According to the forecast of demographic dynamics, published today by the Statistical Center, by 2030 the number of citizens under 15 will be 760 thousand, and by 2050 there will be less than 700 thousand if the birth rate remains at the current level.

The last time such a number of young people in absolute numbers was in the late 1870s, but the entire population of Finland did not then exceed two million. In the 1970s, the number of young people was over a million, notes yle. fi.

2018 will be the third in a row when the death rate exceeds the birth rate. According to the forecast, this trend will continue, and population growth due to immigration will end in 2035. After that, according to scientists, the population of the country will decline, reaching a peak of 5.62 million people. By 2050 there will be fewer inhabitants in Finland than now.