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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 1,463,865,525 people in India in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 1,483,314,140 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 262.6 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.5% growth).

Finland vs India: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland India
2100 4,629,053 1,515,764,791
2099 4,645,228 1,523,450,562
2098 4,661,258 1,531,147,367
2097 4,676,964 1,538,780,583
2096 4,692,260 1,546,380,447
2095 4,707,633 1,553,964,615
2094 4,722,751 1,561,496,245
2093 4,738,088 1,568,975,448
2092 4,753,259 1,576,332,553
2091 4,768,754 1,583,655,135
2090 4,784,445 1,590,899,630
2089 4,799,982 1,598,026,427
2088 4,815,528 1,605,029,461
2087 4,831,523 1,611,883,136
2086 4,847,503 1,618,654,560
2085 4,863,391 1,625,282,641
2084 4,878,695 1,631,712,094
2083 4,894,099 1,637,989,363
2082 4,909,902 1,644,062,886
2081 4,925,741 1,649,962,836
2080 4,941,601 1,655,654,966
2079 4,957,156 1,661,116,882
2078 4,972,238 1,666,332,415
2077 4,987,486 1,671,298,348
2076 5,002,755 1,676,004,895
2075 5,017,572 1,680,459,350
2074 5,032,306 1,684,595,952
2073 5,046,593 1,688,431,647
2072 5,060,464 1,691,990,872
2071 5,074,179 1,695,203,041
2070 5,087,802 1,698,107,519
2069 5,101,058 1,700,664,858
2068 5,114,493 1,702,876,723
2067 5,127,889 1,704,723,837
2066 5,141,202 1,706,198,000
2065 5,155,429 1,707,391,009
2064 5,169,525 1,708,212,818
2063 5,183,843 1,708,696,045
2062 5,198,043 1,708,862,369
2061 5,212,670 1,708,717,131
2060 5,227,697 1,708,195,453
2059 5,242,988 1,707,339,651
2058 5,257,844 1,706,165,210
2057 5,273,628 1,704,656,327
2056 5,289,765 1,702,865,262
2055 5,305,934 1,700,741,939
2054 5,321,736 1,698,325,374
2053 5,337,053 1,695,513,304
2052 5,352,244 1,692,384,182
2051 5,367,229 1,688,910,288
2050 5,381,479 1,685,088,884
2049 5,395,348 1,680,936,533
2048 5,408,876 1,676,430,514
2047 5,422,100 1,671,532,064
2046 5,434,914 1,666,226,180
2045 5,447,770 1,660,522,084
2044 5,460,322 1,654,412,346
2043 5,473,016 1,647,924,060
2042 5,485,319 1,640,993,579
2041 5,497,690 1,633,629,291
2040 5,509,866 1,625,848,393
2039 5,522,256 1,617,677,625
2038 5,534,448 1,609,097,629
2037 5,546,603 1,600,073,012
2036 5,558,413 1,590,593,050
2035 5,569,919 1,580,726,905
2034 5,580,966 1,570,491,868
2033 5,591,512 1,559,906,905
2032 5,601,550 1,548,963,391
2031 5,611,269 1,537,676,208
2030 5,620,291 1,526,059,268
2029 5,628,791 1,514,142,607
2028 5,636,422 1,501,971,477
2027 5,643,240 1,489,498,223
2026 5,647,947 1,476,782,637
2025 5,646,436 1,463,865,525
2024 5,619,911 1,450,935,791
2023 5,583,911 1,438,069,596
2022 5,556,106 1,425,423,212
2021 5,541,017 1,414,203,896
2020 5,529,543 1,402,617,695
2019 5,521,606 1,389,030,312
2018 5,515,525 1,374,659,064
2017 5,508,214 1,359,657,400
2016 5,495,303 1,343,944,296
2015 5,479,531 1,328,024,498
2014 5,461,512 1,312,277,191
2013 5,438,972 1,295,829,511
2012 5,413,971 1,278,674,502
2011 5,388,272 1,261,224,954
2010 5,363,352 1,243,481,564
2009 5,338,871 1,225,524,753
2008 5,313,399 1,207,930,964
2007 5,288,720 1,190,676,021
2006 5,266,268 1,172,878,890
2005 5,246,096 1,154,676,322
2004 5,228,172 1,135,991,513
2003 5,213,014 1,116,803,006
2002 5,200,598 1,097,600,380
2001 5,188,008 1,077,898,575
2000 5,176,209 1,057,922,733
1999 5,165,474 1,038,225,823
1998 5,153,498 1,018,665,080
1997 5,139,835 999,133,762
1996 5,124,573 979,678,458
1995 5,107,790 960,301,044
1994 5,088,333 941,163,767
1993 5,066,447 922,118,387
1992 5,041,992 902,957,070
1991 5,013,740 883,927,600
1990 4,986,431 864,972,221
1989 4,964,371 846,039,529
1988 4,946,481 827,342,990
1987 4,932,123 808,931,270
1986 4,918,154 790,689,978
1985 4,902,206 772,647,793
1984 4,881,803 754,875,449
1983 4,855,787 737,372,681
1982 4,826,933 720,313,473
1981 4,799,964 703,696,250
1980 4,779,535 687,354,025
1979 4,764,690 671,155,747
1978 4,752,528 655,728,229
1977 4,738,902 640,801,103
1976 4,725,664 625,861,883
1975 4,711,440 611,309,535
1974 4,690,574 597,041,391
1973 4,666,081 583,465,598
1972 4,639,657 570,482,142
1971 4,612,124 558,096,387
1970 4,606,307 545,864,268
1969 4,623,785 533,880,544
1968 4,626,469 522,716,889
1967 4,605,744 511,606,372
1966 4,580,869 500,740,247
1965 4,563,732 490,140,146
1964 4,548,543 479,229,598
1963 4,523,309 468,138,575
1962 4,491,443 457,283,090
1961 4,461,005 446,564,729
1960 4,429,634 435,990,338

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/india | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while India's population increased by 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland India
2100 -0.35% -0.5%
2099 -0.34% -0.5%
2098 -0.34% -0.5%
2097 -0.33% -0.49%
2096 -0.33% -0.49%
2095 -0.32% -0.48%
2094 -0.32% -0.48%
2093 -0.32% -0.47%
2092 -0.32% -0.46%
2091 -0.33% -0.46%
2090 -0.32% -0.45%
2089 -0.32% -0.44%
2088 -0.33% -0.43%
2087 -0.33% -0.42%
2086 -0.33% -0.41%
2085 -0.31% -0.39%
2084 -0.31% -0.38%
2083 -0.32% -0.37%
2082 -0.32% -0.36%
2081 -0.32% -0.34%
2080 -0.31% -0.33%
2079 -0.3% -0.31%
2078 -0.31% -0.3%
2077 -0.31% -0.28%
2076 -0.3% -0.27%
2075 -0.29% -0.25%
2074 -0.28% -0.23%
2073 -0.27% -0.21%
2072 -0.27% -0.19%
2071 -0.27% -0.17%
2070 -0.26% -0.15%
2069 -0.26% -0.13%
2068 -0.26% -0.11%
2067 -0.26% -0.09%
2066 -0.28% -0.07%
2065 -0.27% -0.05%
2064 -0.28% -0.03%
2063 -0.27% -0.01%
2062 -0.28% 0.008%
2061 -0.29% 0.03%
2060 -0.29% 0.05%
2059 -0.28% 0.07%
2058 -0.3% 0.09%
2057 -0.31% 0.11%
2056 -0.3% 0.12%
2055 -0.3% 0.14%
2054 -0.29% 0.17%
2053 -0.28% 0.18%
2052 -0.28% 0.21%
2051 -0.26% 0.23%
2050 -0.26% 0.25%
2049 -0.25% 0.27%
2048 -0.24% 0.29%
2047 -0.24% 0.32%
2046 -0.24% 0.34%
2045 -0.23% 0.37%
2044 -0.23% 0.39%
2043 -0.22% 0.42%
2042 -0.23% 0.45%
2041 -0.22% 0.48%
2040 -0.22% 0.51%
2039 -0.22% 0.53%
2038 -0.22% 0.56%
2037 -0.21% 0.6%
2036 -0.21% 0.62%
2035 -0.2% 0.65%
2034 -0.19% 0.68%
2033 -0.18% 0.71%
2032 -0.17% 0.73%
2031 -0.16% 0.76%
2030 -0.15% 0.79%
2029 -0.14% 0.81%
2028 -0.12% 0.84%
2027 -0.08% 0.86%
2026 0.03% 0.88%
2025 0.47% 0.89%
2024 0.64% 0.89%
2023 0.5% 0.89%
2022 0.27% 0.79%
2021 0.21% 0.83%
2020 0.14% 0.98%
2019 0.11% 1.05%
2018 0.13% 1.1%
2017 0.23% 1.17%
2016 0.29% 1.2%
2015 0.33% 1.2%
2014 0.41% 1.27%
2013 0.46% 1.34%
2012 0.48% 1.38%
2011 0.46% 1.43%
2010 0.46% 1.47%
2009 0.48% 1.46%
2008 0.47% 1.45%
2007 0.43% 1.52%
2006 0.38% 1.58%
2005 0.34% 1.64%
2004 0.29% 1.72%
2003 0.24% 1.75%
2002 0.24% 1.83%
2001 0.23% 1.89%
2000 0.21% 1.9%
1999 0.23% 1.92%
1998 0.27% 1.95%
1997 0.3% 1.99%
1996 0.33% 2.02%
1995 0.38% 2.03%
1994 0.43% 2.07%
1993 0.49% 2.12%
1992 0.56% 2.15%
1991 0.55% 2.19%
1990 0.44% 2.24%
1989 0.36% 2.26%
1988 0.29% 2.28%
1987 0.28% 2.31%
1986 0.33% 2.34%
1985 0.42% 2.35%
1984 0.54% 2.37%
1983 0.6% 2.37%
1982 0.56% 2.36%
1981 0.43% 2.38%
1980 0.31% 2.41%
1979 0.26% 2.35%
1978 0.29% 2.33%
1977 0.28% 2.39%
1976 0.3% 2.38%
1975 0.44% 2.39%
1974 0.52% 2.33%
1973 0.57% 2.28%
1972 0.6% 2.22%
1971 0.13% 2.24%
1970 -0.38% 2.24%
1969 -0.06% 2.14%
1968 0.45% 2.17%
1967 0.54% 2.17%
1966 0.38% 2.16%
1965 0.33% 2.28%
1964 0.56% 2.37%
1963 0.71% 2.37%
1962 0.68% 2.4%
1961 0.71% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Finland India
Current population
5647947
1483314140
Population rank 120/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 17.9%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
2.45 seconds
One birth every
12 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
8.99 minutes
3.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +73 +35,424
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +12,929,734
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 106/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -495,753
Net migration rank 33/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -495,753
2024 -14,612 26,894 13,630,090 -630,830
2023 -17,869 38,156 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 -18,335 60,353 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 -7,757 22,484 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 -8,847 17,504 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 -8,282 15,671 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 -7,170 11,822 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 -3,856 13,356 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 -1,099 17,321 16,202,593 81,248
2015 2,740 12,655 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 4,915 15,915 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 6,527 18,164 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 7,579 17,894 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 9,160 16,798 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 10,191 14,080 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 10,678 14,877 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 10,627 15,626 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 9,519 14,027 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 11,059 10,820 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 9,968 9,251 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 9,933 6,956 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 7,819 5,929 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 6,241 5,255 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 7,263 6,241 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 7,765 2,497 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 7,748 3,604 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 7,730 4,417 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 9,766 4,925 19,494,098 880
1996 11,274 3,757 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 13,791 4,325 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 17,300 3,834 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 13,679 9,036 19,152,399 2,364
1992 16,639 9,356 19,132,757 35,155
1991 16,044 14,515 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 15,458 8,920 18,893,588 125,514
1989 14,396 5,775 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 14,344 1,765 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 11,837 831 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 13,279 1,491 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 14,707 2,416 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 20,015 3,972 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 21,851 6,925 17,219,127 119,694
1982 22,686 7,109 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 18,720 5,287 16,422,159 33,243
1980 18,640 -2,212 16,018,786 210,914
1979 19,535 -6,612 15,392,957 774,094
1978 20,436 -9,348 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 21,799 -5,697 14,575,662 590,626
1976 21,738 -11,843 14,435,504 275,984
1975 21,673 -3,807 13,958,642 434,205
1974 17,824 5,891 13,795,836 347,869
1973 13,532 11,558 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 14,847 12,613 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 15,220 12,286 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 20,268 -36,579 12,417,866 233,782
1969 21,732 -42,207 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 28,684 -15,561 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 33,622 -5,353 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 34,356 -12,059 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 33,771 -21,731 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 38,208 -20,414 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 40,258 -7,624 11,016,705 21,640
1962 38,627 -6,852 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 41,487 -11,828 10,468,816 295,177
1960 42,082 -9,489 10,237,489 146,955

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

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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 India 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

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
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M

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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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