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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 21.8 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.55% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Finland vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Japan
2100 4,615,954 76,978,998
2099 4,632,084 77,363,458
2098 4,648,068 77,742,445
2097 4,663,730 78,118,375
2096 4,678,982 78,498,614
2095 4,694,312 78,875,245
2094 4,709,388 79,250,325
2093 4,724,681 79,628,057
2092 4,739,809 80,007,967
2091 4,755,260 80,383,529
2090 4,770,907 80,760,724
2089 4,786,400 81,140,553
2088 4,801,901 81,521,696
2087 4,817,852 81,908,373
2086 4,833,786 82,304,497
2085 4,849,629 82,709,534
2084 4,864,891 83,123,058
2083 4,880,250 83,544,006
2082 4,896,009 83,980,325
2081 4,911,803 84,429,305
2080 4,927,618 84,899,768
2079 4,943,129 85,387,247
2078 4,958,168 85,897,934
2077 4,973,373 86,434,291
2076 4,988,599 86,993,007
2075 5,003,374 87,577,777
2074 5,018,067 88,190,392
2073 5,032,313 88,834,763
2072 5,046,145 89,499,356
2071 5,059,821 90,184,464
2070 5,073,405 90,899,136
2069 5,086,624 91,625,421
2068 5,100,021 92,367,969
2067 5,113,379 93,113,499
2066 5,126,654 93,869,240
2065 5,140,841 94,633,430
2064 5,154,898 95,391,433
2063 5,169,175 96,148,081
2062 5,183,334 96,902,907
2061 5,197,920 97,654,031
2060 5,212,905 98,400,894
2059 5,228,152 99,144,216
2058 5,242,966 99,868,968
2057 5,258,706 100,585,601
2056 5,274,797 101,295,868
2055 5,290,920 101,989,736
2054 5,306,678 102,683,462
2053 5,321,951 103,359,083
2052 5,337,100 104,036,901
2051 5,352,042 104,706,698
2050 5,366,251 105,377,283
2049 5,380,081 106,053,011
2048 5,393,571 106,731,207
2047 5,406,757 107,419,237
2046 5,419,535 108,115,358
2045 5,432,355 108,820,982
2044 5,444,871 109,529,333
2043 5,457,529 110,245,586
2042 5,469,797 110,968,174
2041 5,482,134 111,704,629
2040 5,494,276 112,438,759
2039 5,506,630 113,175,948
2038 5,518,788 113,915,783
2037 5,530,908 114,662,374
2036 5,542,684 115,410,956
2035 5,554,158 116,162,381
2034 5,565,174 116,911,001
2033 5,575,691 117,652,676
2032 5,585,700 118,393,188
2031 5,595,391 119,127,425
2030 5,604,388 119,856,131
2029 5,612,864 120,574,242
2028 5,620,473 121,287,543
2027 5,627,272 121,989,133
2026 5,631,965 122,677,250
2025 5,630,458 123,339,586
2024 5,619,911 123,975,371
2023 5,583,911 124,516,650
2022 5,556,106 125,124,989
2021 5,541,017 125,681,593
2020 5,529,543 126,261,000
2019 5,521,606 126,633,000
2018 5,515,525 126,811,000
2017 5,508,214 126,972,000
2016 5,495,303 127,076,000
2015 5,479,531 127,141,000
2014 5,461,512 127,276,000
2013 5,438,972 127,445,000
2012 5,413,971 127,629,000
2011 5,388,272 127,833,000
2010 5,363,352 128,070,000
2009 5,338,871 128,047,000
2008 5,313,399 128,063,000
2007 5,288,720 128,001,000
2006 5,266,268 127,854,000
2005 5,246,096 127,773,000
2004 5,228,172 127,761,000
2003 5,213,014 127,718,000
2002 5,200,598 127,445,000
2001 5,188,008 127,149,000
2000 5,176,209 126,843,000
1999 5,165,474 126,631,000
1998 5,153,498 126,400,000
1997 5,139,835 126,057,000
1996 5,124,573 125,757,000
1995 5,107,790 125,472,000
1994 5,088,333 125,178,000
1993 5,066,447 124,829,000
1992 5,041,992 124,425,000
1991 5,013,740 123,964,000
1990 4,986,431 123,478,000
1989 4,964,371 123,069,000
1988 4,946,481 122,578,000
1987 4,932,123 122,069,000
1986 4,918,154 121,482,000
1985 4,902,206 120,837,000
1984 4,881,803 120,083,000
1983 4,855,787 119,307,000
1982 4,826,933 118,480,000
1981 4,799,964 117,661,000
1980 4,779,535 116,807,000
1979 4,764,690 115,890,000
1978 4,752,528 114,913,000
1977 4,738,902 113,872,000
1976 4,725,664 112,775,000
1975 4,711,440 111,573,000
1974 4,690,574 110,162,000
1973 4,666,081 108,707,000
1972 4,639,657 107,188,000
1971 4,612,124 105,697,000
1970 4,606,307 103,403,000
1969 4,623,785 102,219,000
1968 4,626,469 101,011,000
1967 4,605,744 99,879,000
1966 4,580,869 98,851,000
1965 4,563,732 97,952,000
1964 4,548,543 96,903,000
1963 4,523,309 95,900,000
1962 4,491,443 94,933,000
1961 4,461,005 94,055,000
1960 4,429,634 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Japan
2100 -0.35% -0.5%
2099 -0.34% -0.49%
2098 -0.34% -0.48%
2097 -0.33% -0.48%
2096 -0.33% -0.48%
2095 -0.32% -0.47%
2094 -0.32% -0.47%
2093 -0.32% -0.47%
2092 -0.32% -0.47%
2091 -0.33% -0.47%
2090 -0.32% -0.47%
2089 -0.32% -0.47%
2088 -0.33% -0.47%
2087 -0.33% -0.48%
2086 -0.33% -0.49%
2085 -0.31% -0.5%
2084 -0.31% -0.5%
2083 -0.32% -0.52%
2082 -0.32% -0.53%
2081 -0.32% -0.55%
2080 -0.31% -0.57%
2079 -0.3% -0.59%
2078 -0.31% -0.62%
2077 -0.31% -0.64%
2076 -0.3% -0.67%
2075 -0.29% -0.69%
2074 -0.28% -0.73%
2073 -0.27% -0.74%
2072 -0.27% -0.76%
2071 -0.27% -0.79%
2070 -0.26% -0.79%
2069 -0.26% -0.8%
2068 -0.26% -0.8%
2067 -0.26% -0.81%
2066 -0.28% -0.81%
2065 -0.27% -0.79%
2064 -0.28% -0.79%
2063 -0.27% -0.78%
2062 -0.28% -0.77%
2061 -0.29% -0.76%
2060 -0.29% -0.75%
2059 -0.28% -0.73%
2058 -0.3% -0.71%
2057 -0.31% -0.7%
2056 -0.3% -0.68%
2055 -0.3% -0.68%
2054 -0.29% -0.65%
2053 -0.28% -0.65%
2052 -0.28% -0.64%
2051 -0.26% -0.64%
2050 -0.26% -0.64%
2049 -0.25% -0.64%
2048 -0.24% -0.64%
2047 -0.24% -0.64%
2046 -0.24% -0.65%
2045 -0.23% -0.65%
2044 -0.23% -0.65%
2043 -0.22% -0.65%
2042 -0.23% -0.66%
2041 -0.22% -0.65%
2040 -0.22% -0.65%
2039 -0.22% -0.65%
2038 -0.22% -0.65%
2037 -0.21% -0.65%
2036 -0.21% -0.65%
2035 -0.2% -0.64%
2034 -0.19% -0.63%
2033 -0.18% -0.63%
2032 -0.17% -0.62%
2031 -0.16% -0.61%
2030 -0.15% -0.6%
2029 -0.14% -0.59%
2028 -0.12% -0.58%
2027 -0.08% -0.56%
2026 0.03% -0.54%
2025 0.19% -0.51%
2024 0.64% -0.43%
2023 0.5% -0.49%
2022 0.27% -0.44%
2021 0.21% -0.46%
2020 0.14% -0.29%
2019 0.11% -0.14%
2018 0.13% -0.13%
2017 0.23% -0.08%
2016 0.29% -0.05%
2015 0.33% -0.11%
2014 0.41% -0.13%
2013 0.46% -0.14%
2012 0.48% -0.16%
2011 0.46% -0.19%
2010 0.46% 0.02%
2009 0.48% -0.01%
2008 0.47% 0.05%
2007 0.43% 0.11%
2006 0.38% 0.06%
2005 0.34% 0.009%
2004 0.29% 0.03%
2003 0.24% 0.21%
2002 0.24% 0.23%
2001 0.23% 0.24%
2000 0.21% 0.17%
1999 0.23% 0.18%
1998 0.27% 0.27%
1997 0.3% 0.24%
1996 0.33% 0.23%
1995 0.38% 0.23%
1994 0.43% 0.28%
1993 0.49% 0.32%
1992 0.56% 0.37%
1991 0.55% 0.39%
1990 0.44% 0.33%
1989 0.36% 0.4%
1988 0.29% 0.42%
1987 0.28% 0.48%
1986 0.33% 0.53%
1985 0.42% 0.63%
1984 0.54% 0.65%
1983 0.6% 0.7%
1982 0.56% 0.7%
1981 0.43% 0.73%
1980 0.31% 0.79%
1979 0.26% 0.85%
1978 0.29% 0.91%
1977 0.28% 0.97%
1976 0.3% 1.08%
1975 0.44% 1.28%
1974 0.52% 1.34%
1973 0.57% 1.42%
1972 0.6% 1.41%
1971 0.13% 2.22%
1970 -0.38% 1.16%
1969 -0.06% 1.2%
1968 0.45% 1.13%
1967 0.54% 1.04%
1966 0.38% 0.92%
1965 0.33% 1.08%
1964 0.56% 1.05%
1963 0.71% 1.02%
1962 0.68% 0.93%
1961 0.71% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Finland Japan
Current population
5631965
122677250
Population rank 120/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.48%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
12.1 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +99 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +36,000 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 185/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 +140,579
Net migration rank 33/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 140,579
2024 - 26,894 - 153,357
2023 -17,869 38,156 -871,617 175,003
2022 -18,335 60,353 -825,825 175,003
2021 -7,757 22,484 -640,976 -34,996
2020 -8,847 17,504 -542,923 42,001
2019 -8,282 15,671 -531,858 318,190
2018 -7,170 11,822 -456,520 320,601
2017 -3,856 13,356 -406,310 322,564
2016 -1,099 17,321 -343,106 314,732
2015 2,740 12,655 -292,424 168,896
2014 4,915 15,915 -267,279 58,109
2013 6,527 18,164 -242,146 66,449
2012 7,579 17,894 -229,733 67,904
2011 9,160 16,798 -204,533 97,720
2010 10,191 14,080 -128,070 131,860
2009 10,678 14,877 -76,828 125,450
2008 10,627 15,626 -51,225 142,605
2007 9,519 14,027 -25,600 138,024
2006 11,059 10,820 12,785 130,065
2005 9,968 9,251 -25,554 113,017
2004 9,933 6,956 76,656 69,014
2003 7,819 5,929 114,946 74,875
2002 6,241 5,255 178,423 60,864
2001 7,263 6,241 203,438 59,563
2000 7,765 2,497 228,317 23,468
1999 7,748 3,604 202,610 56,901
1998 7,730 4,417 265,440 45,912
1997 9,766 4,925 277,325 43,366
1996 11,274 3,757 314,392 25,030
1995 13,791 4,325 276,039 87,714
1994 17,300 3,834 363,017 154,214
1993 13,679 9,036 312,073 168,836
1992 16,639 9,356 360,833 170,878
1991 16,044 14,515 396,685 161,331
1990 15,458 8,920 407,478 124,582
1989 14,396 5,775 467,662 31,202
1988 14,344 1,765 527,085 51,154
1987 11,837 831 598,138 28,001
1986 13,279 1,491 631,706 27,987
1985 14,707 2,416 676,687 -141,323
1984 20,015 3,972 756,523 -273,686
1983 21,851 6,925 775,495 -269,755
1982 22,686 7,109 805,664 -288,550
1981 18,720 5,287 811,861 -278,525
1980 18,640 -2,212 864,372 -92,314
1979 19,535 -6,612 950,298 -57,692
1978 20,436 -9,348 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 21,799 -5,697 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 21,738 -11,843 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 21,673 -3,807 1,204,989 107
1974 17,824 5,891 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 13,532 11,558 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 14,847 12,613 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 15,220 12,286 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 20,268 -36,579 1,230,496 33,731
1969 21,732 -42,207 1,195,962 49,447
1968 28,684 -15,561 1,191,930 43,593
1967 33,622 -5,353 1,258,475 29,632
1966 34,356 -12,059 682,072 68,934
1965 33,771 -21,731 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 38,208 -20,414 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 40,258 -7,624 987,770 -100,742
1962 38,627 -6,852 901,864 -57,075
1961 41,487 -11,828 893,522 -58,882
1960 42,082 -9,489 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/japan | 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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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