	-7,757
2022	-18,335
2023	-17,869

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Finland was 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.008% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +14.3% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Finland	World
1985	7	460
1986	8	438
1987	7	429
1988	8	414
1989	8	401
1990	8	391
1991	8	395
1992	8	395
1993	7	389
1994	7	382
1995	7	371
1996	7	366
1997	7	358
1998	7	360
1999	7	340
2000	7	328
2001	7	321
2002	7	311
2003	7	301
2004	7	291
2005	8	283
2006	7	276
2007	7	269
2008	7	264
2009	8	258
2010	8	253
2011	7	247
2012	8	239
2013	8	235
2014	7	231
2015	7	228
2016	7	220
2017	8	215
2018	8	211
2019	8	207
2020	9	211
2021	8	242
2022	8	203
2023	8	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Finland was 2.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.23% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 4.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Finland	World
1960	2.68%	18.5%
1961	2.53%	18.1%
1962	2.38%	17.8%
1963	2.25%	17.5%
1964	2.13%	17.7%
1965	2.02%	17.5%
1966	1.92%	17.3%
1967	1.84%	17%
1968	1.76%	16.5%
1969	1.68%	15.5%
1970	1.61%	15.2%
1971	1.54%	15.1%
1972	1.46%	14.4%
1973	1.39%	14.1%
1974	1.31%	13.7%
1975	1.23%	13.4%
1976	1.14%	13%
1977	1.06%	12.5%
1978	0.99%	12.1%
1979	0.92%	11.7%
1980	0.87%	11.4%
1981	0.82%	11%
1982	0.79%	10.8%
1983	0.76%	10.6%
1984	0.75%	10.4%
1985	0.73%	10.1%
1986	0.73%	9.81%
1987	0.72%	9.47%
1988	0.71%	9.31%
1989	0.69%	9.02%
1990	0.67%	8.81%
1991	0.64%	8.66%
1992	0.61%	8.46%
1993	0.58%	8.19%
1994	0.55%	7.98%
1995	0.52%	7.76%
1996	0.49%	7.52%
1997	0.47%	7.28%
1998	0.46%	7.05%
1999	0.44%	6.76%
2000	0.43%	6.48%
2001	0.42%	6.21%
2002	0.41%	5.94%
2003	0.4%	5.65%
2004	0.39%	5.43%
2005	0.37%	5.16%
2006	0.36%	4.92%
2007	0.35%	4.7%
2008	0.33%	4.5%
2009	0.32%	4.31%
2010	0.3%	4.11%
2011	0.29%	3.97%
2012	0.28%	3.77%
2013	0.26%	3.61%
2014	0.26%	3.48%
2015	0.25%	3.35%
2016	0.24%	3.23%
2017	0.24%	3.11%
2018	0.24%	2.97%
2019	0.23%	2.86%
2020	0.23%	2.75%
2021	0.23%	2.66%
2022	0.23%	2.59%
2023	0.23%	2.49%