Life Expectancy at Birth in Finland: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Welcome to MYRIAD. How many years a newborn could expect to live, given the mortality of the time and place. For Finland, the story across three centuries is below — every value is a statistical fact about the lives actually lived there. In the 2020s, life expectancy at birth in Finland stands at 82 years — ranking #14 of 157 countries.

Decade by decade, the figures trace a steady transformation. In the 1800s estimate it was 34.45 years, climbing gradually through the 1810s estimate 35.39, the 1820s estimate 36.32, the 1830s estimate 37.25, the 1840s estimate 38.18, the 1850s estimate 39.12, the 1860s estimate 40.05, the 1870s estimate 40.98, the 1880s estimate 41.92, and the 1890s estimate 42.85. By 1900 it was 43.78 years, followed by the 1900s estimate 43.78, the 1910s estimate 48.12, the 1920s estimate 52.46, the 1930s estimate 56.8, and the 1940s estimate 61.14. The upward trajectory continued through the 1950s 65.48, 1960s 68.33, 1970s 71.18, 1980s 74.02, 1990s 75.75, 2000s 77.48, and 2010s 79.74.

Looking ahead, the projections anticipate further increases through the 2030s projection 83.2, 2040s projection 84.4, 2050s projection 85.6, 2060s projection 86.8, 2070s projection 88, 2080s projection 89.2, 2090s projection 90.4, and the 2100s projection 91.6. Keep exploring Income per Person (GDP per capita, PPP) in Finland, Child Mortality (under 5) in Finland, Years of Schooling in Finland, Children per Woman in Finland, Living in Cities in Finland, and the full country profile: Finland.

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