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Birth rate of persons with foreign background higher than that of persons with Finnish background for both men and women

release | Births 2021

According to Statistics Finland, the total fertility rate of men and women with foreign background was higher than the corresponding figures of men and women with Finnish background in 2021.

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  • The total fertility rate of men with foreign background was 1.44 and that of men with Finnish background 1.29 in 2021.
  • The total fertility rate of women with foreign background was 1.66 and that of women with Finnish background was 1.43 in 2021.
  • The most common background countries for women with foreign background who gave birth in 2018 to 2021 were the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Somalia and Iraq.

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  • Sex
  • Age of mother
  • Background country of mother
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Classifications used:
  • Age of mother
  • Sex
  • Birth order of a child
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