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Appendix table 1. Confinements by number of foetuses in 2000 to 2018

Year Number of foetuses
Total One Two Three Four
2000 56 056 55 148 899 9 –
2001 55 511 54 658 843 10 –
2002 54 882 54 043 829 10 –
2003 55 962 55 122 834 6 –
2004 57 067 56 206 844 17 –
2005 57 066 56 212 847 7 –
2006 58 136 57 252 871 13 –
2007 58 024 57 125 889 10 -
2008 58 845 57 981 854 10 –
2009 59 759 58 896 850 13 –
2010 60 216 59 284 919 13 –
2011 59 253 58 398 841 14 –
2012 58 836 58 030 794 12 –
2013 57 484 56 692 785 7 –
2014 56 605 55 825 771 8 1
2015 54 890 54 144 738 8 –
2016 52 230 51 494 730 5 1
2017 49 762 49 066 690 6 –
2018 47 083 46 459 618 6 –

Source: Births 2018. Statistics Finland

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Updated 04.12.2019

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Births [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-2413. 02 2018, Appendix table 1. Confinements by number of foetuses in 2000 to 2018 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 21.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/synt/2018/02/synt_2018_02_2019-12-04_tau_001_en.html