Finland Records Fewest Births in 150 Years, Ending Pandemic Bump
- Sharp drop in births follows a brief upturn during Covid years
- Population statistics show most deaths since World War II
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Finland saw the smallest number of live births in 150 years, cutting short a nascent positive trend that had emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The upturn in the birth rate during 2020 and 2021 interrupted a long-term slide, but turned out to have been “short-lived” and was followed now by a “sharp decline,” said Chief Actuary Joonas Toivola at Statistics Finland.