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

Finland and Ghana: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Finland	Ghana	Finland	Ghana
1960	4,429,634	6,961,215	-	-
1961	4,461,005	7,162,667	0.71%	2.89%
1962	4,491,443	7,337,375	0.68%	2.44%
1963	4,523,309	7,514,714	0.71%	2.42%
1964	4,548,543	7,695,739	0.56%	2.41%
1965	4,563,732	7,882,606	0.33%	2.43%
1966	4,580,869	8,074,521	0.38%	2.43%
1967	4,605,744	8,271,913	0.54%	2.44%
1968	4,626,469	8,475,729	0.45%	2.46%
1969	4,623,785	8,690,383	-0.06%	2.53%
1970	4,606,307	8,925,813	-0.38%	2.71%
1971	4,612,124	9,176,264	0.13%	2.81%
1972	4,639,657	9,438,187	0.6%	2.85%
1973	4,666,081	9,714,617	0.57%	2.93%
1974	4,690,574	10,000,523	0.52%	2.94%
1975	4,711,440	10,294,308	0.44%	2.94%
1976	4,725,664	10,594,913	0.3%	2.92%
1977	4,738,902	10,911,871	0.28%	2.99%
1978	4,752,528	11,248,450	0.29%	3.08%
1979	4,764,690	11,597,255	0.26%	3.1%
1980	4,779,535	11,941,448	0.31%	2.97%
1981	4,799,964	12,281,712	0.43%	2.85%
1982	4,826,933	12,643,819	0.56%	2.95%
1983	4,855,787	13,029,836	0.6%	3.05%
1984	4,881,803	13,370,590	0.54%	2.62%
1985	4,902,206	13,661,229	0.42%	2.17%
1986	4,918,154	13,965,217	0.33%	2.23%
1987	4,932,123	14,289,108	0.28%	2.32%
1988	4,946,481	14,636,568	0.29%	2.43%
1989	4,964,371	15,006,813	0.36%	2.53%
1990	4,986,431	15,394,648	0.44%	2.58%
1991	5,013,740	15,787,496	0.55%	2.55%
1992	5,041,992	16,184,855	0.56%	2.52%
1993	5,066,447	16,589,519	0.49%	2.5%
1994	5,088,333	16,993,190	0.43%	2.43%
1995	5,107,790	17,399,017	0.38%	2.39%
1996	5,124,573	17,810,181	0.33%	2.36%
1997	5,139,835	18,238,958	0.3%	2.41%
1998	5,153,498	18,688,036	0.27%	2.46%
1999	5,165,474	19,149,864	0.23%	2.47%
2000	5,176,209	19,637,087	0.21%	2.54%
2001	5,188,008	20,167,069	0.23%	2.7%
2002	5,200,598	20,729,388	0.24%	2.79%
2003	5,213,014	21,296,705	0.24%	2.74%
2004	5,228,172	21,868,298	0.29%	2.68%
2005	5,246,096	22,449,438	0.34%	2.66%
2006	5,266,268	23,040,702	0.38%	2.63%
2007	5,288,720	23,642,279	0.43%	2.61%
2008	5,313,399	24,249,946	0.47%	2.57%
2009	5,338,871	24,862,664	0.48%	2.53%
2010	5,363,352	25,474,995	0.46%	2.46%
2011	5,388,272	26,095,088	0.46%	2.43%
2012	5,413,971	26,734,268	0.48%	2.45%
2013	5,438,972	27,386,193	0.46%	2.44%
2014	5,461,512	28,041,592	0.41%	2.39%
2015	5,479,531	28,696,068	0.33%	2.33%
2016	5,495,303	29,356,742	0.29%	2.3%
2017	5,508,214	30,008,354	0.23%	2.22%
2018	5,515,525	30,637,585	0.13%	2.1%
2019	5,521,606	31,258,945	0.11%	2.03%
2020	5,529,543	31,887,809	0.14%	2.01%
2021	5,541,017	32,518,665	0.21%	1.98%
2022	5,556,106	33,149,152	0.27%	1.94%
2023	5,583,911	33,787,914	0.5%	1.93%
2024	5,619,911	34,427,414	0.64%	1.89%
2025	5,625,932	35,064,273	0.11%	1.85%
2026	5,624,333	35,697,555	-0.03%	1.81%
2027	5,618,598	36,328,265	-0.1%	1.77%
2028	5,611,400	36,959,310	-0.13%	1.74%
2029	5,603,365	37,589,709	-0.14%	1.71%
2030	5,594,631	38,222,075	-0.16%	1.68%
2031	5,585,302	38,856,804	-0.17%	1.66%
2032	5,575,456	39,492,788	-0.18%	1.64%
2033	5,565,204	40,132,720	-0.18%	1.62%
2034	5,554,448	40,774,152	-0.19%	1.6%
2035	5,543,219	41,412,555	-0.2%	1.57%
2036	5,531,603	42,047,450	-0.21%	1.53%
2037	5,519,668	42,682,177	-0.22%	1.51%
2038	5,507,536	43,314,971	-0.22%	1.48%
2039	5,495,296	43,942,852	-0.22%	1.45%
2040	5,483,053	44,568,346	-0.22%	1.42%
2041	5,470,834	45,190,628	-0.22%	1.4%
2042	5,458,532	45,808,597	-0.22%	1.37%
2043	5,446,086	46,421,960	-0.23%	1.34%
2044	5,433,513	47,030,351	-0.23%	1.31%
2045	5,420,858	47,634,271	-0.23%	1.28%
2046	5,408,069	48,231,602	-0.24%	1.25%
2047	5,395,098	48,823,456	-0.24%	1.23%
2048	5,381,776	49,408,506	-0.25%	1.2%
2049	5,368,125	49,984,435	-0.25%	1.17%
2050	5,354,121	50,553,041	-0.26%	1.14%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 129,030 (a 2.35% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,347,706 (a 21.6% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.6% to 50,553,041 people and rank change from 47th to 42nd.