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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 2.44 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 +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Finland vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Guinea-Bissau
2100 4,615,954 4,713,717
2099 4,632,084 4,706,710
2098 4,648,068 4,700,179
2097 4,663,730 4,692,465
2096 4,678,982 4,683,547
2095 4,694,312 4,675,216
2094 4,709,388 4,663,709
2093 4,724,681 4,652,393
2092 4,739,809 4,640,186
2091 4,755,260 4,629,025
2090 4,770,907 4,617,372
2089 4,786,400 4,605,435
2088 4,801,901 4,592,696
2087 4,817,852 4,579,003
2086 4,833,786 4,563,387
2085 4,849,629 4,547,611
2084 4,864,891 4,530,795
2083 4,880,250 4,515,144
2082 4,896,009 4,498,757
2081 4,911,803 4,482,173
2080 4,927,618 4,462,572
2079 4,943,129 4,441,414
2078 4,958,168 4,419,851
2077 4,973,373 4,396,170
2076 4,988,599 4,371,588
2075 5,003,374 4,344,499
2074 5,018,067 4,319,080
2073 5,032,313 4,291,330
2072 5,046,145 4,263,400
2071 5,059,821 4,235,126
2070 5,073,405 4,206,800
2069 5,086,624 4,177,044
2068 5,100,021 4,145,996
2067 5,113,379 4,114,778
2066 5,126,654 4,083,481
2065 5,140,841 4,049,028
2064 5,154,898 4,014,305
2063 5,169,175 3,978,845
2062 5,183,334 3,942,144
2061 5,197,920 3,904,704
2060 5,212,905 3,868,649
2059 5,228,152 3,829,775
2058 5,242,966 3,790,102
2057 5,258,706 3,750,628
2056 5,274,797 3,711,479
2055 5,290,920 3,670,706
2054 5,306,678 3,627,775
2053 5,321,951 3,586,800
2052 5,337,100 3,544,101
2051 5,352,042 3,499,300
2050 5,366,251 3,453,604
2049 5,380,081 3,406,207
2048 5,393,571 3,359,168
2047 5,406,757 3,310,573
2046 5,419,535 3,263,932
2045 5,432,355 3,215,095
2044 5,444,871 3,167,811
2043 5,457,529 3,120,502
2042 5,469,797 3,073,261
2041 5,482,134 3,026,226
2040 5,494,276 2,978,546
2039 5,506,630 2,929,745
2038 5,518,788 2,881,381
2037 5,530,908 2,833,162
2036 5,542,684 2,783,763
2035 5,554,158 2,736,596
2034 5,565,174 2,688,639
2033 5,575,691 2,638,770
2032 5,585,700 2,589,298
2031 5,595,391 2,540,343
2030 5,604,388 2,492,311
2029 5,612,864 2,444,595
2028 5,620,473 2,396,565
2027 5,627,272 2,347,456
2026 5,631,965 2,298,738
2025 5,630,458 2,249,807
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% 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 5,366,251 people with a rank change from 120th to 127th. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M 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 0.19% 2.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Finland Guinea-Bissau
Current population
5631965
2311915
Population rank 120/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.03%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
8.13 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +132
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 42/197
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 - 26,894 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/guinea-bissau | 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-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 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 687K
Espoo 315K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 215K
Turku 206K
Jyvaskyla 148K
Kuopio 124K
Lahti 121K
Pori 83.2K
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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

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