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Total fertility rate lowest in measuring history in 2022

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release | Births 2022

According to Statistics Finland, the total fertility rate was 1.32 in 2022, which is the lowest birth rate since monitoring started in the year 1776. The number of children born in 2022 was 44,951, of whom 38,179 (85 %) were born to women speaking national languages.

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  • The total fertility rate fell to 1.32 children in 2022.
  • The total fertility rate was 1.29 for women speaking national languages and 1.51 for foreign-language speaking women in 2022.
  • The birth rate was lowest in North Karelia, Pirkanmaa, Kymenlaakso, Uusimaa, South Savo and Southwest Finland.

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        Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Births [online publication].
        Reference period: 2022. ISSN=1798-2413. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 10.8.2025].
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