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Population in Finland compared to Germany: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 14.7 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Finland vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Germany
2100 4,629,053 70,146,161
2099 4,645,228 70,173,117
2098 4,661,258 70,190,154
2097 4,676,964 70,232,280
2096 4,692,260 70,263,255
2095 4,707,633 70,283,735
2094 4,722,751 70,302,573
2093 4,738,088 70,323,445
2092 4,753,259 70,348,937
2091 4,768,754 70,395,388
2090 4,784,445 70,457,276
2089 4,799,982 70,511,311
2088 4,815,528 70,569,930
2087 4,831,523 70,652,555
2086 4,847,503 70,750,166
2085 4,863,391 70,845,939
2084 4,878,695 70,941,592
2083 4,894,099 71,048,352
2082 4,909,902 71,151,552
2081 4,925,741 71,265,511
2080 4,941,601 71,391,537
2079 4,957,156 71,525,977
2078 4,972,238 71,666,350
2077 4,987,486 71,822,464
2076 5,002,755 71,979,354
2075 5,017,572 72,113,812
2074 5,032,306 72,269,519
2073 5,046,593 72,429,361
2072 5,060,464 72,580,006
2071 5,074,179 72,741,929
2070 5,087,802 72,889,095
2069 5,101,058 73,053,471
2068 5,114,493 73,219,511
2067 5,127,889 73,404,631
2066 5,141,202 73,597,022
2065 5,155,429 73,789,056
2064 5,169,525 73,990,123
2063 5,183,843 74,200,211
2062 5,198,043 74,428,152
2061 5,212,670 74,656,161
2060 5,227,697 74,909,139
2059 5,242,988 75,164,141
2058 5,257,844 75,438,769
2057 5,273,628 75,716,088
2056 5,289,765 75,990,472
2055 5,305,934 76,276,550
2054 5,321,736 76,561,146
2053 5,337,053 76,832,587
2052 5,352,244 77,077,503
2051 5,367,229 77,322,326
2050 5,381,479 77,564,502
2049 5,395,348 77,809,519
2048 5,408,876 78,059,456
2047 5,422,100 78,290,624
2046 5,434,914 78,514,805
2045 5,447,770 78,740,357
2044 5,460,322 78,965,486
2043 5,473,016 79,180,563
2042 5,485,319 79,374,934
2041 5,497,690 79,569,383
2040 5,509,866 79,782,613
2039 5,522,256 80,001,183
2038 5,534,448 80,225,718
2037 5,546,603 80,442,136
2036 5,558,413 80,673,787
2035 5,569,919 80,890,243
2034 5,580,966 81,094,641
2033 5,591,512 81,319,735
2032 5,601,550 81,537,613
2031 5,611,269 81,772,282
2030 5,620,291 81,989,677
2029 5,628,791 82,216,381
2028 5,636,422 82,432,092
2027 5,643,240 82,638,983
2026 5,647,947 82,830,814
2025 5,646,436 83,491,249
2024 5,619,911 83,516,593
2023 5,583,911 83,287,273
2022 5,556,106 83,177,813
2021 5,541,017 83,196,078
2020 5,529,543 83,160,871
2019 5,521,606 83,092,962
2018 5,515,525 82,905,782
2017 5,508,214 82,657,002
2016 5,495,303 82,348,669
2015 5,479,531 81,686,611
2014 5,461,512 80,982,500
2013 5,438,972 80,645,605
2012 5,413,971 80,425,823
2011 5,388,272 80,274,983
2010 5,363,352 81,776,930
2009 5,338,871 81,902,307
2008 5,313,399 82,110,097
2007 5,288,720 82,266,372
2006 5,266,268 82,376,451
2005 5,246,096 82,469,422
2004 5,228,172 82,516,260
2003 5,213,014 82,534,176
2002 5,200,598 82,488,495
2001 5,188,008 82,349,925
2000 5,176,209 82,211,508
1999 5,165,474 82,100,243
1998 5,153,498 82,047,195
1997 5,139,835 82,034,771
1996 5,124,573 81,914,831
1995 5,107,790 81,678,051
1994 5,088,333 81,438,348
1993 5,066,447 81,156,363
1992 5,041,992 80,624,598
1991 5,013,740 80,013,896
1990 4,986,431 79,433,029
1989 4,964,371 78,751,283
1988 4,946,481 78,144,619
1987 4,932,123 77,839,920
1986 4,918,154 77,720,436
1985 4,902,206 77,684,873
1984 4,881,803 77,858,685
1983 4,855,787 78,128,282
1982 4,826,933 78,333,366
1981 4,799,964 78,407,907
1980 4,779,535 78,288,576
1979 4,764,690 78,126,350
1978 4,752,528 78,091,820
1977 4,738,902 78,159,814
1976 4,725,664 78,336,950
1975 4,711,440 78,673,554
1974 4,690,574 78,967,433
1973 4,666,081 78,936,666
1972 4,639,657 78,688,452
1971 4,612,124 78,312,842
1970 4,606,307 78,169,289
1969 4,623,785 77,909,682
1968 4,626,469 77,294,314
1967 4,605,744 76,951,336
1966 4,580,869 76,600,311
1965 4,563,732 75,963,695
1964 4,548,543 75,318,337
1963 4,523,309 74,714,353
1962 4,491,443 74,025,784
1961 4,461,005 73,377,632
1960 4,429,634 72,814,900

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.72% to 5,381,479 people with a rank change from 120th to 126th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Germany
2100 -0.35% -0.04%
2099 -0.34% -0.02%
2098 -0.34% -0.06%
2097 -0.33% -0.04%
2096 -0.33% -0.03%
2095 -0.32% -0.03%
2094 -0.32% -0.03%
2093 -0.32% -0.04%
2092 -0.32% -0.07%
2091 -0.33% -0.09%
2090 -0.32% -0.08%
2089 -0.32% -0.08%
2088 -0.33% -0.12%
2087 -0.33% -0.14%
2086 -0.33% -0.14%
2085 -0.31% -0.13%
2084 -0.31% -0.15%
2083 -0.32% -0.15%
2082 -0.32% -0.16%
2081 -0.32% -0.18%
2080 -0.31% -0.19%
2079 -0.3% -0.2%
2078 -0.31% -0.22%
2077 -0.31% -0.22%
2076 -0.3% -0.19%
2075 -0.29% -0.22%
2074 -0.28% -0.22%
2073 -0.27% -0.21%
2072 -0.27% -0.22%
2071 -0.27% -0.2%
2070 -0.26% -0.23%
2069 -0.26% -0.23%
2068 -0.26% -0.25%
2067 -0.26% -0.26%
2066 -0.28% -0.26%
2065 -0.27% -0.27%
2064 -0.28% -0.28%
2063 -0.27% -0.31%
2062 -0.28% -0.31%
2061 -0.29% -0.34%
2060 -0.29% -0.34%
2059 -0.28% -0.36%
2058 -0.3% -0.37%
2057 -0.31% -0.36%
2056 -0.3% -0.38%
2055 -0.3% -0.37%
2054 -0.29% -0.35%
2053 -0.28% -0.32%
2052 -0.28% -0.32%
2051 -0.26% -0.31%
2050 -0.26% -0.31%
2049 -0.25% -0.32%
2048 -0.24% -0.3%
2047 -0.24% -0.29%
2046 -0.24% -0.29%
2045 -0.23% -0.29%
2044 -0.23% -0.27%
2043 -0.22% -0.24%
2042 -0.23% -0.24%
2041 -0.22% -0.27%
2040 -0.22% -0.27%
2039 -0.22% -0.28%
2038 -0.22% -0.27%
2037 -0.21% -0.29%
2036 -0.21% -0.27%
2035 -0.2% -0.25%
2034 -0.19% -0.28%
2033 -0.18% -0.27%
2032 -0.17% -0.29%
2031 -0.16% -0.27%
2030 -0.15% -0.28%
2029 -0.14% -0.26%
2028 -0.12% -0.25%
2027 -0.08% -0.23%
2026 0.03% -0.79%
2025 0.47% -0.03%
2024 0.64% 0.28%
2023 0.5% 0.13%
2022 0.27% -0.02%
2021 0.21% 0.04%
2020 0.14% 0.08%
2019 0.11% 0.23%
2018 0.13% 0.3%
2017 0.23% 0.37%
2016 0.29% 0.81%
2015 0.33% 0.87%
2014 0.41% 0.42%
2013 0.46% 0.27%
2012 0.48% 0.19%
2011 0.46% -1.84%
2010 0.46% -0.15%
2009 0.48% -0.25%
2008 0.47% -0.19%
2007 0.43% -0.13%
2006 0.38% -0.11%
2005 0.34% -0.06%
2004 0.29% -0.02%
2003 0.24% 0.06%
2002 0.24% 0.17%
2001 0.23% 0.17%
2000 0.21% 0.14%
1999 0.23% 0.06%
1998 0.27% 0.02%
1997 0.3% 0.15%
1996 0.33% 0.29%
1995 0.38% 0.29%
1994 0.43% 0.35%
1993 0.49% 0.66%
1992 0.56% 0.76%
1991 0.55% 0.73%
1990 0.44% 0.87%
1989 0.36% 0.78%
1988 0.29% 0.39%
1987 0.28% 0.15%
1986 0.33% 0.05%
1985 0.42% -0.22%
1984 0.54% -0.35%
1983 0.6% -0.26%
1982 0.56% -0.1%
1981 0.43% 0.15%
1980 0.31% 0.21%
1979 0.26% 0.04%
1978 0.29% -0.09%
1977 0.28% -0.23%
1976 0.3% -0.43%
1975 0.44% -0.37%
1974 0.52% 0.04%
1973 0.57% 0.32%
1972 0.6% 0.48%
1971 0.13% 0.18%
1970 -0.38% 0.33%
1969 -0.06% 0.8%
1968 0.45% 0.45%
1967 0.54% 0.46%
1966 0.38% 0.84%
1965 0.33% 0.86%
1964 0.56% 0.81%
1963 0.71% 0.93%
1962 0.68% 0.88%
1961 0.71% 0.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/germany | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Finland Germany
Current population
5647947
82830814
Population rank 120/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
20.8 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
8.99 minutes
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +73 -69
Annual growth/decline +26,525 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 159/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -334,072
Net migration rank 33/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -334,072
2024 -14,612 26,894 -334,066 36,954
2023 -17,869 38,156 -333,149 609,553
2022 -18,335 60,353 -324,394 981,552
2021 -7,757 22,484 -224,629 310,264
2020 -8,847 17,504 -216,218 203,468
2019 -8,282 15,671 -157,877 319,082
2018 -7,170 11,822 -165,812 403,908
2017 -3,856 13,356 -148,783 452,988
2016 -1,099 17,321 -123,523 517,480
2015 2,740 12,655 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 4,915 15,915 -153,866 592,338
2013 6,527 18,164 -209,679 462,384
2012 7,579 17,894 -193,022 199,143
2011 9,160 16,798 -184,632 295,282
2010 10,191 14,080 -179,909 130,116
2009 10,678 14,877 -188,375 46,533
2008 10,627 15,626 -164,220 -23,341
2007 9,519 14,027 -148,080 -24,772
2006 11,059 10,820 -148,278 -489,056
2005 9,968 9,251 -148,445 81,351
2004 9,933 6,956 -107,271 81,735
2003 7,819 5,929 -140,309 142,009
2002 6,241 5,255 -123,733 218,795
2001 7,263 6,241 -98,820 272,875
2000 7,765 2,497 -73,990 174,594
1999 7,748 3,604 -73,890 219,280
1998 7,730 4,417 -65,637 -754,469
1997 9,766 4,925 -49,221 93,281
1996 11,274 3,757 -90,107 281,280
1995 13,791 4,325 -114,349 398,077
1994 17,300 3,834 -114,013 315,585
1993 13,679 9,036 -105,503 462,096
1992 16,639 9,356 -80,625 811,606
1991 16,044 14,515 -80,014 602,638
1990 15,458 8,920 -15,887 679,702
1989 14,396 5,775 -23,625 761,002
1988 14,344 1,765 -7,815 515,962
1987 11,837 831 -31,136 174,272
1986 13,279 1,491 -77,721 212,822
1985 14,707 2,416 -116,527 103,556
1984 20,015 3,972 -109,002 -150,771
1983 21,851 6,925 -109,380 -81,349
1982 22,686 7,109 -78,333 -58,121
1981 18,720 5,287 -94,090 130,713
1980 18,640 -2,212 -86,117 324,203
1979 19,535 -6,612 -125,002 237,705
1978 20,436 -9,348 -140,566 117,167
1977 21,799 -5,697 -125,055 33,881
1976 21,738 -11,843 -164,508 -79,761
1975 21,673 -3,807 -212,418 -207,740
1974 17,824 5,891 -150,038 -15,126
1973 13,532 11,558 -149,980 386,881
1972 14,847 12,613 -62,950 336,015
1971 15,220 12,286 46,988 450,328
1970 20,268 -36,579 70,352 -273,498
1969 21,732 -42,207 155,820 584,017
1968 28,684 -15,561 239,612 293,307
1967 33,622 -5,353 353,977 -174,155
1966 34,356 -12,059 405,982 134,107
1965 33,771 -21,731 410,204 338,258
1964 38,208 -20,414 482,038 69,825
1963 40,258 -7,624 455,757 205,976
1962 38,627 -6,852 436,752 276,505
1961 41,487 -11,828 462,279 27,534
1960 42,082 -9,489 385,919 212,666

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/germany | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.5% of the population change in Finland is from natural causes (a loss of 85,087 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a gain of 236,216 people). In Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

Biggest cities by population

Finland
City Population
Helsinki 694K
Espoo 326K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 217K
Turku 210K
Jyvaskyla 150K
Kuopio 127K
Lahti 122K
Pori 83K
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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