Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Finland

Finland: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.28 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.28
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
204th
of 229 countries
All-time high
3.15
in 1950
All-time low
1.28
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Finland, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Finland recorded 1.28 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Finland peaked at 3.15 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.28, in 2023.

Finland ranks 204th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Finland, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 3.15
1951 3.01 -4.5%
1952 3.05 +1.3%
1953 2.96 -3.1%
1954 2.93 -1.0%
1955 2.93 +0.1%
1956 2.91 -0.7%
1957 2.85 -2.0%
1958 2.68 -5.9%
1959 2.74 +2.1%
1960 2.72 -0.7%
1961 2.71 -0.3%
1962 2.68 -1.1%
1963 2.67 -0.2%
1964 2.59 -3.2%
1965 2.48 -4.4%
1966 2.4 -2.9%
1967 2.32 -3.7%
1968 2.13 -7.8%
1969 1.93 -9.6%
1970 1.82 -5.6%
1971 1.69 -7.5%
1972 1.57 -6.5%
1973 1.5 -4.7%
1974 1.61 +7.2%
1975 1.68 +4.3%
1976 1.7 +1.4%
1977 1.68 -1.4%
1978 1.64 -2.1%
1979 1.63 -0.5%
1980 1.63 -0.2%
1981 1.65 +0.9%
1982 1.71 +4.0%
1983 1.73 +1.2%
1984 1.69 -2.2%
1985 1.64 -3.1%
1986 1.6 -2.6%
1987 1.59 -0.3%
1988 1.69 +5.8%
1989 1.71 +1.4%
1990 1.78 +4.0%
1991 1.79 +1.0%
1992 1.84 +2.6%
1993 1.81 -1.4%
1994 1.84 +1.3%
1995 1.8 -1.8%
1996 1.77 -1.8%
1997 1.74 -1.7%
1998 1.7 -2.3%
1999 1.73 +1.6%
2000 1.73 -0.2%
2001 1.72 -0.2%
2002 1.72 -0.2%
2003 1.76 +2.2%
2004 1.79 +2.2%
2005 1.8 +0.3%
2006 1.83 +1.7%
2007 1.83 -0.2%
2008 1.84 +0.8%
2009 1.86 +0.9%
2010 1.86 +0.2%
2011 1.83 -2.0%
2012 1.8 -1.6%
2013 1.75 -2.9%
2014 1.71 -2.2%
2015 1.65 -3.6%
2016 1.56 -4.9%
2017 1.49 -5.0%
2018 1.41 -5.4%
2019 1.35 -4.0%
2020 1.37 +1.7%
2021 1.46 +6.3%
2022 1.32 -9.8%
2023 1.28 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.92 2.68 3.15 10
1960s 2.46 1.93 2.72 10
1970s 1.65 1.5 1.82 10
1980s 1.66 1.59 1.73 10
1990s 1.78 1.7 1.84 10
2000s 1.79 1.72 1.86 10
2010s 1.64 1.35 1.86 10
2020s 1.36 1.28 1.46 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 201 Costa Rica 1.33 compare
  2. 202 Austria 1.32 compare
  3. 203 Poland 1.3 compare
  4. 205 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.27 compare
  5. 206 Mauritius 1.24 compare
  6. 207 Spain 1.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Finland?
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Finland was 1.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 3.15 in 1950.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.28 in 2023.
How does Finland rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
Finland ranks 204th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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