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2025 07 03
Record low fertility in the Nordics
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.
2025 06 25
Release
June update 2025
We are happy to announce that the Nordic Statistics Database has been updated. Some examples of what has been added:
2025 05 28
Strong public finances in the Nordics compared to EU average
Two out of four Nordic countries had a fiscal surplus in 2024 and all but one had stronger public balances compared to the EU average. The largest public balance surplus 2024 is seen in Norway, which is related to the country’s export of oil and natural gas. In terms of gross debt, which is the total debt accumulated by all levels of government, we observe a similar pattern where three out of four countries had a lower debt compared to the EU average.
2025 05 23
Release
May update 2025
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.