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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 82,575,542 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 +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Finland vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Germany
2100 4,615,954 69,929,981
2099 4,632,084 69,956,854
2098 4,648,068 69,973,838
2097 4,663,730 70,015,834
2096 4,678,982 70,046,713
2095 4,694,312 70,067,131
2094 4,709,388 70,085,911
2093 4,724,681 70,106,718
2092 4,739,809 70,132,132
2091 4,755,260 70,178,440
2090 4,770,907 70,240,137
2089 4,786,400 70,294,005
2088 4,801,901 70,352,443
2087 4,817,852 70,434,814
2086 4,833,786 70,532,124
2085 4,849,629 70,627,602
2084 4,864,891 70,722,960
2083 4,880,250 70,829,392
2082 4,896,009 70,932,273
2081 4,911,803 71,045,881
2080 4,927,618 71,171,519
2079 4,943,129 71,305,544
2078 4,958,168 71,445,484
2077 4,973,373 71,601,117
2076 4,988,599 71,757,525
2075 5,003,374 71,891,567
2074 5,018,067 72,046,795
2073 5,032,313 72,206,145
2072 5,046,145 72,356,324
2071 5,059,821 72,517,749
2070 5,073,405 72,664,462
2069 5,086,624 72,828,330
2068 5,100,021 72,993,859
2067 5,113,379 73,178,408
2066 5,126,654 73,370,207
2065 5,140,841 73,561,648
2064 5,154,898 73,762,096
2063 5,169,175 73,971,537
2062 5,183,334 74,198,775
2061 5,197,920 74,426,082
2060 5,212,905 74,678,280
2059 5,228,152 74,932,496
2058 5,242,966 75,206,278
2057 5,258,706 75,482,742
2056 5,274,797 75,756,281
2055 5,290,920 76,041,477
2054 5,306,678 76,325,196
2053 5,321,951 76,595,801
2052 5,337,100 76,839,962
2051 5,352,042 77,084,029
2050 5,366,251 77,325,459
2049 5,380,081 77,569,721
2048 5,393,571 77,818,888
2047 5,406,757 78,049,343
2046 5,419,535 78,272,834
2045 5,432,355 78,497,690
2044 5,444,871 78,722,126
2043 5,457,529 78,936,540
2042 5,469,797 79,130,312
2041 5,482,134 79,324,161
2040 5,494,276 79,536,735
2039 5,506,630 79,754,631
2038 5,518,788 79,978,474
2037 5,530,908 80,194,225
2036 5,542,684 80,425,162
2035 5,554,158 80,640,951
2034 5,565,174 80,844,719
2033 5,575,691 81,069,119
2032 5,585,700 81,286,326
2031 5,595,391 81,520,272
2030 5,604,388 81,736,996
2029 5,612,864 81,963,002
2028 5,620,473 82,178,048
2027 5,627,272 82,384,302
2026 5,631,965 82,575,542
2025 5,630,458 83,233,941
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% 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 5,366,251 people with a rank change from 120th to 127th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M 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 0.19% -0.34%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Finland Germany
Current population
5631965
82575542
Population rank 120/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +99 +628
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 151/197
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 - 26,894 - 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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 22.5% of the population change in Finland is from natural causes (a loss of 65,560 people) and 77.5% is from migration (a gain of 225,237 people). In Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 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 687K
Espoo 315K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 215K
Turku 206K
Jyvaskyla 148K
Kuopio 124K
Lahti 121K
Pori 83.2K
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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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