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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 14,754,785 people in Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 15,546,235 in Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 2.76 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Guinea is the 75th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.19% for Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.54% in Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Guinea has grown from 9.44M to 15.5M (64.7% growth).

Finland vs Guinea: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Guinea
2100 4,615,954 32,376,229
2099 4,632,084 32,347,865
2098 4,648,068 32,314,004
2097 4,663,730 32,276,347
2096 4,678,982 32,235,495
2095 4,694,312 32,192,977
2094 4,709,388 32,140,512
2093 4,724,681 32,082,262
2092 4,739,809 32,016,043
2091 4,755,260 31,950,972
2090 4,770,907 31,877,383
2089 4,786,400 31,796,200
2088 4,801,901 31,706,914
2087 4,817,852 31,616,297
2086 4,833,786 31,513,784
2085 4,849,629 31,397,618
2084 4,864,891 31,278,121
2083 4,880,250 31,149,657
2082 4,896,009 31,018,417
2081 4,911,803 30,874,294
2080 4,927,618 30,732,838
2079 4,943,129 30,578,815
2078 4,958,168 30,422,788
2077 4,973,373 30,262,797
2076 4,988,599 30,093,594
2075 5,003,374 29,912,683
2074 5,018,067 29,730,771
2073 5,032,313 29,543,355
2072 5,046,145 29,350,201
2071 5,059,821 29,147,256
2070 5,073,405 28,940,409
2069 5,086,624 28,724,140
2068 5,100,021 28,502,451
2067 5,113,379 28,273,692
2066 5,126,654 28,038,741
2065 5,140,841 27,799,894
2064 5,154,898 27,554,829
2063 5,169,175 27,300,055
2062 5,183,334 27,040,837
2061 5,197,920 26,777,235
2060 5,212,905 26,512,111
2059 5,228,152 26,236,871
2058 5,242,966 25,952,601
2057 5,258,706 25,667,399
2056 5,274,797 25,375,302
2055 5,290,920 25,076,744
2054 5,306,678 24,776,691
2053 5,321,951 24,464,996
2052 5,337,100 24,154,455
2051 5,352,042 23,840,942
2050 5,366,251 23,524,366
2049 5,380,081 23,209,588
2048 5,393,571 22,891,820
2047 5,406,757 22,568,175
2046 5,419,535 22,241,327
2045 5,432,355 21,911,584
2044 5,444,871 21,583,213
2043 5,457,529 21,246,672
2042 5,469,797 20,909,610
2041 5,482,134 20,571,500
2040 5,494,276 20,229,061
2039 5,506,630 19,889,710
2038 5,518,788 19,552,134
2037 5,530,908 19,214,553
2036 5,542,684 18,874,400
2035 5,554,158 18,536,891
2034 5,565,174 18,203,307
2033 5,575,691 17,864,588
2032 5,585,700 17,522,696
2031 5,595,391 17,180,034
2030 5,604,388 16,833,632
2029 5,612,864 16,491,163
2028 5,620,473 16,145,186
2027 5,627,272 15,798,054
2026 5,631,965 15,452,864
2025 5,630,458 15,105,390
2024 5,619,911 14,754,785
2023 5,583,911 14,405,468
2022 5,556,106 14,055,137
2021 5,541,017 13,710,513
2020 5,529,543 13,371,183
2019 5,521,606 13,034,346
2018 5,515,525 12,704,774
2017 5,508,214 12,385,659
2016 5,495,303 12,073,030
2015 5,479,531 11,767,070
2014 5,461,512 11,472,924
2013 5,438,972 11,191,873
2012 5,413,971 10,921,581
2011 5,388,272 10,656,810
2010 5,363,352 10,396,086
2009 5,338,871 10,143,534
2008 5,313,399 9,898,870
2007 5,288,720 9,662,281
2006 5,266,268 9,441,171
2005 5,246,096 9,245,844
2004 5,228,172 9,062,726
2003 5,213,014 8,870,781
2002 5,200,598 8,674,066
2001 5,188,008 8,539,960
2000 5,176,209 8,428,832
1999 5,165,474 8,265,123
1998 5,153,498 8,081,990
1997 5,139,835 7,931,370
1996 5,124,573 7,770,035
1995 5,107,790 7,553,249
1994 5,088,333 7,345,107
1993 5,066,447 7,128,177
1992 5,041,992 6,914,366
1991 5,013,740 6,697,166
1990 4,986,431 6,434,374
1989 4,964,371 6,215,811
1988 4,946,481 6,056,574
1987 4,932,123 5,900,198
1986 4,918,154 5,750,668
1985 4,902,206 5,610,373
1984 4,881,803 5,480,096
1983 4,855,787 5,359,814
1982 4,826,933 5,247,672
1981 4,799,964 5,143,288
1980 4,779,535 5,047,419
1979 4,764,690 4,959,283
1978 4,752,528 4,877,854
1977 4,738,902 4,801,128
1976 4,725,664 4,727,022
1975 4,711,440 4,653,876
1974 4,690,574 4,580,510
1973 4,666,081 4,506,324
1972 4,639,657 4,431,292
1971 4,612,124 4,355,200
1970 4,606,307 4,277,535
1969 4,623,785 4,198,300
1968 4,626,469 4,118,550
1967 4,605,744 4,040,153
1966 4,580,869 3,964,155
1965 4,563,732 3,890,716
1964 4,548,543 3,819,722
1963 4,523,309 3,750,954
1962 4,491,443 3,684,273
1961 4,461,005 3,619,551
1960 4,429,634 3,556,749

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/guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Guinea gained 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Guinea's population increased by 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Guinea was ranked 84th in 2006 and ranked 75th 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 Guinea will increase by 51.3% to 23,524,366 people and rank change from 75th to 71st.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 32.4M people in 2100 for Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Guinea
2100 -0.35% 0.09%
2099 -0.34% 0.1%
2098 -0.34% 0.12%
2097 -0.33% 0.13%
2096 -0.33% 0.13%
2095 -0.32% 0.16%
2094 -0.32% 0.18%
2093 -0.32% 0.21%
2092 -0.32% 0.2%
2091 -0.33% 0.23%
2090 -0.32% 0.26%
2089 -0.32% 0.28%
2088 -0.33% 0.29%
2087 -0.33% 0.33%
2086 -0.33% 0.37%
2085 -0.31% 0.38%
2084 -0.31% 0.41%
2083 -0.32% 0.42%
2082 -0.32% 0.47%
2081 -0.32% 0.46%
2080 -0.31% 0.5%
2079 -0.3% 0.51%
2078 -0.31% 0.53%
2077 -0.31% 0.56%
2076 -0.3% 0.6%
2075 -0.29% 0.61%
2074 -0.28% 0.63%
2073 -0.27% 0.66%
2072 -0.27% 0.7%
2071 -0.27% 0.71%
2070 -0.26% 0.75%
2069 -0.26% 0.78%
2068 -0.26% 0.81%
2067 -0.26% 0.84%
2066 -0.28% 0.86%
2065 -0.27% 0.89%
2064 -0.28% 0.93%
2063 -0.27% 0.96%
2062 -0.28% 0.98%
2061 -0.29% 1%
2060 -0.29% 1.05%
2059 -0.28% 1.1%
2058 -0.3% 1.11%
2057 -0.31% 1.15%
2056 -0.3% 1.19%
2055 -0.3% 1.21%
2054 -0.29% 1.27%
2053 -0.28% 1.29%
2052 -0.28% 1.32%
2051 -0.26% 1.35%
2050 -0.26% 1.36%
2049 -0.25% 1.39%
2048 -0.24% 1.43%
2047 -0.24% 1.47%
2046 -0.24% 1.5%
2045 -0.23% 1.52%
2044 -0.23% 1.58%
2043 -0.22% 1.61%
2042 -0.23% 1.64%
2041 -0.22% 1.69%
2040 -0.22% 1.71%
2039 -0.22% 1.73%
2038 -0.22% 1.76%
2037 -0.21% 1.8%
2036 -0.21% 1.82%
2035 -0.2% 1.83%
2034 -0.19% 1.9%
2033 -0.18% 1.95%
2032 -0.17% 1.99%
2031 -0.16% 2.06%
2030 -0.15% 2.08%
2029 -0.14% 2.14%
2028 -0.12% 2.2%
2027 -0.08% 2.23%
2026 0.03% 2.3%
2025 0.19% 2.38%
2024 0.64% 2.42%
2023 0.5% 2.49%
2022 0.27% 2.51%
2021 0.21% 2.54%
2020 0.14% 2.58%
2019 0.11% 2.59%
2018 0.13% 2.58%
2017 0.23% 2.59%
2016 0.29% 2.6%
2015 0.33% 2.56%
2014 0.41% 2.51%
2013 0.46% 2.47%
2012 0.48% 2.48%
2011 0.46% 2.51%
2010 0.46% 2.49%
2009 0.48% 2.47%
2008 0.47% 2.45%
2007 0.43% 2.34%
2006 0.38% 2.11%
2005 0.34% 2.02%
2004 0.29% 2.16%
2003 0.24% 2.27%
2002 0.24% 1.57%
2001 0.23% 1.32%
2000 0.21% 1.98%
1999 0.23% 2.27%
1998 0.27% 1.9%
1997 0.3% 2.08%
1996 0.33% 2.87%
1995 0.38% 2.83%
1994 0.43% 3.04%
1993 0.49% 3.09%
1992 0.56% 3.24%
1991 0.55% 4.08%
1990 0.44% 3.52%
1989 0.36% 2.63%
1988 0.29% 2.65%
1987 0.28% 2.6%
1986 0.33% 2.5%
1985 0.42% 2.38%
1984 0.54% 2.24%
1983 0.6% 2.14%
1982 0.56% 2.03%
1981 0.43% 1.9%
1980 0.31% 1.78%
1979 0.26% 1.67%
1978 0.29% 1.6%
1977 0.28% 1.57%
1976 0.3% 1.57%
1975 0.44% 1.6%
1974 0.52% 1.65%
1973 0.57% 1.69%
1972 0.6% 1.75%
1971 0.13% 1.82%
1970 -0.38% 1.89%
1969 -0.06% 1.94%
1968 0.45% 1.94%
1967 0.54% 1.92%
1966 0.38% 1.89%
1965 0.33% 1.86%
1964 0.56% 1.83%
1963 0.71% 1.81%
1962 0.68% 1.79%
1961 0.71% 1.77%

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/guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Guinea's population grew by 2.42%.

Live population counters

Finland Guinea
Current population
5631965
15546235
Population rank 120/197 75/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.19%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
1.5 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.08 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +957
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +349,317
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +2.42%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 32/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -16,282
Net migration rank 33/196 147/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 117,416
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 125/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 159/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -16,282
2024 - 26,894 - -12,024
2023 -17,869 38,156 356,147 -3,997
2022 -18,335 60,353 352,517 -3,997
2021 -7,757 22,484 345,121 -4,373
2020 -8,847 17,504 342,289 -4,365
2019 -8,282 15,671 338,984 -3,240
2018 -7,170 11,822 332,585 -9,187
2017 -3,856 13,356 328,542 -13,718
2016 -1,099 17,321 324,608 -14,189
2015 2,740 12,655 316,604 -15,117
2014 4,915 15,915 309,539 -22,741
2013 6,527 18,164 304,430 -29,136
2012 7,579 17,894 298,094 -32,808
2011 9,160 16,798 293,318 -29,069
2010 10,191 14,080 288,512 -31,327
2009 10,678 14,877 281,920 -34,007
2008 10,627 15,626 274,327 -32,925
2007 9,519 14,027 266,070 -34,311
2006 11,059 10,820 258,518 -48,078
2005 9,968 9,251 251,209 -71,015
2004 9,933 6,956 242,075 -56,036
2003 7,819 5,929 234,774 -36,934
2002 6,241 5,255 229,022 -33,450
2001 7,263 6,241 227,642 -155,020
2000 7,765 2,497 227,081 -77,450
1999 7,748 3,604 223,968 -46,183
1998 7,730 4,417 219,385 -30,903
1997 9,766 4,925 220,373 -107,614
1996 11,274 3,757 214,896 -4,973
1995 13,791 4,325 205,644 18,021
1994 17,300 3,834 201,439 -8,826
1993 13,679 9,036 195,612 45,616
1992 16,639 9,356 189,682 -3,285
1991 16,044 14,515 181,299 66,718
1990 15,458 8,920 169,926 107,641
1989 14,396 5,775 164,707 -5,150
1988 14,344 1,765 159,566 -637
1987 11,837 831 154,178 -350
1986 13,279 1,491 148,137 -2,900
1985 14,707 2,416 142,313 -6,965
1984 20,015 3,972 136,640 -11,439
1983 21,851 6,925 130,629 -15,265
1982 22,686 7,109 126,831 -17,920
1981 18,720 5,287 121,223 -21,367
1980 18,640 -2,212 117,186 -25,287
1979 19,535 -6,612 113,141 -28,770
1978 20,436 -9,348 109,415 -30,933
1977 21,799 -5,697 105,990 -31,004
1976 21,738 -11,843 102,449 -29,220
1975 21,673 -3,807 99,267 -26,221
1974 17,824 5,891 96,315 -22,637
1973 13,532 11,558 93,764 -19,065
1972 14,847 12,613 91,147 -15,782
1971 15,220 12,286 88,358 -11,543
1970 20,268 -36,579 85,418 -6,906
1969 21,732 -42,207 82,799 -2,844
1968 28,684 -15,561 79,892 -345
1967 33,622 -5,353 77,251 0
1966 34,356 -12,059 74,748 0
1965 33,771 -21,731 72,134 0
1964 38,208 -20,414 69,848 0
1963 40,258 -7,624 67,690 0
1962 38,627 -6,852 65,672 0
1961 41,487 -11,828 63,766 0
1960 42,082 -9,489 61,848 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/guinea | 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 Guinea 97.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,346,936 people) and 2.76% is from migration (a loss of 94,924 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 117,416 people or 0.8% in Guinea.

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
Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K

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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).

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

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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