Finland vs Greece: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Finland
1.25 births per woman
in 2024
Greece
1.24 births per woman
in 2024
Finland rank
193rd
Greece rank
196th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Finland
- Greece
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.25 births per woman against 1.24 births per woman in Greece, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 193rd and Greece ranks 196th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.47 births per woman | 2.27 births per woman | 0.197 births per woman | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.65 births per woman | 2.32 births per woman | 0.665 births per woman | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.66 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 0.115 births per woman | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 0.48 births per woman | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | 0.439 births per woman | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.64 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman | 0.287 births per woman | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | 0.004 births per woman | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Finland or Greece?
- Finland, at 1.25 births per woman against 1.24 births per woman in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Finland and Greece?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Greece?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Greece rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Finland ranks 193rd and Greece ranks 196th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). 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 represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.