Finland: Birth rate

The latest value from 2021 is 9 births per 1000 people, an increase from 8.4 births per 1000 people in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 18.88 births per 1000 people, based on data from 194 countries. Historically, the average for Finland from 1960 to 2021 is 12.7 births per 1000 people. The minimum value, 8.3 births per 1000 people, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 18.5 births per 1000 people was recorded in 1960. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.