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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 2,249,515 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 2,323,460 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 2.43 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.36% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.32M (64.2% growth).

Finland vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Guinea-Bissau
2100 4,629,053 4,713,104
2099 4,645,228 4,706,098
2098 4,661,258 4,699,568
2097 4,676,964 4,691,855
2096 4,692,260 4,682,938
2095 4,707,633 4,674,608
2094 4,722,751 4,663,103
2093 4,738,088 4,651,788
2092 4,753,259 4,639,582
2091 4,768,754 4,628,423
2090 4,784,445 4,616,772
2089 4,799,982 4,604,837
2088 4,815,528 4,592,099
2087 4,831,523 4,578,407
2086 4,847,503 4,562,793
2085 4,863,391 4,547,020
2084 4,878,695 4,530,206
2083 4,894,099 4,514,557
2082 4,909,902 4,498,172
2081 4,925,741 4,481,590
2080 4,941,601 4,461,992
2079 4,957,156 4,440,836
2078 4,972,238 4,419,277
2077 4,987,486 4,395,599
2076 5,002,755 4,371,019
2075 5,017,572 4,343,934
2074 5,032,306 4,318,519
2073 5,046,593 4,290,772
2072 5,060,464 4,262,846
2071 5,074,179 4,234,576
2070 5,087,802 4,206,253
2069 5,101,058 4,176,501
2068 5,114,493 4,145,457
2067 5,127,889 4,114,243
2066 5,141,202 4,082,951
2065 5,155,429 4,048,502
2064 5,169,525 4,013,784
2063 5,183,843 3,978,328
2062 5,198,043 3,941,631
2061 5,212,670 3,904,197
2060 5,227,697 3,868,146
2059 5,242,988 3,829,277
2058 5,257,844 3,789,609
2057 5,273,628 3,750,140
2056 5,289,765 3,710,996
2055 5,305,934 3,670,229
2054 5,321,736 3,627,303
2053 5,337,053 3,586,333
2052 5,352,244 3,543,640
2051 5,367,229 3,498,845
2050 5,381,479 3,453,155
2049 5,395,348 3,405,764
2048 5,408,876 3,358,731
2047 5,422,100 3,310,142
2046 5,434,914 3,263,507
2045 5,447,770 3,214,677
2044 5,460,322 3,167,400
2043 5,473,016 3,120,097
2042 5,485,319 3,072,862
2041 5,497,690 3,025,833
2040 5,509,866 2,978,159
2039 5,522,256 2,929,364
2038 5,534,448 2,881,007
2037 5,546,603 2,832,794
2036 5,558,413 2,783,401
2035 5,569,919 2,736,240
2034 5,580,966 2,688,290
2033 5,591,512 2,638,427
2032 5,601,550 2,588,961
2031 5,611,269 2,540,013
2030 5,620,291 2,491,987
2029 5,628,791 2,444,278
2028 5,636,422 2,396,253
2027 5,643,240 2,347,151
2026 5,647,947 2,298,439
2025 5,646,436 2,249,515
2024 5,619,911 2,201,352
2023 5,583,911 2,153,339
2022 5,556,106 2,105,529
2021 5,541,017 2,058,841
2020 5,529,543 2,013,255
2019 5,521,606 1,967,696
2018 5,515,525 1,922,168
2017 5,508,214 1,877,072
2016 5,495,303 1,831,893
2015 5,479,531 1,786,457
2014 5,461,512 1,741,122
2013 5,438,972 1,695,973
2012 5,413,971 1,651,417
2011 5,388,272 1,608,076
2010 5,363,352 1,566,347
2009 5,338,871 1,526,377
2008 5,313,399 1,488,054
2007 5,288,720 1,450,986
2006 5,266,268 1,415,303
2005 5,246,096 1,381,585
2004 5,228,172 1,349,563
2003 5,213,014 1,318,806
2002 5,200,598 1,289,307
2001 5,188,008 1,261,273
2000 5,176,209 1,234,741
1999 5,165,474 1,210,206
1998 5,153,498 1,187,473
1997 5,139,835 1,165,545
1996 5,124,573 1,143,535
1995 5,107,790 1,119,949
1994 5,088,333 1,092,031
1993 5,066,447 1,058,745
1992 5,041,992 1,024,356
1991 5,013,740 994,639
1990 4,986,431 973,669
1989 4,964,371 957,789
1988 4,946,481 942,061
1987 4,932,123 926,862
1986 4,918,154 912,126
1985 4,902,206 897,697
1984 4,881,803 883,519
1983 4,855,787 869,592
1982 4,826,933 855,891
1981 4,799,964 842,432
1980 4,779,535 829,303
1979 4,764,690 819,867
1978 4,752,528 791,694
1977 4,738,902 741,789
1976 4,725,664 694,191
1975 4,711,440 650,966
1974 4,690,574 613,338
1973 4,666,081 592,808
1972 4,639,657 586,620
1971 4,612,124 586,221
1970 4,606,307 584,403
1969 4,623,785 581,610
1968 4,626,469 578,170
1967 4,605,744 569,011
1966 4,580,869 566,908
1965 4,563,732 575,005
1964 4,548,543 588,543
1963 4,523,309 594,418
1962 4,491,443 589,474
1961 4,461,005 582,532
1960 4,429,634 577,633

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th 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 Guinea-Bissau will increase by 48.6% to 3,453,155 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Guinea-Bissau
2100 -0.35% 0.15%
2099 -0.34% 0.14%
2098 -0.34% 0.16%
2097 -0.33% 0.19%
2096 -0.33% 0.18%
2095 -0.32% 0.25%
2094 -0.32% 0.24%
2093 -0.32% 0.26%
2092 -0.32% 0.24%
2091 -0.33% 0.25%
2090 -0.32% 0.26%
2089 -0.32% 0.28%
2088 -0.33% 0.3%
2087 -0.33% 0.34%
2086 -0.33% 0.35%
2085 -0.31% 0.37%
2084 -0.31% 0.35%
2083 -0.32% 0.36%
2082 -0.32% 0.37%
2081 -0.32% 0.44%
2080 -0.31% 0.48%
2079 -0.3% 0.49%
2078 -0.31% 0.54%
2077 -0.31% 0.56%
2076 -0.3% 0.62%
2075 -0.29% 0.59%
2074 -0.28% 0.65%
2073 -0.27% 0.66%
2072 -0.27% 0.67%
2071 -0.27% 0.67%
2070 -0.26% 0.71%
2069 -0.26% 0.75%
2068 -0.26% 0.76%
2067 -0.26% 0.77%
2066 -0.28% 0.85%
2065 -0.27% 0.86%
2064 -0.28% 0.89%
2063 -0.27% 0.93%
2062 -0.28% 0.96%
2061 -0.29% 0.93%
2060 -0.29% 1.02%
2059 -0.28% 1.05%
2058 -0.3% 1.05%
2057 -0.31% 1.05%
2056 -0.3% 1.11%
2055 -0.3% 1.18%
2054 -0.29% 1.14%
2053 -0.28% 1.2%
2052 -0.28% 1.28%
2051 -0.26% 1.32%
2050 -0.26% 1.39%
2049 -0.25% 1.4%
2048 -0.24% 1.47%
2047 -0.24% 1.43%
2046 -0.24% 1.52%
2045 -0.23% 1.49%
2044 -0.23% 1.52%
2043 -0.22% 1.54%
2042 -0.23% 1.55%
2041 -0.22% 1.6%
2040 -0.22% 1.67%
2039 -0.22% 1.68%
2038 -0.22% 1.7%
2037 -0.21% 1.77%
2036 -0.21% 1.72%
2035 -0.2% 1.78%
2034 -0.19% 1.89%
2033 -0.18% 1.91%
2032 -0.17% 1.93%
2031 -0.16% 1.93%
2030 -0.15% 1.95%
2029 -0.14% 2%
2028 -0.12% 2.09%
2027 -0.08% 2.12%
2026 0.03% 2.17%
2025 0.47% 2.19%
2024 0.64% 2.23%
2023 0.5% 2.27%
2022 0.27% 2.27%
2021 0.21% 2.26%
2020 0.14% 2.32%
2019 0.11% 2.37%
2018 0.13% 2.4%
2017 0.23% 2.47%
2016 0.29% 2.54%
2015 0.33% 2.6%
2014 0.41% 2.66%
2013 0.46% 2.7%
2012 0.48% 2.7%
2011 0.46% 2.66%
2010 0.46% 2.62%
2009 0.48% 2.58%
2008 0.47% 2.55%
2007 0.43% 2.52%
2006 0.38% 2.44%
2005 0.34% 2.37%
2004 0.29% 2.33%
2003 0.24% 2.29%
2002 0.24% 2.22%
2001 0.23% 2.15%
2000 0.21% 2.03%
1999 0.23% 1.91%
1998 0.27% 1.88%
1997 0.3% 1.92%
1996 0.33% 2.11%
1995 0.38% 2.56%
1994 0.43% 3.14%
1993 0.49% 3.36%
1992 0.56% 2.99%
1991 0.55% 2.15%
1990 0.44% 1.66%
1989 0.36% 1.67%
1988 0.29% 1.64%
1987 0.28% 1.62%
1986 0.33% 1.61%
1985 0.42% 1.6%
1984 0.54% 1.6%
1983 0.6% 1.6%
1982 0.56% 1.6%
1981 0.43% 1.58%
1980 0.31% 1.15%
1979 0.26% 3.56%
1978 0.29% 6.73%
1977 0.28% 6.86%
1976 0.3% 6.64%
1975 0.44% 6.13%
1974 0.52% 3.46%
1973 0.57% 1.05%
1972 0.6% 0.07%
1971 0.13% 0.31%
1970 -0.38% 0.48%
1969 -0.06% 0.59%
1968 0.45% 1.61%
1967 0.54% 0.37%
1966 0.38% -1.41%
1965 0.33% -2.3%
1964 0.56% -0.99%
1963 0.71% 0.84%
1962 0.68% 1.19%
1961 0.71% 0.85%

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.19%.

Live population counters

Finland Guinea-Bissau
Current population
5647947
2323460
Population rank 120/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.03%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
8.08 minutes
One death every
8.99 minutes
34.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 +132
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +48,163
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 41/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 -1,373
Net migration rank 33/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -1,373
2024 -14,612 26,894 49,642 -1,712
2023 -17,869 38,156 49,498 -1,400
2022 -18,335 60,353 48,920 -1,400
2021 -7,757 22,484 47,242 -1,395
2020 -8,847 17,504 46,718 -1,394
2019 -8,282 15,671 47,196 -1,395
2018 -7,170 11,822 46,659 -1,396
2017 -3,856 13,356 46,318 -1,398
2016 -1,099 17,321 46,814 -1,392
2015 2,740 12,655 46,846 -1,393
2014 4,915 15,915 46,615 -1,393
2013 6,527 18,164 46,472 -1,395
2012 7,579 17,894 45,480 -1,442
2011 9,160 16,798 44,405 -1,760
2010 10,191 14,080 43,067 -2,257
2009 10,678 14,877 41,950 -2,821
2008 10,627 15,626 40,841 -3,313
2007 9,519 14,027 40,288 -3,676
2006 11,059 10,820 38,886 -4,142
2005 9,968 9,251 37,347 -4,662
2004 9,933 6,956 36,495 -5,144
2003 7,819 5,929 35,649 -5,487
2002 6,241 5,255 34,561 -5,712
2001 7,263 6,241 33,461 -6,239
2000 7,765 2,497 32,816 -6,971
1999 7,748 3,604 30,916 -7,686
1998 7,730 4,417 30,390 -8,163
1997 9,766 4,925 29,792 -8,176
1996 11,274 3,757 29,778 -7,369
1995 13,791 4,325 29,142 -4,376
1994 17,300 3,834 27,895 3,174
1993 13,679 9,036 26,943 8,562
1992 16,639 9,356 25,747 7,531
1991 16,044 14,515 24,527 1,621
1990 15,458 8,920 23,936 -8,151
1989 14,396 5,775 24,286 -8,296
1988 14,344 1,765 23,940 -8,473
1987 11,837 831 23,549 -8,622
1986 13,279 1,491 23,301 -8,748
1985 14,707 2,416 23,116 -8,812
1984 20,015 3,972 22,861 -8,812
1983 21,851 6,925 22,542 -8,729
1982 22,686 7,109 22,131 -8,539
1981 18,720 5,287 21,611 -8,291
1980 18,640 -2,212 21,024 -8,086
1979 19,535 -6,612 19,736 -13,801
1978 20,436 -9,348 17,468 32,936
1977 21,799 -5,697 15,484 33,922
1976 21,738 -11,843 13,688 32,113
1975 21,673 -3,807 11,998 28,645
1974 17,824 5,891 10,321 24,290
1973 13,532 11,558 8,430 -1,985
1972 14,847 12,613 7,911 -1,985
1971 15,220 12,286 8,183 -13,302
1970 20,268 -36,579 7,632 1,123
1969 21,732 -42,207 7,857 -11,033
1968 28,684 -15,561 7,289 2,769
1967 33,622 -5,353 6,742 1,516
1966 34,356 -12,059 6,955 -11,006
1965 33,771 -21,731 7,789 -19,928
1964 38,208 -20,414 8,989 -23,936
1963 40,258 -7,624 9,190 -5,993
1962 38,627 -6,852 10,662 -3,960
1961 41,487 -11,828 10,756 -3,575
1960 42,082 -9,489 10,618 -8,007

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/guinea-bissau | 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 Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

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
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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