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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 58,915,656 people in Italy in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 58,708,169 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 10.4 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.7M (0.53% growth).

Finland vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Italy
2100 4,629,053 35,295,729
2099 4,645,228 35,533,045
2098 4,661,258 35,764,971
2097 4,676,964 36,003,567
2096 4,692,260 36,240,310
2095 4,707,633 36,477,183
2094 4,722,751 36,710,370
2093 4,738,088 36,941,728
2092 4,753,259 37,181,889
2091 4,768,754 37,416,123
2090 4,784,445 37,654,289
2089 4,799,982 37,896,069
2088 4,815,528 38,134,560
2087 4,831,523 38,375,540
2086 4,847,503 38,612,968
2085 4,863,391 38,857,421
2084 4,878,695 39,105,783
2083 4,894,099 39,352,795
2082 4,909,902 39,608,119
2081 4,925,741 39,866,527
2080 4,941,601 40,130,426
2079 4,957,156 40,403,049
2078 4,972,238 40,680,460
2077 4,987,486 40,962,463
2076 5,002,755 41,254,005
2075 5,017,572 41,558,635
2074 5,032,306 41,883,296
2073 5,046,593 42,216,283
2072 5,060,464 42,564,739
2071 5,074,179 42,921,274
2070 5,087,802 43,295,245
2069 5,101,058 43,679,714
2068 5,114,493 44,073,736
2067 5,127,889 44,471,480
2066 5,141,202 44,883,154
2065 5,155,429 45,309,461
2064 5,169,525 45,741,985
2063 5,183,843 46,180,658
2062 5,198,043 46,633,125
2061 5,212,670 47,088,290
2060 5,227,697 47,542,648
2059 5,242,988 47,998,659
2058 5,257,844 48,452,892
2057 5,273,628 48,899,246
2056 5,289,765 49,344,799
2055 5,305,934 49,776,680
2054 5,321,736 50,197,999
2053 5,337,053 50,613,632
2052 5,352,244 51,012,772
2051 5,367,229 51,404,003
2050 5,381,479 51,791,523
2049 5,395,348 52,164,254
2048 5,408,876 52,522,170
2047 5,422,100 52,876,346
2046 5,434,914 53,212,697
2045 5,447,770 53,541,344
2044 5,460,322 53,856,790
2043 5,473,016 54,176,580
2042 5,485,319 54,477,632
2041 5,497,690 54,765,213
2040 5,509,866 55,052,803
2039 5,522,256 55,342,225
2038 5,534,448 55,619,470
2037 5,546,603 55,895,913
2036 5,558,413 56,164,408
2035 5,569,919 56,435,468
2034 5,580,966 56,703,168
2033 5,591,512 56,963,528
2032 5,601,550 57,220,334
2031 5,611,269 57,487,786
2030 5,620,291 57,749,232
2029 5,628,791 57,994,812
2028 5,636,422 58,236,078
2027 5,643,240 58,477,957
2026 5,647,947 58,708,169
2025 5,646,436 58,915,656
2024 5,619,911 58,952,704
2023 5,583,911 58,984,216
2022 5,556,106 59,013,667
2021 5,541,017 59,133,173
2020 5,529,543 59,438,851
2019 5,521,606 59,729,081
2018 5,515,525 59,877,221
2017 5,508,214 60,002,252
2016 5,495,303 60,115,223
2015 5,479,531 60,229,605
2014 5,461,512 60,320,707
2013 5,438,972 60,311,613
2012 5,413,971 60,191,247
2011 5,388,272 60,026,841
2010 5,363,352 59,819,407
2009 5,338,871 59,555,454
2008 5,313,399 59,211,181
2007 5,288,720 58,756,247
2006 5,266,268 58,399,861
2005 5,246,096 58,166,682
2004 5,228,172 57,828,179
2003 5,213,014 57,399,184
2002 5,200,598 57,089,824
2001 5,188,008 56,976,981
2000 5,176,209 56,942,108
1999 5,165,474 56,916,317
1998 5,153,498 56,906,744
1997 5,139,835 56,890,372
1996 5,124,573 56,860,281
1995 5,107,790 56,844,303
1994 5,088,333 56,843,400
1993 5,066,447 56,831,821
1992 5,041,992 56,797,087
1991 5,013,740 56,758,521
1990 4,986,431 56,719,240
1989 4,964,371 56,671,781
1988 4,946,481 56,629,288
1987 4,932,123 56,601,931
1986 4,918,154 56,596,155
1985 4,902,206 56,593,071
1984 4,881,803 56,576,718
1983 4,855,787 56,564,074
1982 4,826,933 56,543,548
1981 4,799,964 56,501,675
1980 4,779,535 56,433,883
1979 4,764,690 56,317,749
1978 4,752,528 56,155,143
1977 4,738,902 55,955,411
1976 4,725,664 55,718,260
1975 4,711,440 55,441,001
1974 4,690,574 55,110,868
1973 4,666,081 54,751,406
1972 4,639,657 54,381,345
1971 4,612,124 54,073,490
1970 4,606,307 53,821,850
1969 4,623,785 53,537,950
1968 4,626,469 53,235,750
1967 4,605,744 52,900,500
1966 4,580,869 52,519,000
1965 4,563,732 52,112,350
1964 4,548,543 51,675,350
1963 4,523,309 51,252,000
1962 4,491,443 50,879,450
1961 4,461,005 50,536,350
1960 4,429,634 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.3M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Italy
2100 -0.35% -0.67%
2099 -0.34% -0.65%
2098 -0.34% -0.66%
2097 -0.33% -0.65%
2096 -0.33% -0.65%
2095 -0.32% -0.64%
2094 -0.32% -0.63%
2093 -0.32% -0.65%
2092 -0.32% -0.63%
2091 -0.33% -0.63%
2090 -0.32% -0.64%
2089 -0.32% -0.63%
2088 -0.33% -0.63%
2087 -0.33% -0.61%
2086 -0.33% -0.63%
2085 -0.31% -0.64%
2084 -0.31% -0.63%
2083 -0.32% -0.64%
2082 -0.32% -0.65%
2081 -0.32% -0.66%
2080 -0.31% -0.67%
2079 -0.3% -0.68%
2078 -0.31% -0.69%
2077 -0.31% -0.71%
2076 -0.3% -0.73%
2075 -0.29% -0.78%
2074 -0.28% -0.79%
2073 -0.27% -0.82%
2072 -0.27% -0.83%
2071 -0.27% -0.86%
2070 -0.26% -0.88%
2069 -0.26% -0.89%
2068 -0.26% -0.89%
2067 -0.26% -0.92%
2066 -0.28% -0.94%
2065 -0.27% -0.95%
2064 -0.28% -0.95%
2063 -0.27% -0.97%
2062 -0.28% -0.97%
2061 -0.29% -0.96%
2060 -0.29% -0.95%
2059 -0.28% -0.94%
2058 -0.3% -0.91%
2057 -0.31% -0.9%
2056 -0.3% -0.87%
2055 -0.3% -0.84%
2054 -0.29% -0.82%
2053 -0.28% -0.78%
2052 -0.28% -0.76%
2051 -0.26% -0.75%
2050 -0.26% -0.71%
2049 -0.25% -0.68%
2048 -0.24% -0.67%
2047 -0.24% -0.63%
2046 -0.24% -0.61%
2045 -0.23% -0.59%
2044 -0.23% -0.59%
2043 -0.22% -0.55%
2042 -0.23% -0.53%
2041 -0.22% -0.52%
2040 -0.22% -0.52%
2039 -0.22% -0.5%
2038 -0.22% -0.49%
2037 -0.21% -0.48%
2036 -0.21% -0.48%
2035 -0.2% -0.47%
2034 -0.19% -0.46%
2033 -0.18% -0.45%
2032 -0.17% -0.47%
2031 -0.16% -0.45%
2030 -0.15% -0.42%
2029 -0.14% -0.41%
2028 -0.12% -0.41%
2027 -0.08% -0.39%
2026 0.03% -0.35%
2025 0.47% -0.06%
2024 0.64% -0.05%
2023 0.5% -0.05%
2022 0.27% -0.2%
2021 0.21% -0.51%
2020 0.14% -0.49%
2019 0.11% -0.25%
2018 0.13% -0.21%
2017 0.23% -0.19%
2016 0.29% -0.19%
2015 0.33% -0.15%
2014 0.41% 0.02%
2013 0.46% 0.2%
2012 0.48% 0.27%
2011 0.46% 0.35%
2010 0.46% 0.44%
2009 0.48% 0.58%
2008 0.47% 0.77%
2007 0.43% 0.61%
2006 0.38% 0.4%
2005 0.34% 0.59%
2004 0.29% 0.75%
2003 0.24% 0.54%
2002 0.24% 0.2%
2001 0.23% 0.06%
2000 0.21% 0.05%
1999 0.23% 0.02%
1998 0.27% 0.03%
1997 0.3% 0.05%
1996 0.33% 0.03%
1995 0.38% 0.002%
1994 0.43% 0.02%
1993 0.49% 0.06%
1992 0.56% 0.07%
1991 0.55% 0.07%
1990 0.44% 0.08%
1989 0.36% 0.08%
1988 0.29% 0.05%
1987 0.28% 0.01%
1986 0.33% 0.005%
1985 0.42% 0.03%
1984 0.54% 0.02%
1983 0.6% 0.04%
1982 0.56% 0.07%
1981 0.43% 0.12%
1980 0.31% 0.21%
1979 0.26% 0.29%
1978 0.29% 0.36%
1977 0.28% 0.43%
1976 0.3% 0.5%
1975 0.44% 0.6%
1974 0.52% 0.66%
1973 0.57% 0.68%
1972 0.6% 0.57%
1971 0.13% 0.47%
1970 -0.38% 0.53%
1969 -0.06% 0.57%
1968 0.45% 0.63%
1967 0.54% 0.73%
1966 0.38% 0.78%
1965 0.33% 0.85%
1964 0.56% 0.83%
1963 0.71% 0.73%
1962 0.68% 0.68%
1961 0.71% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Italy's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Finland Italy
Current population
5647947
58708169
Population rank 120/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.71%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
14.2 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
1.42 minutes
One death every
8.99 minutes
48.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +73 -102
Annual growth/decline +26,525 -37,048
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 162/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 +75,448
Net migration rank 33/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 75,448
2024 -14,612 26,894 -277,077 95,246
2023 -17,869 38,156 -294,922 150,189
2022 -18,335 60,353 -318,674 231,228
2021 -7,757 22,484 -301,579 157,327
2020 -8,847 17,504 -338,801 85,281
2019 -8,282 15,671 -215,025 46,634
2018 -7,170 11,822 -197,595 83,686
2017 -3,856 13,356 -192,007 95,147
2016 -1,099 17,321 -138,265 84,568
2015 2,740 12,655 -162,620 39,389
2014 4,915 15,915 -96,513 52,679
2013 6,527 18,164 -90,468 158,090
2012 7,579 17,894 -78,248 252,524
2011 9,160 16,798 -48,021 198,544
2010 10,191 14,080 -23,928 274,387
2009 10,678 14,877 -17,866 283,676
2008 10,627 15,626 -11,842 422,534
2007 9,519 14,027 -5,876 495,092
2006 11,059 10,820 0 215,995
2005 9,968 9,251 -17,450 258,702
2004 9,933 6,956 11,566 417,970
2003 7,819 5,929 -40,179 478,578
2002 6,241 5,255 -22,836 223,861
2001 7,263 6,241 -11,396 48,903
2000 7,765 2,497 -17,082 56,065
1999 7,748 3,604 -22,766 54,405
1998 7,730 4,417 -39,835 67,985
1997 9,766 4,925 -22,756 50,539
1996 11,274 3,757 -22,744 53,450
1995 13,791 4,325 -34,107 -460,287
1994 17,300 3,834 -17,053 502,750
1993 13,679 9,036 0 24,321
1992 16,639 9,356 22,718 51,747
1991 16,044 14,515 11,352 19,721
1990 15,458 8,920 22,688 35,317
1989 14,396 5,775 28,336 19,540
1988 14,344 1,765 33,977 18,553
1987 11,837 831 16,980 7,825
1986 13,279 1,491 11,319 -6,206
1985 14,707 2,416 28,297 6,911
1984 20,015 3,972 50,919 203
1983 21,851 6,925 33,939 -3,733
1982 22,686 7,109 79,161 -24,223
1981 18,720 5,287 73,452 7,182
1980 18,640 -2,212 84,650 295,642
1979 19,535 -6,612 129,531 42,637
1978 20,436 -9,348 168,465 43,932
1977 21,799 -5,697 190,248 42,246
1976 21,738 -11,843 228,445 40,885
1975 21,673 -3,807 271,660 43,051
1974 17,824 5,891 336,176 42,487
1973 13,532 11,558 328,508 41,631
1972 14,847 12,613 364,355 43,182
1971 15,220 12,286 383,922 -58,627
1970 20,268 -36,579 376,753 -62,216
1969 21,732 -42,207 390,827 -45,346
1968 28,684 -15,561 399,268 -50,149
1967 33,622 -5,353 439,074 -37,992
1966 34,356 -12,059 488,427 -35,352
1965 33,771 -21,731 474,222 -36,267
1964 38,208 -20,414 527,089 -27,368
1963 40,258 -7,624 440,767 -28,198
1962 38,627 -6,852 427,387 -25,840
1961 41,487 -11,828 459,880 -129,761
1960 42,082 -9,489 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/italy | 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 Italy 69.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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