Finland vs Poland: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Finland
1.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Poland
1.3 live births per woman
in 2023
Finland rank
211th
Poland rank
210th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.3 live births per woman against 1.28 live births per woman in Finland, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Finland ranks 211th and Poland ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.92 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 0.6083 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.46 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 0.1165 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.65 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.6091 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.66 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 0.5965 live births per woman | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.78 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.0502 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.79 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 0.4883 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 0.2646 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 0.0417 live births per woman | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Finland or Poland?
- Poland, at 1.3 live births per woman against 1.28 live births per woman in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Finland and Poland?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Poland rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Finland ranks 211th and Poland ranks 210th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.