Austria vs Finland: Fertility rate: births per woman
Austria
1.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Finland
1.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Austria rank
209th
Finland rank
211th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Austria
- Finland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.32 live births per woman against 1.28 live births per woman in Finland, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Austria ranks 209th and Finland ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3 live births per woman | 2.92 live births per woman | 0.6245 live births per woman | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.69 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 0.2306 live births per woman | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.87 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 0.2194 live births per woman | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 0.127 live births per woman | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.78 live births per woman | 0.334 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.39 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 0.4014 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 0.1695 live births per woman | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.41 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.0505 live births per woman | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Austria or Finland?
- Austria, at 1.32 live births per woman against 1.28 live births per woman in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Austria and Finland?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Finland rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Austria ranks 209th and Finland ranks 211th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.