Fertility & birth rates in Finland and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Finland vs New Zealand 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 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Finland	New Zealand
1960	2.72	4.24
1961	2.72	4.31
1962	2.68	4.19
1963	2.68	4.05
1964	2.59	3.8
1965	2.48	3.54
1966	2.41	3.41
1967	2.32	3.35
1968	2.14	3.34
1969	1.93	3.28
1970	1.83	3.17
1971	1.68	3.18
1972	1.58	3
1973	1.49	2.76
1974	1.61	2.58
1975	1.68	2.37
1976	1.7	2.27
1977	1.68	2.21
1978	1.64	2.07
1979	1.64	2.12
1980	1.63	2.03
1981	1.64	2.01
1982	1.71	1.95
1983	1.74	1.92
1984	1.69	1.93
1985	1.64	1.93
1986	1.6	1.96
1987	1.59	2.03
1988	1.69	2.1
1989	1.71	2.12
1990	1.78	2.18
1991	1.79	2.09
1992	1.85	2.06
1993	1.81	2.04
1994	1.85	1.98
1995	1.81	1.98
1996	1.78	1.96
1997	1.75	1.96
1998	1.7	1.89
1999	1.73	1.97
2000	1.73	1.98
2001	1.73	1.97
2002	1.72	1.89
2003	1.76	1.93
2004	1.8	1.98
2005	1.8	1.97
2006	1.84	2.01
2007	1.83	2.18
2008	1.85	2.19
2009	1.86	2.13
2010	1.87	2.17
2011	1.83	2.09
2012	1.8	2.1
2013	1.75	2.01
2014	1.71	1.92
2015	1.65	1.99
2016	1.57	1.87
2017	1.49	1.81
2018	1.41	1.71
2019	1.35	1.72
2020	1.37	1.61
2021	1.46	1.64
2022	1.32	1.66
2023	1.26	1.56
2024	1.27	1.55
2025	1.28	1.54
2026	1.28	1.53
2027	1.29	1.53
2028	1.3	1.52
2029	1.3	1.52
2030	1.31	1.52
2031	1.31	1.52
2032	1.32	1.52
2033	1.32	1.51
2034	1.33	1.51
2035	1.34	1.51
2036	1.34	1.51
2037	1.35	1.51
2038	1.35	1.51
2039	1.35	1.51
2040	1.36	1.51
2041	1.36	1.51
2042	1.37	1.51
2043	1.37	1.51
2044	1.37	1.51
2045	1.37	1.51
2046	1.38	1.51
2047	1.38	1.51
2048	1.39	1.51
2049	1.39	1.51
2050	1.39	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Finland	New Zealand
1960	30.4%	32.8%
1961	29.8%	33%
1962	29.1%	33%
1963	28.4%	32.9%
1964	27.7%	32.9%
1965	27.1%	32.7%
1966	26.6%	32.6%
1967	26.2%	32.5%
1968	25.7%	32.3%
1969	25.2%	32.2%
1970	24.6%	31.9%
1971	24%	31.7%
1972	23.4%	31.4%
1973	22.9%	31%
1974	22.4%	30.5%
1975	22%	30.1%
1976	21.7%	29.6%
1977	21.3%	29%
1978	21%	28.4%
1979	20.6%	27.8%
1980	20.3%	27.2%
1981	20%	26.7%
1982	19.8%	26.2%
1983	19.6%	25.6%
1984	19.5%	25.1%
1985	19.4%	24.6%
1986	19.3%	24.2%
1987	19.3%	23.8%
1988	19.3%	23.5%
1989	19.4%	23.3%
1990	19.3%	23.3%
1991	19.2%	23.2%
1992	19.2%	23.1%
1993	19.1%	23.1%
1994	19.1%	23.1%
1995	19%	23.1%
1996	18.9%	23%
1997	18.8%	23%
1998	18.6%	23%
1999	18.3%	22.9%
2000	18.2%	22.8%
2001	18%	22.6%
2002	17.9%	22.4%
2003	17.7%	22.1%
2004	17.5%	21.8%
2005	17.4%	21.5%
2006	17.2%	21.3%
2007	17%	21.1%
2008	16.8%	21%
2009	16.7%	20.9%
2010	16.6%	20.9%
2011	16.5%	20.8%
2012	16.4%	20.6%
2013	16.4%	20.4%
2014	16.4%	20.2%
2015	16.4%	19.9%
2016	16.3%	19.6%
2017	16.2%	19.5%
2018	16.1%	19.3%
2019	15.9%	19.2%
2020	15.7%	19%
2021	15.5%	18.9%
2022	15.2%	18.6%
2023	14.9%	18.4%
2024	14.6%	18.1%
2025	14.3%	17.9%
2026	14%	17.6%
2027	13.7%	17.4%
2028	13.4%	17.2%
2029	13.2%	17%
2030	12.9%	16.8%
2031	12.7%	16.6%
2032	12.6%	16.4%
2033	12.5%	16.3%
2034	12.4%	16.1%
2035	12.4%	16%
2036	12.4%	15.9%
2037	12.4%	15.8%
2038	12.4%	15.7%
2039	12.5%	15.6%
2040	12.5%	15.5%
2041	12.6%	15.4%
2042	12.7%	15.4%
2043	12.7%	15.4%
2044	12.8%	15.3%
2045	12.9%	15.3%
2046	13%	15.3%
2047	13%	15.3%
2048	13.1%	15.3%
2049	13.1%	15.2%
2050	13.1%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.6% of the population in Finland and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 19.3% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Finland and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Finland vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.12% in Finland and +0.51% in New Zealand. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Finland	New Zealand
1960	42,082	41,791
1961	41,487	43,482
1962	38,627	42,865
1963	40,258	42,027
1964	38,208	39,375
1965	33,771	36,982
1966	34,356	36,151
1967	33,622	37,974
1968	28,684	37,594
1969	21,732	38,098
1970	20,268	37,101
1971	15,220	40,000
1972	14,847	38,244
1973	13,532	35,239
1974	17,824	33,896
1975	21,673	31,355
1976	21,738	29,456
1977	21,799	28,020
1978	20,436	26,156
1979	19,535	26,675
1980	18,640	23,658
1981	18,720	25,374
1982	22,686	24,207
1983	21,851	24,315
1984	20,015	26,043
1985	14,707	24,126
1986	13,279	25,549
1987	11,837	27,603
1988	14,344	29,846
1989	14,396	30,749
1990	15,458	33,298
1991	16,044	33,518
1992	16,639	32,067
1993	13,679	31,685
1994	17,300	30,372
1995	13,791	29,828
1996	11,274	28,997
1997	9,766	30,137
1998	7,730	29,146
1999	7,748	28,916
2000	7,765	29,897
2001	7,263	27,939
2002	6,241	25,941
2003	7,819	28,150
2004	9,933	29,634
2005	9,968	30,674
2006	11,059	30,924
2007	9,519	35,480
2008	10,627	35,143
2009	10,678	33,560
2010	10,191	35,458
2011	9,160	31,302
2012	7,579	31,077
2013	6,527	29,096
2014	4,915	26,196
2015	2,740	29,408
2016	-1,099	28,237
2017	-3,856	26,282
2018	-7,170	24,797
2019	-8,282	25,344
2020	-8,847	24,993
2021	-7,757	23,767
2022	-18,335	20,264
2023	-17,869	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Finland vs New Zealand

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Finland	New Zealand
1985	7	19
1986	8	18
1987	7	19
1988	8	19
1989	8	18
1990	8	18
1991	8	16
1992	8	15
1993	7	14
1994	7	13
1995	7	14
1996	7	14
1997	7	13
1998	7	12
1999	7	12
2000	7	11
2001	7	10
2002	7	11
2003	7	11
2004	7	11
2005	8	11
2006	7	10
2007	7	10
2008	7	10
2009	8	10
2010	8	10
2011	7	10
2012	8	9
2013	8	8
2014	7	7
2015	7	8
2016	7	8
2017	8	8
2018	8	7
2019	8	8
2020	9	8
2021	8	8
2022	8	23
2023	8	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Finland and 0.47% in New Zealand. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Finland	New Zealand
1960	2.68%	2.78%
1961	2.53%	2.68%
1962	2.38%	2.58%
1963	2.25%	2.48%
1964	2.13%	2.39%
1965	2.02%	2.31%
1966	1.92%	2.25%
1967	1.84%	2.2%
1968	1.76%	2.16%
1969	1.68%	2.12%
1970	1.61%	2.08%
1971	1.54%	2.03%
1972	1.46%	1.98%
1973	1.39%	1.94%
1974	1.31%	1.88%
1975	1.23%	1.83%
1976	1.14%	1.77%
1977	1.06%	1.71%
1978	0.99%	1.66%
1979	0.92%	1.61%
1980	0.87%	1.56%
1981	0.82%	1.52%
1982	0.79%	1.48%
1983	0.76%	1.45%
1984	0.75%	1.41%
1985	0.73%	1.38%
1986	0.73%	1.34%
1987	0.72%	1.29%
1988	0.71%	1.24%
1989	0.69%	1.18%
1990	0.67%	1.12%
1991	0.64%	1.06%
1992	0.61%	1%
1993	0.58%	0.95%
1994	0.55%	0.91%
1995	0.52%	0.87%
1996	0.49%	0.84%
1997	0.47%	0.81%
1998	0.46%	0.78%
1999	0.44%	0.76%
2000	0.43%	0.74%
2001	0.42%	0.72%
2002	0.41%	0.7%
2003	0.4%	0.69%
2004	0.39%	0.67%
2005	0.37%	0.66%
2006	0.36%	0.65%
2007	0.35%	0.65%
2008	0.33%	0.64%
2009	0.32%	0.63%
2010	0.3%	0.62%
2011	0.29%	0.61%
2012	0.28%	0.6%
2013	0.26%	0.59%
2014	0.26%	0.57%
2015	0.25%	0.56%
2016	0.24%	0.55%
2017	0.24%	0.53%
2018	0.24%	0.52%
2019	0.23%	0.51%
2020	0.23%	0.5%
2021	0.23%	0.49%
2022	0.23%	0.48%
2023	0.23%	0.47%