The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,624,333 people compared to 2,647,992 in Gabon.
Population statistics:
- Finland's population is 2.12 times bigger than Gabon's.
- Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 141st.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.03% for Gabon.
- For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
- Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.62M (6.8% growth), while Gabon has grown from 1.51M to 2.65M (75.6% growth).
- Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.9M people, while Finland's population already peaked in 2025 at 5.63M people and is projected to decrease to 4.6M people by 2100.
Finland vs Gabon: live population counter
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| Current population |
5624333
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2647992
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| Population rank | 120/197 | 141/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
14.6 minutes
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9.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
12.1 minutes
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7.65 minutes
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| One death every |
8.56 minutes
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33.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
19.5 minutes
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7.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | +26,894 | +1,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | +99 | +148 |
| Annual growth/decline | +36,000 | +54,163 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.64% | +2.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 123/197 | 44/197 |
Finland and Gabon: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,429,634 | 512,316 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,461,005 | 518,266 | 0.71% | 1.16% |
| 1962 | 4,491,443 | 524,649 | 0.68% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 4,523,309 | 531,452 | 0.71% | 1.3% |
| 1964 | 4,548,543 | 538,657 | 0.56% | 1.36% |
| 1965 | 4,563,732 | 546,308 | 0.33% | 1.42% |
| 1966 | 4,580,869 | 554,463 | 0.38% | 1.49% |
| 1967 | 4,605,744 | 563,108 | 0.54% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 4,626,469 | 572,257 | 0.45% | 1.62% |
| 1969 | 4,623,785 | 583,276 | -0.06% | 1.93% |
| 1970 | 4,606,307 | 595,846 | -0.38% | 2.16% |
| 1971 | 4,612,124 | 608,348 | 0.13% | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 4,639,657 | 620,960 | 0.6% | 2.07% |
| 1973 | 4,666,081 | 633,995 | 0.57% | 2.1% |
| 1974 | 4,690,574 | 647,691 | 0.52% | 2.16% |
| 1975 | 4,711,440 | 662,197 | 0.44% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 4,725,664 | 677,628 | 0.3% | 2.33% |
| 1977 | 4,738,902 | 693,984 | 0.28% | 2.41% |
| 1978 | 4,752,528 | 711,245 | 0.29% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 4,764,690 | 729,375 | 0.26% | 2.55% |
| 1980 | 4,779,535 | 748,389 | 0.31% | 2.61% |
| 1981 | 4,799,964 | 768,385 | 0.43% | 2.67% |
| 1982 | 4,826,933 | 789,286 | 0.56% | 2.72% |
| 1983 | 4,855,787 | 811,005 | 0.6% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 4,881,803 | 833,501 | 0.54% | 2.77% |
| 1985 | 4,902,206 | 856,726 | 0.42% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 4,918,154 | 880,705 | 0.33% | 2.8% |
| 1987 | 4,932,123 | 905,479 | 0.28% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 4,946,481 | 931,020 | 0.29% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 4,964,371 | 957,138 | 0.36% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 4,986,431 | 983,734 | 0.44% | 2.78% |
| 1991 | 5,013,740 | 1,010,818 | 0.55% | 2.75% |
| 1992 | 5,041,992 | 1,038,380 | 0.56% | 2.73% |
| 1993 | 5,066,447 | 1,066,405 | 0.49% | 2.7% |
| 1994 | 5,088,333 | 1,094,720 | 0.43% | 2.66% |
| 1995 | 5,107,790 | 1,123,213 | 0.38% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 5,124,573 | 1,152,015 | 0.33% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 5,139,835 | 1,181,439 | 0.3% | 2.55% |
| 1998 | 5,153,498 | 1,211,736 | 0.27% | 2.56% |
| 1999 | 5,165,474 | 1,243,016 | 0.23% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 5,176,209 | 1,275,572 | 0.21% | 2.62% |
| 2001 | 5,188,008 | 1,309,589 | 0.23% | 2.67% |
| 2002 | 5,200,598 | 1,345,135 | 0.24% | 2.71% |
| 2003 | 5,213,014 | 1,382,350 | 0.24% | 2.77% |
| 2004 | 5,228,172 | 1,421,609 | 0.29% | 2.84% |
| 2005 | 5,246,096 | 1,463,495 | 0.34% | 2.95% |
| 2006 | 5,266,268 | 1,508,337 | 0.38% | 3.06% |
| 2007 | 5,288,720 | 1,556,237 | 0.43% | 3.18% |
| 2008 | 5,313,399 | 1,607,175 | 0.47% | 3.27% |
| 2009 | 5,338,871 | 1,661,556 | 0.48% | 3.38% |
| 2010 | 5,363,352 | 1,719,879 | 0.46% | 3.51% |
| 2011 | 5,388,272 | 1,781,985 | 0.46% | 3.61% |
| 2012 | 5,413,971 | 1,846,889 | 0.48% | 3.64% |
| 2013 | 5,438,972 | 1,913,059 | 0.46% | 3.58% |
| 2014 | 5,461,512 | 1,978,399 | 0.41% | 3.42% |
| 2015 | 5,479,531 | 2,040,989 | 0.33% | 3.16% |
| 2016 | 5,495,303 | 2,100,306 | 0.29% | 2.91% |
| 2017 | 5,508,214 | 2,156,900 | 0.23% | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 5,515,525 | 2,212,318 | 0.13% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 5,521,606 | 2,267,706 | 0.11% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 5,529,543 | 2,322,539 | 0.14% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 5,541,017 | 2,376,722 | 0.21% | 2.33% |
| 2022 | 5,556,106 | 2,430,747 | 0.27% | 2.27% |
| 2023 | 5,583,911 | 2,484,789 | 0.5% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 5,619,911 | 2,538,952 | 0.64% | 2.18% |
| 2025 | 5,625,932 | 2,593,130 | 0.11% | 2.13% |
| 2026 | 5,624,333 | 2,647,397 | -0.03% | 2.09% |
| 2027 | 5,618,598 | 2,701,860 | -0.1% | 2.06% |
| 2028 | 5,611,400 | 2,756,474 | -0.13% | 2.02% |
| 2029 | 5,603,365 | 2,811,348 | -0.14% | 1.99% |
| 2030 | 5,594,631 | 2,866,668 | -0.16% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 5,585,302 | 2,922,503 | -0.17% | 1.95% |
| 2032 | 5,575,456 | 2,978,812 | -0.18% | 1.93% |
| 2033 | 5,565,204 | 3,035,711 | -0.18% | 1.91% |
| 2034 | 5,554,448 | 3,093,221 | -0.19% | 1.89% |
| 2035 | 5,543,219 | 3,151,467 | -0.2% | 1.88% |
| 2036 | 5,531,603 | 3,210,584 | -0.21% | 1.88% |
| 2037 | 5,519,668 | 3,270,304 | -0.22% | 1.86% |
| 2038 | 5,507,536 | 3,330,507 | -0.22% | 1.84% |
| 2039 | 5,495,296 | 3,391,378 | -0.22% | 1.83% |
| 2040 | 5,483,053 | 3,452,985 | -0.22% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 5,470,834 | 3,515,218 | -0.22% | 1.8% |
| 2042 | 5,458,532 | 3,577,745 | -0.22% | 1.78% |
| 2043 | 5,446,086 | 3,640,570 | -0.23% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 5,433,513 | 3,703,794 | -0.23% | 1.74% |
| 2045 | 5,420,858 | 3,767,430 | -0.23% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 5,408,069 | 3,831,211 | -0.24% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 5,395,098 | 3,894,840 | -0.24% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 5,381,776 | 3,958,294 | -0.25% | 1.63% |
| 2049 | 5,368,125 | 4,021,470 | -0.25% | 1.6% |
| 2050 | 5,354,121 | 4,084,535 | -0.26% | 1.57% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Gabon gained 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 129,030 (a 2.35% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 547,686 (a 26.1% growth).
Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2006 and ranked 141st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.8% to 5,354,121 people with a rank change from 120th to 127th. The population of Gabon will increase by 54.3% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 141st to 133rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Helsinki | 687K |
| Espoo | 315K |
| Tampere | 255K |
| Oulu | 215K |
| Turku | 206K |
| Lahti | 121K |
| Kouvola | 78.8K |
| Lappeenranta | 73K |
| Vaasa | 69K |
| Seinajoki | 66.3K |
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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Population differences between Finland and Gabon
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 68.9 years |
| Average age | 44 years | 26.2 years |
| Median age | 44 years | 22.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.26 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.9 ppl/mi² | 25.5 ppl/mi² |
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