Number of one year olds in Finland

Finland: Number of one year olds was 23,361 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
23,361
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
136th
of 236 countries
All-time high
49,555
in 1950
All-time low
22,764
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Finland, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Finland recorded 23,361 for number of one year olds in 2023.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Finland peaked at 49,555 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 22,764, in 2021.

Finland ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number of one year olds in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Finland, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 49,555 —
1951 47,525 -4.1%
1952 45,115 -5.1%
1953 44,130 -2.2%
1954 43,704 -1.0%
1955 42,916 -1.8%
1956 42,694 -0.5%
1957 42,355 -0.8%
1958 41,645 -1.7%
1959 39,941 -4.1%
1960 39,102 -2.1%
1961 39,088 -0.0%
1962 39,126 +0.1%
1963 39,139 +0.0%
1964 39,022 -0.3%
1965 38,740 -0.7%
1966 37,571 -3.0%
1967 36,913 -1.8%
1968 36,666 -0.7%
1969 35,392 -3.5%
1970 32,782 -7.4%
1971 30,571 -6.7%
1972 29,898 -2.2%
1973 29,093 -2.7%
1974 27,866 -4.2%
1975 28,918 +3.8%
1976 31,028 +7.3%
1977 31,831 +2.6%
1978 31,873 +0.1%
1979 31,260 -1.9%
1980 30,943 -1.0%
1981 30,839 -0.3%
1982 30,847 +0.0%
1983 31,580 +2.4%
1984 32,380 +2.5%
1985 32,259 -0.4%
1986 31,290 -3.0%
1987 30,143 -3.7%
1988 29,349 -2.6%
1989 29,983 +2.2%
1990 30,869 +3.0%
1991 31,447 +1.9%
1992 32,069 +2.0%
1993 32,339 +0.8%
1994 32,168 -0.5%
1995 31,860 -1.0%
1996 31,396 -1.5%
1997 30,214 -3.8%
1998 29,353 -2.8%
1999 28,513 -2.9%
2000 28,044 -1.6%
2001 27,870 -0.6%
2002 27,497 -1.3%
2003 27,251 -0.9%
2004 27,477 +0.8%
2005 28,049 +2.1%
2006 28,317 +1.0%
2007 28,726 +1.4%
2008 28,900 +0.6%
2009 29,059 +0.6%
2010 29,567 +1.7%
2011 29,875 +1.0%
2012 29,800 -0.3%
2013 29,549 -0.8%
2014 29,038 -1.7%
2015 28,486 -1.9%
2016 27,766 -2.5%
2017 26,767 -3.6%
2018 25,642 -4.2%
2019 24,076 -6.1%
2020 22,939 -4.7%
2021 22,764 -0.8%
2022 23,706 +4.1%
2023 23,361 -1.5%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 23,361 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 2.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 23,361 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,966, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 43,958 39,941 49,555 10
1960s 38,076 35,392 39,139 10
1970s 30,512 27,866 32,782 10
1980s 30,961 29,349 32,380 10
1990s 31,023 28,513 32,339 10
2000s 28,119 27,251 29,059 10
2010s 28,057 24,076 29,875 10
2020s 23,192 22,764 23,706 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 133 Costa Rica 25,721 compare
  2. 134 Equatorial Guinea 25,287 compare
  3. 135 Kuwait 25,061 compare
  4. 137 Georgia 22,484 compare
  5. 138 Singapore 22,211 compare
  6. 139 Hong Kong 21,624 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Finland?
Number of one year olds in Finland was 23,361 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 49,555 in 1950.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 22,764 in 2021.
How does Finland rank for number of one year olds?
Finland ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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