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Finland statistics: country profile & rankings

Updated on by Georank team

Finland is a high-income country with a population of 5.64M people. The capital and largest city is Helsinki, with 687K residents. Finland shares land borders with Russia, Norway and Sweden.

Finland ranks 48/197 by GDP ($300B) and 22/197 by GDP per capita ($53,189). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.

Main facts and rankings

Finland Rank
Population
5643254
118/197
GDP
$300B
2024
48/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
22/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
28/197
Government debt
$247B
2024
37/185
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
38/185
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
12/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
21/197
Land area 117,360 sq mi 70/197
Population density 48 ppl/mi² 173/197
Fertility rate 1.26 177/196
Median age 44 years 22/196
Life expectancy 82.2 years 30/197

Finland trends dashboard: time-series charts

Finland's economy ranked

Year GDP
1960 $5,279,481,824
1961 $5,984,433,774
1962 $6,407,796,043
1963 $6,958,916,548
1964 $7,848,987,793
1965 $8,680,393,839
1966 $9,306,142,172
1967 $9,468,272,357
1968 $8,916,565,041
1969 $10,177,524,839
1970 $11,358,529,162
1971 $12,528,522,307
1972 $14,744,499,570
1973 $19,474,098,335
1974 $24,851,036,710
1975 $29,475,251,333
1976 $31,852,352,670
1977 $33,502,784,418
1978 $36,259,392,058
1979 $44,469,218,440
1980 $53,649,984,061
1981 $52,440,066,134
1982 $52,784,013,815
1983 $50,956,447,481
1984 $52,870,993,273
1985 $55,856,676,899
1986 $73,511,611,541
1987 $91,564,993,913
1988 $109,039,090,263
1989 $118,991,270,611
1990 $141,446,120,355
1991 $127,794,441,994
1992 $112,537,828,511
1993 $89,112,105,756
1994 $103,182,697,780
1995 $134,060,457,516
1996 $131,991,975,149
1997 $126,862,902,302
1998 $133,990,876,725
1999 $135,234,241,918
2000 $125,967,821,111
2001 $129,519,672,869
2002 $140,360,963,812
2003 $171,612,867,736
2004 $197,458,297,640
2005 $204,859,368,791
2006 $217,044,068,234
2007 $256,360,251,538
2008 $285,698,662,071
2009 $253,480,783,439
2010 $249,429,613,683
2011 $275,126,915,516
2012 $257,443,384,493
2013 $270,268,036,626
2014 $273,478,528,955
2015 $233,210,733,506
2016 $238,777,818,793
2017 $253,846,138,440
2018 $273,869,255,596
2019 $267,014,821,129
2020 $270,000,311,606
2021 $294,223,210,496
2022 $280,253,099,309
2023 $294,950,618,733
2024 $299,835,625,551

Finland's economy ranked

Year GDP per capita
1960 $1,192
1961 $1,341
1962 $1,427
1963 $1,538
1964 $1,726
1965 $1,902
1966 $2,032
1967 $2,056
1968 $1,927
1969 $2,201
1970 $2,466
1971 $2,716
1972 $3,178
1973 $4,174
1974 $5,298
1975 $6,256
1976 $6,740
1977 $7,070
1978 $7,629
1979 $9,333
1980 $11,225
1981 $10,925
1982 $10,935
1983 $10,494
1984 $10,830
1985 $11,394
1986 $14,947
1987 $18,565
1988 $22,044
1989 $23,969
1990 $28,366
1991 $25,489
1992 $22,320
1993 $17,589
1994 $20,278
1995 $26,246
1996 $25,757
1997 $24,682
1998 $26,000
1999 $26,180
2000 $24,336
2001 $24,965
2002 $26,989
2003 $32,920
2004 $37,768
2005 $39,050
2006 $41,214
2007 $48,473
2008 $53,769
2009 $47,478
2010 $46,506
2011 $51,060
2012 $47,552
2013 $49,691
2014 $50,074
2015 $42,560
2016 $43,451
2017 $46,085
2018 $49,654
2019 $48,358
2020 $48,829
2021 $53,099
2022 $50,441
2023 $52,822
2024 $53,189

Finland's life expectancy calculator

Year Life expectancy, years
1950 64.2
1951 65.6
1952 66.5
1953 66.6
1954 67.5
1955 67.3
1956 68
1957 67.5
1958 68.6
1959 68.8
1960 69
1961 69
1962 68.7
1963 69.2
1964 69.4
1965 69.1
1966 69.6
1967 69.8
1968 69.8
1969 69.6
1970 70.3
1971 70.1
1972 70.9
1973 71.4
1974 71.3
1975 71.8
1976 72
1977 72.5
1978 73.1
1979 73.4
1980 73.6
1981 74
1982 74.5
1983 74.4
1984 74.7
1985 74.4
1986 74.8
1987 74.8
1988 74.8
1989 75
1990 75
1991 75.4
1992 75.6
1993 75.9
1994 76.6
1995 76.6
1996 76.9
1997 77.1
1998 77.3
1999 77.5
2000 77.7
2001 78.1
2002 78.3
2003 78.5
2004 78.8
2005 79
2006 79.4
2007 79.4
2008 79.7
2009 79.8
2010 80
2011 80.4
2012 80.5
2013 80.9
2014 81.1
2015 81.4
2016 81.3
2017 81.5
2018 81.6
2019 81.9
2020 81.8
2021 81.8
2022 81.2
2023 81.9
2024 82.1
2025 82.2

Finland's population clock and projection

Year Population
1960 4,429,634
1961 4,461,005
1962 4,491,443
1963 4,523,309
1964 4,548,543
1965 4,563,732
1966 4,580,869
1967 4,605,744
1968 4,626,469
1969 4,623,785
1970 4,606,307
1971 4,612,124
1972 4,639,657
1973 4,666,081
1974 4,690,574
1975 4,711,440
1976 4,725,664
1977 4,738,902
1978 4,752,528
1979 4,764,690
1980 4,779,535
1981 4,799,964
1982 4,826,933
1983 4,855,787
1984 4,881,803
1985 4,902,206
1986 4,918,154
1987 4,932,123
1988 4,946,481
1989 4,964,371
1990 4,986,431
1991 5,013,740
1992 5,041,992
1993 5,066,447
1994 5,088,333
1995 5,107,790
1996 5,124,573
1997 5,139,835
1998 5,153,498
1999 5,165,474
2000 5,176,209
2001 5,188,008
2002 5,200,598
2003 5,213,014
2004 5,228,172
2005 5,246,096
2006 5,266,268
2007 5,288,720
2008 5,313,399
2009 5,338,871
2010 5,363,352
2011 5,388,272
2012 5,413,971
2013 5,438,972
2014 5,461,512
2015 5,479,531
2016 5,495,303
2017 5,508,214
2018 5,515,525
2019 5,521,606
2020 5,529,543
2021 5,541,017
2022 5,556,106
2023 5,583,911
2024 5,637,214

Finland's birth and fertility rates

Year Fertility rate
1960 2.72
1961 2.72
1962 2.68
1963 2.68
1964 2.59
1965 2.48
1966 2.41
1967 2.32
1968 2.14
1969 1.93
1970 1.83
1971 1.68
1972 1.58
1973 1.49
1974 1.61
1975 1.68
1976 1.7
1977 1.68
1978 1.64
1979 1.64
1980 1.63
1981 1.64
1982 1.71
1983 1.74
1984 1.69
1985 1.64
1986 1.6
1987 1.59
1988 1.69
1989 1.71
1990 1.78
1991 1.79
1992 1.85
1993 1.81
1994 1.85
1995 1.81
1996 1.78
1997 1.75
1998 1.7
1999 1.73
2000 1.73
2001 1.73
2002 1.72
2003 1.76
2004 1.8
2005 1.8
2006 1.84
2007 1.83
2008 1.85
2009 1.86
2010 1.87
2011 1.83
2012 1.8
2013 1.75
2014 1.71
2015 1.65
2016 1.57
2017 1.49
2018 1.41
2019 1.35
2020 1.37
2021 1.46
2022 1.32
2023 1.26

Finland's demographics

Year Median age, years
1960 28.4
1961 28.4
1962 28.5
1963 28.5
1964 28.6
1965 28.7
1966 28.8
1967 28.9
1968 29
1969 29.3
1970 29.6
1971 29.9
1972 30.1
1973 30.2
1974 30.4
1975 30.7
1976 31.2
1977 31.7
1978 32.1
1979 32.4
1980 32.8
1981 33.2
1982 33.5
1983 33.9
1984 34.3
1985 34.7
1986 35.1
1987 35.4
1988 35.8
1989 36.1
1990 36.4
1991 36.7
1992 37
1993 37.2
1994 37.5
1995 37.8
1996 38.1
1997 38.4
1998 38.7
1999 39
2000 39.4
2001 39.7
2002 40
2003 40.3
2004 40.6
2005 40.9
2006 41.2
2007 41.4
2008 41.6
2009 41.8
2010 41.9
2011 42.1
2012 42.2
2013 42.3
2014 42.4
2015 42.5
2016 42.6
2017 42.7
2018 42.8
2019 43
2020 43.2
2021 43.3
2022 43.5
2023 43.8
2024 44

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Finland: National Statistics

Finance

Finland Rank
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
47/194
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
8/195
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
18/193
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
47/163
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
100/174
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
116/188
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
51/196
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
55/191
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
117/194
Economic freedom index
77
2025
15/197
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
154/169
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
23/169
Number of billionaires
7
2025
37/78
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
23/78
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
43/103
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
59/100
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
65/177
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
96/190
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
98/188
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
147/184
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
2/158

Energy

Finland Rank
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
11/177
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
125/173
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
71/187
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
44/187
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
122/176
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
48/193
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
12/147
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
67/144
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
8/147
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
63/192
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
85/192
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
5/192
Electricity access
100%
2023
34/195

Society

Finland Rank
% of world population
0.07%
2024
116/197
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
33/196
Urban population
85.9%
2024
32/195
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
N/A
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
16/190
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
19/190
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
13/197
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
2/197
Higher education index
96
2025
9/183
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
153/197
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
174/197
Visa free countries
175
2025
6/195
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
2/196
English speaking
70.2%
2023
43/197
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
34/195

Health

Finland Rank
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
17/191
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
15/191
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
30/197
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
159/178
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
18/193
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
19/137
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
151/193
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
187/192
Obesity rate
22%
2022
102/189
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
136/195
Air quality index
92
2025
18/197
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
64/164
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
40/186

Territory

Finland Rank
% of world land
0.2%
2025
70/197
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
25/197
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
114/194
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
26/196
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
19/175

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