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Fertility & birth rates in Finland and Haiti

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has an annual birth rate of 7.8 births per 1,000 people, compared to 22.2 for Haiti. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.26 in Finland and 2.66 in Haiti — 110.8% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -53.7% in Finland and by -57% in Haiti — in 1960, it was 2.72 and 6.18, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Finland is ranked 179/196 by birth rate compared to 60/196 for Haiti.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 30 years in Finland, compared to 22.4 years in Haiti.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31.6 in Finland — it's 29.5 in Haiti.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 3.1 in Finland vs 49.8 in Haiti.
  • In Finland, 20.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 27.1% in Haiti.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.32% in Finland and +1.44% in Haiti.

Birth rate data compared

Finland Haiti
Fertility rate 1.26 2.66
Birth rate 7.8 22.2
Birth rate rank 179/196 60/196
Age at first childbirth 30 years 22.4 years
Average age at childbearing 31.6 years 29.5 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2.9 48.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 48.1 111.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 14.4 42.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 20.8% 27.1%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 81.6% 31.8%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.5% 41.6%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.008% 0.33%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.13% 2.33%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.18% 4.03%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.23% 5.51%
Population change due to births and deaths -17,869 +167,381
Natural population change rank 175/196 67/196
Natural population change rate -0.32% +1.44%
Population growth +0.95% +1.16%
Population growth rank 106/197 95/197
Life expectancy 82.2 years 65.3 years

Fertility rate in Finland vs Haiti chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Finland was 1.26 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.66 in Haiti in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Finland vs Haiti population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Finland
Factual

UN forecast
Haiti
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Finland Haiti
1960 2.72 6.18
1961 2.72 6.18
1962 2.68 6.18
1963 2.68 6.17
1964 2.59 6.16
1965 2.48 6.13
1966 2.41 6.09
1967 2.32 6.05
1968 2.14 6.01
1969 1.93 5.96
1970 1.83 5.91
1971 1.68 5.88
1972 1.58 5.85
1973 1.49 5.81
1974 1.61 5.78
1975 1.68 5.75
1976 1.7 5.71
1977 1.68 5.67
1978 1.64 5.64
1979 1.64 5.59
1980 1.63 5.56
1981 1.64 5.53
1982 1.71 5.53
1983 1.74 5.51
1984 1.69 5.51
1985 1.64 5.5
1986 1.6 5.48
1987 1.59 5.47
1988 1.69 5.47
1989 1.71 5.44
1990 1.78 5.41
1991 1.79 5.32
1992 1.85 5.21
1993 1.81 5.1
1994 1.85 4.99
1995 1.81 4.88
1996 1.78 4.78
1997 1.75 4.67
1998 1.7 4.56
1999 1.73 4.45
2000 1.73 4.39
2001 1.73 4.25
2002 1.72 4.13
2003 1.76 4.05
2004 1.8 3.94
2005 1.8 3.84
2006 1.84 3.76
2007 1.83 3.69
2008 1.85 3.62
2009 1.86 3.57
2010 1.87 3.5
2011 1.83 3.43
2012 1.8 3.32
2013 1.75 3.22
2014 1.71 3.16
2015 1.65 3.11
2016 1.57 3.05
2017 1.49 2.99
2018 1.41 2.92
2019 1.35 2.86
2020 1.37 2.8
2021 1.46 2.75
2022 1.32 2.7
2023 1.26 2.66
2024 1.27 2.63
2025 1.28 2.59
2026 1.28 2.55
2027 1.29 2.52
2028 1.3 2.49
2029 1.3 2.46
2030 1.31 2.43
2031 1.31 2.41
2032 1.32 2.38
2033 1.32 2.35
2034 1.33 2.33
2035 1.34 2.3
2036 1.34 2.28
2037 1.35 2.26
2038 1.35 2.25
2039 1.35 2.23
2040 1.36 2.21
2041 1.36 2.19
2042 1.37 2.18
2043 1.37 2.16
2044 1.37 2.14
2045 1.37 2.13
2046 1.38 2.11
2047 1.38 2.1
2048 1.39 2.09
2049 1.39 2.07
2050 1.39 2.06

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Finland
Factual

UN forecast
Haiti
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Finland Haiti
1960 30.4% 40.6%
1961 29.8% 40.7%
1962 29.1% 40.8%
1963 28.4% 40.8%
1964 27.7% 40.9%
1965 27.1% 40.9%
1966 26.6% 40.9%
1967 26.2% 41%
1968 25.7% 41%
1969 25.2% 41%
1970 24.6% 40.9%
1971 24% 40.9%
1972 23.4% 40.9%
1973 22.9% 40.9%
1974 22.4% 40.9%
1975 22% 41%
1976 21.7% 41%
1977 21.3% 41.1%
1978 21% 41.1%
1979 20.6% 41.1%
1980 20.3% 41.2%
1981 20% 41.2%
1982 19.8% 41.3%
1983 19.6% 41.4%
1984 19.5% 41.4%
1985 19.4% 41.5%
1986 19.3% 41.6%
1987 19.3% 41.7%
1988 19.3% 41.8%
1989 19.4% 41.8%
1990 19.3% 41.9%
1991 19.2% 41.9%
1992 19.2% 41.9%
1993 19.1% 41.8%
1994 19.1% 41.7%
1995 19% 41.6%
1996 18.9% 41.4%
1997 18.8% 41.2%
1998 18.6% 41%
1999 18.3% 40.7%
2000 18.2% 40.4%
2001 18% 40.1%
2002 17.9% 39.7%
2003 17.7% 39.3%
2004 17.5% 38.9%
2005 17.4% 38.4%
2006 17.2% 37.9%
2007 17% 37.5%
2008 16.8% 37.1%
2009 16.7% 36.6%
2010 16.6% 36.2%
2011 16.5% 35.9%
2012 16.4% 35.5%
2013 16.4% 35.1%
2014 16.4% 34.7%
2015 16.4% 34.3%
2016 16.3% 33.9%
2017 16.2% 33.6%
2018 16.1% 33.3%
2019 15.9% 32.9%
2020 15.7% 32.6%
2021 15.5% 32.3%
2022 15.2% 31.9%
2023 14.9% 31.6%
2024 14.6% 31.2%
2025 14.3% 30.8%
2026 14% 30.4%
2027 13.7% 30%
2028 13.4% 29.6%
2029 13.2% 29.2%
2030 12.9% 28.8%
2031 12.7% 28.5%
2032 12.6% 28.1%
2033 12.5% 27.8%
2034 12.4% 27.4%
2035 12.4% 27.1%
2036 12.4% 26.8%
2037 12.4% 26.5%
2038 12.4% 26.3%
2039 12.5% 26%
2040 12.5% 25.7%
2041 12.6% 25.5%
2042 12.7% 25.2%
2043 12.7% 25%
2044 12.8% 24.8%
2045 12.9% 24.5%
2046 13% 24.3%
2047 13% 24.1%
2048 13.1% 23.8%
2049 13.1% 23.6%
2050 13.1% 23.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.6% of the population in Finland and 31.2% in Haiti in 2024, compared to 19.3% and 41.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Finland and Haiti compared.

Natural population change in Finland vs Haiti by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.12% in Finland and +1.58% in Haiti. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Finland
Haiti

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Finland Haiti
1960 42,082 85,368
1961 41,487 87,563
1962 38,627 89,683
1963 40,258 86,394
1964 38,208 93,987
1965 33,771 95,754
1966 34,356 96,973
1967 33,622 99,266
1968 28,684 101,300
1969 21,732 103,133
1970 20,268 105,208
1971 15,220 107,968
1972 14,847 110,709
1973 13,532 113,223
1974 17,824 115,941
1975 21,673 118,508
1976 21,738 120,992
1977 21,799 123,520
1978 20,436 125,885
1979 19,535 128,206
1980 18,640 130,773
1981 18,720 133,695
1982 22,686 137,214
1983 21,851 140,422
1984 20,015 144,211
1985 14,707 148,364
1986 13,279 152,288
1987 11,837 156,468
1988 14,344 160,750
1989 14,396 163,947
1990 15,458 167,420
1991 16,044 167,919
1992 16,639 168,980
1993 13,679 169,240
1994 17,300 169,260
1995 13,791 171,852
1996 11,274 173,351
1997 9,766 174,962
1998 7,730 175,687
1999 7,748 177,421
2000 7,765 180,677
2001 7,263 178,741
2002 6,241 178,126
2003 7,819 179,543
2004 9,933 174,071
2005 9,968 180,618
2006 11,059 182,866
2007 9,519 184,223
2008 10,627 185,364
2009 10,678 187,804
2010 10,191 95,965
2011 9,160 184,695
2012 7,579 183,702
2013 6,527 181,457
2014 4,915 182,009
2015 2,740 182,063
2016 -1,099 180,902
2017 -3,856 180,310
2018 -7,170 178,632
2019 -8,282 176,550
2020 -8,847 169,264
2021 -7,757 158,994
2022 -18,335 164,214
2023 -17,869 167,381

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Finland vs Haiti

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in Finland, compared to 328 deaths in Haiti.

Finland
Haiti
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Finland Haiti
1985 7 991
1986 8 975
1987 7 952
1988 8 929
1989 8 900
1990 8 874
1991 8 831
1992 8 793
1993 7 747
1994 7 710
1995 7 638
1996 7 588
1997 7 551
1998 7 511
1999 7 464
2000 7 440
2001 7 428
2002 7 410
2003 7 385
2004 7 427
2005 8 355
2006 7 368
2007 7 383
2008 7 394
2009 8 397
2010 8 398
2011 7 409
2012 8 385
2013 8 380
2014 7 373
2015 7 364
2016 7 356
2017 8 351
2018 8 358
2019 8 351
2020 9 346
2021 8 385
2022 8 331
2023 8 328

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Finland and 5.51% in Haiti. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Finland
Haiti

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Finland Haiti
1960 2.68% 29.2%
1961 2.53% 28.8%
1962 2.38% 28.3%
1963 2.25% 27.9%
1964 2.13% 27.4%
1965 2.02% 27%
1966 1.92% 26.5%
1967 1.84% 26%
1968 1.76% 25.5%
1969 1.68% 25%
1970 1.61% 24.5%
1971 1.54% 23.9%
1972 1.46% 23.4%
1973 1.39% 22.8%
1974 1.31% 22.3%
1975 1.23% 21.7%
1976 1.14% 21.2%
1977 1.06% 20.6%
1978 0.99% 20.1%
1979 0.92% 19.6%
1980 0.87% 19.1%
1981 0.82% 18.6%
1982 0.79% 18.1%
1983 0.76% 17.6%
1984 0.75% 17.1%
1985 0.73% 16.6%
1986 0.73% 16.2%
1987 0.72% 15.8%
1988 0.71% 15.3%
1989 0.69% 14.9%
1990 0.67% 14.5%
1991 0.64% 14.1%
1992 0.61% 13.7%
1993 0.58% 13.2%
1994 0.55% 12.8%
1995 0.52% 12.4%
1996 0.49% 12%
1997 0.47% 11.5%
1998 0.46% 11.1%
1999 0.44% 10.7%
2000 0.43% 10.4%
2001 0.42% 10%
2002 0.41% 9.68%
2003 0.4% 9.4%
2004 0.39% 9.14%
2005 0.37% 8.91%
2006 0.36% 8.69%
2007 0.35% 8.49%
2008 0.33% 8.29%
2009 0.32% 8.11%
2010 0.3% 13.7%
2011 0.29% 7.74%
2012 0.28% 7.56%
2013 0.26% 7.38%
2014 0.26% 7.19%
2015 0.25% 6.99%
2016 0.24% 6.79%
2017 0.24% 6.61%
2018 0.24% 6.42%
2019 0.23% 6.23%
2020 0.23% 6.04%
2021 0.23% 5.85%
2022 0.23% 5.69%
2023 0.23% 5.51%

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