Birth rate remains lower than death in Finland in Jan-Sep

The number of births was 7,667 lower than that of deaths in Finland in January-September period of this year, according to Statistics Finland.

There were 36,323 births and 43,990 deaths in the first nine months of 2026.

During the January-September period Finland's population increased by 9,205 persons. The reason for the population increase was migration gain from abroad.

The number of immigrants was 16,920 higher than that of emigrants. There were 35,285 immigrants and 18,365 emigrants in January-September.

Finland’s preliminary population was 5,662,086 at the end of September 2026.