The Nordics are often described as having generous family and social policies. This is partly reflected in the high shares of children that are enrolled in day care. Young individuals also tend to move out from their parents’ homes earlier than in the EU, especially young women. When it comes to children living in households at risk of poverty, most Nordic countries display lower rates than the EU. Sweden is the exception, with rates close to the EU average.
In 2024, a total of 259,000 children were born in the Nordics. This is a slight increase from 2023, when the number was record low. The total fertility rates in the Nordics in 2024 ranged from 1.25 in Finland to 1.91 in Faroe Islands, with four countries having record low rates. More women of childbearing age in three countries compensates somewhat for the low fertility, but in four of the countries the number of women of fertile age is also falling, which has a double effect on births.
Release
We are happy to announce that the Nordic Statistics Database has been updated. Some examples of what has been added:

The Nordic Statistics database

Nordic Statistics is a collection of comparative Nordic statistics which has existed and been funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers since the mid-1960s. The Nordic Statistics database contains about two hundred matrices. 

The data is gathered from the Nordic Statistical Institutes (NSIs), the Nomesco-Nososco committees, other Nordic statistics producers as well as international sources such as Eurostat, OECD and the UN. For more details read here.