Sex ratio in life expectancy in Finland
Finland: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.07 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
120th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.66
in 1918
All-time low
1.05
in 1878
Years of data
146
1878–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Finland, 1878–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy in Finland stood at 1.07.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Finland peaked at 1.66 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 1878.
Finland ranks 120th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 1.05 | — |
| 1879 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 1.08 | +2.1% |
| 1881 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 1.06 | -1.4% |
| 1886 | 1.07 | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 1.05 | -1.8% |
| 1888 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 1.07 | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 1.08 | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 1.06 | -2.1% |
| 1895 | 1.07 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 1.05 | -1.5% |
| 1897 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 1.07 | +1.0% |
| 1901 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1904 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 1.07 | +1.4% |
| 1906 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 1.07 | +1.2% |
| 1912 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 1915 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 1.08 | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 1.66 | +53.1% |
| 1919 | 1.12 | -32.2% |
| 1920 | 1.1 | -1.8% |
| 1921 | 1.09 | -0.8% |
| 1922 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 1.1 | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 1.1 | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 1.1 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 1.1 | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 1937 | 1.1 | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 1.09 | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 1.2 | +9.3% |
| 1940 | 1.5 | +25.4% |
| 1941 | 1.64 | +9.3% |
| 1942 | 1.3 | -20.8% |
| 1943 | 1.21 | -6.5% |
| 1944 | 1.5 | +23.6% |
| 1945 | 1.15 | -23.3% |
| 1946 | 1.15 | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1948 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 1.15 | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 1.12 | -1.9% |
| 1951 | 1.11 | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 1.1 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 1.1 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 1.11 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.11 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.11 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.11 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1.12 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.13 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.13 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.13 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 1880s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.13 | 1.06 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.29 | 1.14 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 4 |
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More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0733 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Finland?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Finland was 1.07 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 1918.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1878.
- How does Finland rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Finland ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.