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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 16.6 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.2% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Finland vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Iran
2100 4,615,954 80,713,760
2099 4,632,084 81,246,718
2098 4,648,068 81,770,953
2097 4,663,730 82,295,714
2096 4,678,982 82,818,575
2095 4,694,312 83,338,446
2094 4,709,388 83,854,648
2093 4,724,681 84,371,569
2092 4,739,809 84,888,626
2091 4,755,260 85,410,099
2090 4,770,907 85,934,675
2089 4,786,400 86,466,409
2088 4,801,901 87,004,165
2087 4,817,852 87,549,685
2086 4,833,786 88,105,571
2085 4,849,629 88,668,329
2084 4,864,891 89,239,709
2083 4,880,250 89,817,194
2082 4,896,009 90,402,538
2081 4,911,803 90,995,822
2080 4,927,618 91,595,122
2079 4,943,129 92,196,842
2078 4,958,168 92,801,160
2077 4,973,373 93,405,954
2076 4,988,599 94,007,669
2075 5,003,374 94,606,607
2074 5,018,067 95,197,577
2073 5,032,313 95,783,994
2072 5,046,145 96,355,853
2071 5,059,821 96,915,335
2070 5,073,405 97,460,813
2069 5,086,624 97,988,897
2068 5,100,021 98,496,927
2067 5,113,379 98,978,509
2066 5,126,654 99,439,391
2065 5,140,841 99,877,457
2064 5,154,898 100,288,977
2063 5,169,175 100,668,199
2062 5,183,334 101,017,348
2061 5,197,920 101,332,810
2060 5,212,905 101,612,261
2059 5,228,152 101,858,931
2058 5,242,966 102,061,144
2057 5,258,706 102,228,085
2056 5,274,797 102,358,266
2055 5,290,920 102,449,092
2054 5,306,678 102,498,594
2053 5,321,951 102,508,245
2052 5,337,100 102,480,373
2051 5,352,042 102,417,847
2050 5,366,251 102,318,917
2049 5,380,081 102,189,816
2048 5,393,571 102,024,233
2047 5,406,757 101,832,213
2046 5,419,535 101,613,554
2045 5,432,355 101,371,784
2044 5,444,871 101,104,998
2043 5,457,529 100,818,045
2042 5,469,797 100,512,032
2041 5,482,134 100,188,214
2040 5,494,276 99,849,875
2039 5,506,630 99,501,869
2038 5,518,788 99,137,385
2037 5,530,908 98,759,167
2036 5,542,684 98,366,612
2035 5,554,158 97,963,082
2034 5,565,174 97,546,148
2033 5,575,691 97,118,106
2032 5,585,700 96,671,440
2031 5,595,391 96,204,118
2030 5,604,388 95,718,604
2029 5,612,864 95,195,996
2028 5,620,473 94,623,034
2027 5,627,272 93,987,260
2026 5,631,965 93,276,075
2025 5,630,458 92,478,162
2024 5,619,911 91,567,738
2023 5,583,911 90,608,707
2022 5,556,106 89,524,246
2021 5,541,017 88,455,488
2020 5,529,543 87,723,443
2019 5,521,606 87,051,648
2018 5,515,525 86,117,998
2017 5,508,214 85,026,754
2016 5,495,303 83,812,228
2015 5,479,531 82,619,362
2014 5,461,512 81,502,045
2013 5,438,972 80,414,686
2012 5,413,971 79,370,580
2011 5,388,272 78,383,598
2010 5,363,352 77,420,842
2009 5,338,871 76,457,825
2008 5,313,399 75,514,204
2007 5,288,720 74,602,648
2006 5,266,268 73,392,747
2005 5,246,096 71,828,455
2004 5,228,172 70,256,316
2003 5,213,014 68,769,340
2002 5,200,598 68,011,317
2001 5,188,008 67,452,005
2000 5,176,209 66,418,659
1999 5,165,474 65,445,391
1998 5,153,498 64,519,859
1997 5,139,835 63,639,638
1996 5,124,573 62,881,300
1995 5,107,790 62,205,567
1994 5,088,333 61,520,598
1993 5,066,447 61,403,543
1992 5,041,992 61,184,983
1991 5,013,740 59,986,931
1990 4,986,431 58,380,092
1989 4,964,371 56,704,914
1988 4,946,481 55,072,694
1987 4,932,123 53,323,493
1986 4,918,154 51,446,045
1985 4,902,206 49,582,289
1984 4,881,803 47,793,998
1983 4,855,787 46,029,535
1982 4,826,933 44,272,141
1981 4,799,964 41,989,312
1980 4,779,535 39,842,324
1979 4,764,690 38,424,952
1978 4,752,528 37,126,535
1977 4,738,902 35,933,181
1976 4,725,664 34,837,271
1975 4,711,440 33,802,973
1974 4,690,574 32,796,463
1973 4,666,081 31,839,838
1972 4,639,657 30,921,179
1971 4,612,124 30,029,071
1970 4,606,307 29,145,100
1969 4,623,785 28,273,482
1968 4,626,469 27,437,391
1967 4,605,744 26,628,432
1966 4,580,869 25,829,270
1965 4,563,732 25,036,978
1964 4,548,543 24,262,859
1963 4,523,309 23,519,005
1962 4,491,443 22,807,907
1961 4,461,005 22,125,726
1960 4,429,634 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Iran
2100 -0.35% -0.66%
2099 -0.34% -0.64%
2098 -0.34% -0.64%
2097 -0.33% -0.63%
2096 -0.33% -0.62%
2095 -0.32% -0.62%
2094 -0.32% -0.61%
2093 -0.32% -0.61%
2092 -0.32% -0.61%
2091 -0.33% -0.61%
2090 -0.32% -0.61%
2089 -0.32% -0.62%
2088 -0.33% -0.62%
2087 -0.33% -0.63%
2086 -0.33% -0.63%
2085 -0.31% -0.64%
2084 -0.31% -0.64%
2083 -0.32% -0.65%
2082 -0.32% -0.65%
2081 -0.32% -0.65%
2080 -0.31% -0.65%
2079 -0.3% -0.65%
2078 -0.31% -0.65%
2077 -0.31% -0.64%
2076 -0.3% -0.63%
2075 -0.29% -0.62%
2074 -0.28% -0.61%
2073 -0.27% -0.59%
2072 -0.27% -0.58%
2071 -0.27% -0.56%
2070 -0.26% -0.54%
2069 -0.26% -0.52%
2068 -0.26% -0.49%
2067 -0.26% -0.46%
2066 -0.28% -0.44%
2065 -0.27% -0.41%
2064 -0.28% -0.38%
2063 -0.27% -0.35%
2062 -0.28% -0.31%
2061 -0.29% -0.28%
2060 -0.29% -0.24%
2059 -0.28% -0.2%
2058 -0.3% -0.16%
2057 -0.31% -0.13%
2056 -0.3% -0.09%
2055 -0.3% -0.05%
2054 -0.29% -0.009%
2053 -0.28% 0.03%
2052 -0.28% 0.06%
2051 -0.26% 0.1%
2050 -0.26% 0.13%
2049 -0.25% 0.16%
2048 -0.24% 0.19%
2047 -0.24% 0.22%
2046 -0.24% 0.24%
2045 -0.23% 0.26%
2044 -0.23% 0.28%
2043 -0.22% 0.3%
2042 -0.23% 0.32%
2041 -0.22% 0.34%
2040 -0.22% 0.35%
2039 -0.22% 0.37%
2038 -0.22% 0.38%
2037 -0.21% 0.4%
2036 -0.21% 0.41%
2035 -0.2% 0.43%
2034 -0.19% 0.44%
2033 -0.18% 0.46%
2032 -0.17% 0.49%
2031 -0.16% 0.51%
2030 -0.15% 0.55%
2029 -0.14% 0.61%
2028 -0.12% 0.68%
2027 -0.08% 0.76%
2026 0.03% 0.86%
2025 0.19% 0.99%
2024 0.64% 1.06%
2023 0.5% 1.21%
2022 0.27% 1.21%
2021 0.21% 0.83%
2020 0.14% 0.77%
2019 0.11% 1.08%
2018 0.13% 1.28%
2017 0.23% 1.45%
2016 0.29% 1.44%
2015 0.33% 1.37%
2014 0.41% 1.35%
2013 0.46% 1.32%
2012 0.48% 1.26%
2011 0.46% 1.24%
2010 0.46% 1.26%
2009 0.48% 1.25%
2008 0.47% 1.22%
2007 0.43% 1.65%
2006 0.38% 2.18%
2005 0.34% 2.24%
2004 0.29% 2.16%
2003 0.24% 1.11%
2002 0.24% 0.83%
2001 0.23% 1.56%
2000 0.21% 1.49%
1999 0.23% 1.43%
1998 0.27% 1.38%
1997 0.3% 1.21%
1996 0.33% 1.09%
1995 0.38% 1.11%
1994 0.43% 0.19%
1993 0.49% 0.36%
1992 0.56% 2%
1991 0.55% 2.75%
1990 0.44% 2.95%
1989 0.36% 2.96%
1988 0.29% 3.28%
1987 0.28% 3.65%
1986 0.33% 3.76%
1985 0.42% 3.74%
1984 0.54% 3.83%
1983 0.6% 3.97%
1982 0.56% 5.44%
1981 0.43% 5.39%
1980 0.31% 3.69%
1979 0.26% 3.5%
1978 0.29% 3.32%
1977 0.28% 3.15%
1976 0.3% 3.06%
1975 0.44% 3.07%
1974 0.52% 3%
1973 0.57% 2.97%
1972 0.6% 2.97%
1971 0.13% 3.03%
1970 -0.38% 3.08%
1969 -0.06% 3.05%
1968 0.45% 3.04%
1967 0.54% 3.09%
1966 0.38% 3.16%
1965 0.33% 3.19%
1964 0.56% 3.16%
1963 0.71% 3.12%
1962 0.68% 3.08%
1961 0.71% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Finland Iran
Current population
5631965
93468444
Population rank 120/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.13%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
12.1 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 98/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 +116,786
Net migration rank 33/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 116,786
2024 - 26,894 - 190,156
2023 -17,869 38,156 750,150 262,044
2022 -18,335 60,353 753,525 403,190
2021 -7,757 22,484 645,725 334,967
2020 -8,847 17,504 663,978 -180,680
2019 -8,282 15,671 893,063 -32,794
2018 -7,170 11,822 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 -3,856 13,356 1,140,549 34,849
2016 -1,099 17,321 1,186,949 66,630
2015 2,740 12,655 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 4,915 15,915 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 6,527 18,164 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 7,579 17,894 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 9,160 16,798 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 10,191 14,080 980,380 -12,849
2009 10,678 14,877 958,322 211
2008 10,627 15,626 940,983 -12,184
2007 9,519 14,027 919,254 -24,950
2006 11,059 10,820 884,529 640,932
2005 9,968 9,251 837,305 765,873
2004 9,933 6,956 801,203 739,996
2003 7,819 5,929 732,600 700,222
2002 6,241 5,255 752,205 -668,962
2001 7,263 6,241 743,658 291,692
2000 7,765 2,497 731,203 300,133
1999 7,748 3,604 723,237 191,988
1998 7,730 4,417 717,655 218,171
1997 9,766 4,925 726,574 98,009
1996 11,274 3,757 784,508 -92,435
1995 13,791 4,325 879,648 -220,258
1994 17,300 3,834 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 13,679 9,036 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 16,639 9,356 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 16,044 14,515 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 15,458 8,920 1,530,434 200,711
1989 14,396 5,775 1,609,739 9,460
1988 14,344 1,765 1,614,512 30,688
1987 11,837 831 1,639,644 213,524
1986 13,279 1,491 1,659,289 242,411
1985 14,707 2,416 1,661,750 163,999
1984 20,015 3,972 1,653,051 97,748
1983 21,851 6,925 1,573,612 204,544
1982 22,686 7,109 1,514,240 222,390
1981 18,720 5,287 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 18,640 -2,212 1,361,293 103,674
1979 19,535 -6,612 1,294,306 75,451
1978 20,436 -9,348 1,156,974 70,088
1977 21,799 -5,697 1,091,542 68,093
1976 21,738 -11,843 1,013,347 18,825
1975 21,673 -3,807 929,481 106,921
1974 17,824 5,891 873,369 103,252
1973 13,532 11,558 831,880 104,779
1972 14,847 12,613 804,043 96,614
1971 15,220 12,286 805,830 77,717
1970 20,268 -36,579 794,612 89,757
1969 21,732 -42,207 780,660 78,196
1968 28,684 -15,561 743,992 69,342
1967 33,622 -5,353 727,276 77,313
1966 34,356 -12,059 695,040 98,709
1965 33,771 -21,731 663,029 127,808
1964 38,208 -20,414 635,589 121,817
1963 40,258 -7,624 620,126 110,190
1962 38,627 -6,852 595,538 96,332
1961 41,487 -11,828 594,674 77,811
1960 42,082 -9,489 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/iran | 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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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