Which has higher births and deaths per year, Denmark or Finland?

Finland, at 59,984 deaths against 57,275 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Denmark and Finland?

2,709 deaths, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Finland: Births and deaths per year

Denmark

57,275 deaths

in 2023

Finland

59,984 deaths

in 2023

Denmark rank

101st

Finland rank

100th

Births and deaths per year over time

Denmark
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 59,984 deaths against 57,275 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 2,709 deaths.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Denmark ranks 101st and Finland ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and Finland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39,935 deaths	39,601 deaths	333.9 deaths	Denmark
1960s	46,464 deaths	42,951 deaths	3,514 deaths	Denmark
1970s	51,248 deaths	44,126 deaths	7,122 deaths	Denmark
1980s	57,460 deaths	46,360 deaths	11,100 deaths	Denmark
1990s	60,624 deaths	49,391 deaths	11,232 deaths	Denmark
2000s	56,357 deaths	48,762 deaths	7,595 deaths	Denmark
2010s	53,062 deaths	52,517 deaths	544.3 deaths	Denmark
2020s	57,099 deaths	58,996 deaths	1,897 deaths	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Denmark or Finland?: Finland, at 59,984 deaths against 57,275 deaths in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Denmark and Finland?: 2,709 deaths, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Denmark ranks 101st and Finland ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.