Finland sees record life expectancy but birth rate hits historic low

Finland sees record life expectancy but birth rate hits historic low

Life expectancy in Finland reached an all-time high in 2024, while the country’s birth rate dropped to the lowest level since records began, according to new data from Statistics Finland. The provisional figures show that life expectancy at birth rose to 79.6 years for boys and 84.8 years for girls. Compared to 2023, this marks an increase of 0.7 years for boys and 0.6 years for girls. Senior statistician Joni Rantakari from Statistics Finland s…

The soaring cost of living is causing people to delay having children, and Generation Z women are even reconsidering whether to have children.

Finland sees ever lowest birth rate in 2024

The total fertility rate for 2024 was 1.25 in Finland, which is the lowest birth rate since statistics compilation started in the year 1776, according to Statistics Finland. A total of 43,720 children were born in 2024. The total fertility rate was lowest in Kymenlaakso (1.06), North Karelia (1.11) and South Karelia (1.14). The birth rate was highest in Central Ostrobothnia (1.72), Ostrobothnia (1.48) and North Ostrobothnia (1.47). The total f…