The current population of Finland is 5,643,254 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 5,637,214 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of 0.38% per year.
- Finland is ranked 118/197 by population and was ranked 111th in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 5.25M people to 5.64M (7.57% growth in 20 years).
- Finland is projected to reach 5.64M people in 2025.
- Finland accounts for 0.07% of the world's population.
Finland population clock
Finland
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5643254
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 118/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | N/A |
| One net population change |
9.86 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
12.1 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
8.56 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +146 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +53,303 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.95% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 106/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
19.5 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +26,894 | N/A |
Finland population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,429,634 | - |
| 1961 | 4,461,005 | 0.71% |
| 1962 | 4,491,443 | 0.68% |
| 1963 | 4,523,309 | 0.71% |
| 1964 | 4,548,543 | 0.56% |
| 1965 | 4,563,732 | 0.33% |
| 1966 | 4,580,869 | 0.38% |
| 1967 | 4,605,744 | 0.54% |
| 1968 | 4,626,469 | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 4,623,785 | -0.06% |
| 1970 | 4,606,307 | -0.38% |
| 1971 | 4,612,124 | 0.13% |
| 1972 | 4,639,657 | 0.6% |
| 1973 | 4,666,081 | 0.57% |
| 1974 | 4,690,574 | 0.52% |
| 1975 | 4,711,440 | 0.44% |
| 1976 | 4,725,664 | 0.3% |
| 1977 | 4,738,902 | 0.28% |
| 1978 | 4,752,528 | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 4,764,690 | 0.26% |
| 1980 | 4,779,535 | 0.31% |
| 1981 | 4,799,964 | 0.43% |
| 1982 | 4,826,933 | 0.56% |
| 1983 | 4,855,787 | 0.6% |
| 1984 | 4,881,803 | 0.54% |
| 1985 | 4,902,206 | 0.42% |
| 1986 | 4,918,154 | 0.33% |
| 1987 | 4,932,123 | 0.28% |
| 1988 | 4,946,481 | 0.29% |
| 1989 | 4,964,371 | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 4,986,431 | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 5,013,740 | 0.55% |
| 1992 | 5,041,992 | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 5,066,447 | 0.49% |
| 1994 | 5,088,333 | 0.43% |
| 1995 | 5,107,790 | 0.38% |
| 1996 | 5,124,573 | 0.33% |
| 1997 | 5,139,835 | 0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,153,498 | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 5,165,474 | 0.23% |
| 2000 | 5,176,209 | 0.21% |
| 2001 | 5,188,008 | 0.23% |
| 2002 | 5,200,598 | 0.24% |
| 2003 | 5,213,014 | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 5,228,172 | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 5,246,096 | 0.34% |
| 2006 | 5,266,268 | 0.38% |
| 2007 | 5,288,720 | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 5,313,399 | 0.47% |
| 2009 | 5,338,871 | 0.48% |
| 2010 | 5,363,352 | 0.46% |
| 2011 | 5,388,272 | 0.46% |
| 2012 | 5,413,971 | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 5,438,972 | 0.46% |
| 2014 | 5,461,512 | 0.41% |
| 2015 | 5,479,531 | 0.33% |
| 2016 | 5,495,303 | 0.29% |
| 2017 | 5,508,214 | 0.23% |
| 2018 | 5,515,525 | 0.13% |
| 2019 | 5,521,606 | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 5,529,543 | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 5,541,017 | 0.21% |
| 2022 | 5,556,106 | 0.27% |
| 2023 | 5,583,911 | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 5,637,214 | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 5,643,254 | 0.11% |
| 2026 | 5,641,649 | -0.03% |
| 2027 | 5,635,897 | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 5,628,676 | -0.13% |
| 2029 | 5,620,617 | -0.14% |
| 2030 | 5,611,856 | -0.16% |
| 2031 | 5,602,498 | -0.17% |
| 2032 | 5,592,622 | -0.18% |
| 2033 | 5,582,339 | -0.18% |
| 2034 | 5,571,550 | -0.19% |
| 2035 | 5,560,286 | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 5,548,634 | -0.21% |
| 2037 | 5,536,663 | -0.22% |
| 2038 | 5,524,493 | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 5,512,215 | -0.22% |
| 2040 | 5,499,935 | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 5,487,678 | -0.22% |
| 2042 | 5,475,338 | -0.22% |
| 2043 | 5,462,854 | -0.23% |
| 2044 | 5,450,242 | -0.23% |
| 2045 | 5,437,548 | -0.23% |
| 2046 | 5,424,719 | -0.24% |
| 2047 | 5,411,708 | -0.24% |
| 2048 | 5,398,346 | -0.25% |
| 2049 | 5,384,653 | -0.25% |
| 2050 | 5,370,605 | -0.26% |
Finland has a population of 5.64M as of 2025, compared to 5.48M in 2015, 5.25M in 2005, and 5.11M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.3% per year. Finland is ranked 149th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Finland will have 5,437,548 people (-3.65% decline) with a rank change from 118th to 125th.
By the year 2100, Finland's population is projected to decline by 18.2% to 4.62M people.
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Finland population statistics
|
Finland
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 44 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 44 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.26 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 48 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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