Population development in Finland - a challenge for society!

Authors

• Mauri Nieminen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23979/fypr.44866

Keywords:

population, fertility, mortality, migration, population projections, Finland

Abstract

The most significant factor shaping the Finnish age pyramid has been fertility. After World War II fertility took an unprecedented climb. When fertility was at its highest in 1947, the total fertility rate was 3.46. After this fertility began to drop year by year. Because of the large proportion of the population composed by those of working age, Finland has had a favorable age structure compared to that of other countries. Finland’s working-age population has been one of the highest in the world. But in the future this favorable age structure will change and the proportion of aging population will increase rapidly. In 2030 almost every third person will be over 65 years old in Finland.