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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 19,049,936 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 +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Finland vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Guatemala
2100 4,615,954 26,157,456
2099 4,632,084 26,245,641
2098 4,648,068 26,331,619
2097 4,663,730 26,416,090
2096 4,678,982 26,497,966
2095 4,694,312 26,577,430
2094 4,709,388 26,654,549
2093 4,724,681 26,728,912
2092 4,739,809 26,800,726
2091 4,755,260 26,869,103
2090 4,770,907 26,933,745
2089 4,786,400 26,994,393
2088 4,801,901 27,051,725
2087 4,817,852 27,105,725
2086 4,833,786 27,155,743
2085 4,849,629 27,200,252
2084 4,864,891 27,240,081
2083 4,880,250 27,274,635
2082 4,896,009 27,304,601
2081 4,911,803 27,328,275
2080 4,927,618 27,346,322
2079 4,943,129 27,358,846
2078 4,958,168 27,364,710
2077 4,973,373 27,363,544
2076 4,988,599 27,356,220
2075 5,003,374 27,343,275
2074 5,018,067 27,324,366
2073 5,032,313 27,298,193
2072 5,046,145 27,264,801
2071 5,059,821 27,224,139
2070 5,073,405 27,176,996
2069 5,086,624 27,121,679
2068 5,100,021 27,058,279
2067 5,113,379 26,987,818
2066 5,126,654 26,909,977
2065 5,140,841 26,825,610
2064 5,154,898 26,733,472
2063 5,169,175 26,634,443
2062 5,183,334 26,529,537
2061 5,197,920 26,418,318
2060 5,212,905 26,300,043
2059 5,228,152 26,175,298
2058 5,242,966 26,043,910
2057 5,258,706 25,905,522
2056 5,274,797 25,761,415
2055 5,290,920 25,611,347
2054 5,306,678 25,455,341
2053 5,321,951 25,292,387
2052 5,337,100 25,124,081
2051 5,352,042 24,950,631
2050 5,366,251 24,772,432
2049 5,380,081 24,588,164
2048 5,393,571 24,398,840
2047 5,406,757 24,205,409
2046 5,419,535 24,005,250
2045 5,432,355 23,799,564
2044 5,444,871 23,587,909
2043 5,457,529 23,370,717
2042 5,469,797 23,147,742
2041 5,482,134 22,919,092
2040 5,494,276 22,684,402
2039 5,506,630 22,443,876
2038 5,518,788 22,196,908
2037 5,530,908 21,945,561
2036 5,542,684 21,689,784
2035 5,554,158 21,429,391
2034 5,565,174 21,165,636
2033 5,575,691 20,899,157
2032 5,585,700 20,630,118
2031 5,595,391 20,359,005
2030 5,604,388 20,085,689
2029 5,612,864 19,810,652
2028 5,620,473 19,534,112
2027 5,627,272 19,255,397
2026 5,631,965 18,973,755
2025 5,630,458 18,690,875
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% 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 5,366,251 people with a rank change from 120th to 127th. The population of Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M 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 0.19% 1.55%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Finland Guatemala
Current population
5631965
19049936
Population rank 120/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.23%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +771
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 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 - 26,894 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 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 687K
Espoo 315K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 215K
Turku 206K
Jyvaskyla 148K
Kuopio 124K
Lahti 121K
Pori 83.2K
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 (1960–2024, 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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