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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 18,687,881 people in Guatemala in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 19,115,361 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 3.38 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.61% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19.1M (43% growth).

Finland vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Guatemala
2100 4,629,053 26,153,266
2099 4,645,228 26,241,436
2098 4,661,258 26,327,401
2097 4,676,964 26,411,858
2096 4,692,260 26,493,721
2095 4,707,633 26,573,173
2094 4,722,751 26,650,279
2093 4,738,088 26,724,630
2092 4,753,259 26,796,433
2091 4,768,754 26,864,799
2090 4,784,445 26,929,431
2089 4,799,982 26,990,069
2088 4,815,528 27,047,391
2087 4,831,523 27,101,383
2086 4,847,503 27,151,393
2085 4,863,391 27,195,895
2084 4,878,695 27,235,718
2083 4,894,099 27,270,266
2082 4,909,902 27,300,227
2081 4,925,741 27,323,897
2080 4,941,601 27,341,942
2079 4,957,156 27,354,464
2078 4,972,238 27,360,327
2077 4,987,486 27,359,161
2076 5,002,755 27,351,838
2075 5,017,572 27,338,895
2074 5,032,306 27,319,989
2073 5,046,593 27,293,820
2072 5,060,464 27,260,434
2071 5,074,179 27,219,778
2070 5,087,802 27,172,642
2069 5,101,058 27,117,335
2068 5,114,493 27,053,945
2067 5,127,889 26,983,495
2066 5,141,202 26,905,666
2065 5,155,429 26,821,312
2064 5,169,525 26,729,190
2063 5,183,843 26,630,176
2062 5,198,043 26,525,287
2061 5,212,670 26,414,086
2060 5,227,697 26,295,830
2059 5,242,988 26,171,105
2058 5,257,844 26,039,738
2057 5,273,628 25,901,372
2056 5,289,765 25,757,288
2055 5,305,934 25,607,244
2054 5,321,736 25,451,264
2053 5,337,053 25,288,335
2052 5,352,244 25,120,056
2051 5,367,229 24,946,634
2050 5,381,479 24,768,464
2049 5,395,348 24,584,225
2048 5,408,876 24,394,931
2047 5,422,100 24,201,532
2046 5,434,914 24,001,405
2045 5,447,770 23,795,751
2044 5,460,322 23,584,131
2043 5,473,016 23,366,974
2042 5,485,319 23,144,034
2041 5,497,690 22,915,420
2040 5,509,866 22,680,768
2039 5,522,256 22,440,281
2038 5,534,448 22,193,352
2037 5,546,603 21,942,046
2036 5,558,413 21,686,309
2035 5,569,919 21,425,958
2034 5,580,966 21,162,245
2033 5,591,512 20,895,809
2032 5,601,550 20,626,813
2031 5,611,269 20,355,744
2030 5,620,291 20,082,472
2029 5,628,791 19,807,478
2028 5,636,422 19,530,983
2027 5,643,240 19,252,313
2026 5,647,947 18,970,716
2025 5,646,436 18,687,881
2024 5,619,911 18,406,359
2023 5,583,911 18,124,838
2022 5,556,106 17,847,877
2021 5,541,017 17,598,650
2020 5,529,543 17,357,325
2019 5,521,606 17,103,803
2018 5,515,525 16,845,685
2017 5,508,214 16,567,357
2016 5,495,303 16,268,760
2015 5,479,531 15,971,743
2014 5,461,512 15,681,725
2013 5,438,972 15,387,337
2012 5,413,971 15,089,647
2011 5,388,272 14,792,126
2010 5,363,352 14,500,112
2009 5,338,871 14,215,611
2008 5,313,399 13,935,174
2007 5,288,720 13,652,040
2006 5,266,268 13,367,459
2005 5,246,096 13,087,629
2004 5,228,172 12,807,402
2003 5,213,014 12,525,842
2002 5,200,598 12,246,915
2001 5,188,008 11,969,422
2000 5,176,209 11,697,592
1999 5,165,474 11,422,965
1998 5,153,498 11,139,145
1997 5,139,835 10,857,754
1996 5,124,573 10,583,526
1995 5,107,790 10,312,996
1994 5,088,333 10,043,718
1993 5,066,447 9,779,761
1992 5,041,992 9,522,266
1991 5,013,740 9,272,584
1990 4,986,431 9,024,773
1989 4,964,371 8,775,546
1988 4,946,481 8,532,099
1987 4,932,123 8,296,485
1986 4,918,154 8,070,818
1985 4,902,206 7,849,693
1984 4,881,803 7,630,682
1983 4,855,787 7,419,642
1982 4,826,933 7,240,241
1981 4,799,964 7,075,648
1980 4,779,535 6,900,212
1979 4,764,690 6,727,797
1978 4,752,528 6,561,534
1977 4,738,902 6,401,515
1976 4,725,664 6,262,404
1975 4,711,440 6,128,731
1974 4,690,574 5,981,197
1973 4,666,081 5,831,631
1972 4,639,657 5,682,833
1971 4,612,124 5,538,355
1970 4,606,307 5,396,966
1969 4,623,785 5,257,081
1968 4,626,469 5,118,111
1967 4,605,744 4,978,862
1966 4,580,869 4,840,958
1965 4,563,732 4,704,965
1964 4,548,543 4,571,109
1963 4,523,309 4,440,264
1962 4,491,443 4,312,044
1961 4,461,005 4,186,201
1960 4,429,634 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 29.6% to 24,768,464 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Guatemala
2100 -0.35% -0.34%
2099 -0.34% -0.33%
2098 -0.34% -0.32%
2097 -0.33% -0.31%
2096 -0.33% -0.3%
2095 -0.32% -0.29%
2094 -0.32% -0.28%
2093 -0.32% -0.27%
2092 -0.32% -0.25%
2091 -0.33% -0.24%
2090 -0.32% -0.22%
2089 -0.32% -0.21%
2088 -0.33% -0.2%
2087 -0.33% -0.18%
2086 -0.33% -0.16%
2085 -0.31% -0.15%
2084 -0.31% -0.13%
2083 -0.32% -0.11%
2082 -0.32% -0.09%
2081 -0.32% -0.07%
2080 -0.31% -0.05%
2079 -0.3% -0.02%
2078 -0.31% 0.004%
2077 -0.31% 0.03%
2076 -0.3% 0.05%
2075 -0.29% 0.07%
2074 -0.28% 0.1%
2073 -0.27% 0.12%
2072 -0.27% 0.15%
2071 -0.27% 0.17%
2070 -0.26% 0.2%
2069 -0.26% 0.23%
2068 -0.26% 0.26%
2067 -0.26% 0.29%
2066 -0.28% 0.31%
2065 -0.27% 0.34%
2064 -0.28% 0.37%
2063 -0.27% 0.4%
2062 -0.28% 0.42%
2061 -0.29% 0.45%
2060 -0.29% 0.48%
2059 -0.28% 0.5%
2058 -0.3% 0.53%
2057 -0.31% 0.56%
2056 -0.3% 0.59%
2055 -0.3% 0.61%
2054 -0.29% 0.64%
2053 -0.28% 0.67%
2052 -0.28% 0.7%
2051 -0.26% 0.72%
2050 -0.26% 0.75%
2049 -0.25% 0.78%
2048 -0.24% 0.8%
2047 -0.24% 0.83%
2046 -0.24% 0.86%
2045 -0.23% 0.9%
2044 -0.23% 0.93%
2043 -0.22% 0.96%
2042 -0.23% 1%
2041 -0.22% 1.03%
2040 -0.22% 1.07%
2039 -0.22% 1.11%
2038 -0.22% 1.15%
2037 -0.21% 1.18%
2036 -0.21% 1.22%
2035 -0.2% 1.25%
2034 -0.19% 1.28%
2033 -0.18% 1.3%
2032 -0.17% 1.33%
2031 -0.16% 1.36%
2030 -0.15% 1.39%
2029 -0.14% 1.42%
2028 -0.12% 1.45%
2027 -0.08% 1.48%
2026 0.03% 1.51%
2025 0.47% 1.53%
2024 0.64% 1.55%
2023 0.5% 1.55%
2022 0.27% 1.42%
2021 0.21% 1.39%
2020 0.14% 1.48%
2019 0.11% 1.53%
2018 0.13% 1.68%
2017 0.23% 1.84%
2016 0.29% 1.86%
2015 0.33% 1.85%
2014 0.41% 1.91%
2013 0.46% 1.97%
2012 0.48% 2.01%
2011 0.46% 2.01%
2010 0.46% 2%
2009 0.48% 2.01%
2008 0.47% 2.07%
2007 0.43% 2.13%
2006 0.38% 2.14%
2005 0.34% 2.19%
2004 0.29% 2.25%
2003 0.24% 2.28%
2002 0.24% 2.32%
2001 0.23% 2.32%
2000 0.21% 2.4%
1999 0.23% 2.55%
1998 0.27% 2.59%
1997 0.3% 2.59%
1996 0.33% 2.62%
1995 0.38% 2.68%
1994 0.43% 2.7%
1993 0.49% 2.7%
1992 0.56% 2.69%
1991 0.55% 2.75%
1990 0.44% 2.84%
1989 0.36% 2.85%
1988 0.29% 2.84%
1987 0.28% 2.8%
1986 0.33% 2.82%
1985 0.42% 2.87%
1984 0.54% 2.84%
1983 0.6% 2.48%
1982 0.56% 2.33%
1981 0.43% 2.54%
1980 0.31% 2.56%
1979 0.26% 2.53%
1978 0.29% 2.5%
1977 0.28% 2.22%
1976 0.3% 2.18%
1975 0.44% 2.47%
1974 0.52% 2.56%
1973 0.57% 2.62%
1972 0.6% 2.61%
1971 0.13% 2.62%
1970 -0.38% 2.66%
1969 -0.06% 2.72%
1968 0.45% 2.8%
1967 0.54% 2.85%
1966 0.38% 2.89%
1965 0.33% 2.93%
1964 0.56% 2.95%
1963 0.71% 2.97%
1962 0.68% 3.01%
1961 0.71% 3.02%

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/guatemala | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Finland Guatemala
Current population
5647947
19115361
Population rank 120/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.23%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
1.38 minutes
One death every
8.99 minutes
5.88 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 +771
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +281,522
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 69/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 -7,959
Net migration rank 33/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -7,959
2024 -14,612 26,894 290,066 -7,725
2023 -17,869 38,156 289,635 -8,940
2022 -18,335 60,353 281,675 -8,463
2021 -7,757 22,484 255,145 -29,908
2020 -8,847 17,504 281,328 -23,927
2019 -8,282 15,671 307,389 -57,746
2018 -7,170 11,822 323,100 -56,487
2017 -3,856 13,356 332,838 -42,779
2016 -1,099 17,321 338,114 -30,980
2015 2,740 12,655 335,072 -48,179
2014 4,915 15,915 333,551 -40,409
2013 6,527 18,164 331,321 -35,698
2012 7,579 17,894 332,365 -32,624
2011 9,160 16,798 328,548 -33,238
2010 10,191 14,080 324,802 -36,076
2009 10,678 14,877 323,320 -43,046
2008 10,627 15,626 323,226 -42,624
2007 9,519 14,027 326,298 -40,632
2006 11,059 10,820 325,604 -42,118
2005 9,968 9,251 325,816 -49,636
2004 9,933 6,956 331,699 -47,409
2003 7,819 5,929 333,539 -54,701
2002 6,241 5,255 334,255 -55,247
2001 7,263 6,241 335,503 -59,536
2000 7,765 2,497 332,891 -65,197
1999 7,748 3,604 328,890 -47,325
1998 7,730 4,417 325,174 -39,104
1997 9,766 4,925 320,087 -43,377
1996 11,274 3,757 315,252 -43,501
1995 13,791 4,325 309,236 -39,917
1994 17,300 3,834 302,708 -33,462
1993 13,679 9,036 295,515 -36,848
1992 16,639 9,356 288,411 -32,093
1991 16,044 14,515 283,917 -40,868
1990 15,458 8,920 280,318 -27,735
1989 14,396 5,775 276,736 -30,860
1988 14,344 1,765 271,466 -30,450
1987 11,837 831 261,746 -31,539
1986 13,279 1,491 252,754 -31,631
1985 14,707 2,416 246,119 -24,991
1984 20,015 3,972 241,892 -25,010
1983 21,851 6,925 238,059 -32,877
1982 22,686 7,109 199,809 -46,174
1981 18,720 5,287 221,044 -45,490
1980 18,640 -2,212 218,460 -43,144
1979 19,535 -6,612 216,810 -47,278
1978 20,436 -9,348 211,301 -48,309
1977 21,799 -5,697 203,299 -46,249
1976 21,738 -11,843 171,903 -50,745
1975 21,673 -3,807 188,501 -42,329
1974 17,824 5,891 184,992 -36,089
1973 13,532 11,558 179,871 -29,641
1972 14,847 12,613 173,162 -25,807
1971 15,220 12,286 165,104 -23,513
1970 20,268 -36,579 155,946 -14,755
1969 21,732 -42,207 149,516 -10,937
1968 28,684 -15,561 146,946 -7,589
1967 33,622 -5,353 143,859 -4,715
1966 34,356 -12,059 140,494 -3,824
1965 33,771 -21,731 135,997 -681
1964 38,208 -20,414 132,832 -440
1963 40,258 -7,624 129,065 240
1962 38,627 -6,852 126,429 713
1961 41,487 -11,828 123,753 797
1960 42,082 -9,489 120,728 -186

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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