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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 3.76 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Finland vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Kazakhstan
2100 4,615,954 33,848,663
2099 4,632,084 33,772,741
2098 4,648,068 33,695,479
2097 4,663,730 33,615,447
2096 4,678,982 33,523,978
2095 4,694,312 33,424,720
2094 4,709,388 33,326,027
2093 4,724,681 33,224,553
2092 4,739,809 33,128,053
2091 4,755,260 33,024,570
2090 4,770,907 32,918,505
2089 4,786,400 32,809,364
2088 4,801,901 32,697,677
2087 4,817,852 32,574,802
2086 4,833,786 32,450,913
2085 4,849,629 32,326,215
2084 4,864,891 32,198,072
2083 4,880,250 32,062,485
2082 4,896,009 31,936,199
2081 4,911,803 31,798,193
2080 4,927,618 31,659,824
2079 4,943,129 31,525,030
2078 4,958,168 31,377,560
2077 4,973,373 31,230,620
2076 4,988,599 31,082,855
2075 5,003,374 30,934,158
2074 5,018,067 30,781,840
2073 5,032,313 30,635,989
2072 5,046,145 30,488,022
2071 5,059,821 30,336,588
2070 5,073,405 30,183,464
2069 5,086,624 30,024,249
2068 5,100,021 29,872,612
2067 5,113,379 29,722,383
2066 5,126,654 29,568,138
2065 5,140,841 29,406,227
2064 5,154,898 29,245,499
2063 5,169,175 29,081,885
2062 5,183,334 28,917,277
2061 5,197,920 28,748,398
2060 5,212,905 28,577,830
2059 5,228,152 28,401,552
2058 5,242,966 28,224,769
2057 5,258,706 28,046,842
2056 5,274,797 27,852,110
2055 5,290,920 27,652,544
2054 5,306,678 27,453,980
2053 5,321,951 27,243,894
2052 5,337,100 27,031,990
2051 5,352,042 26,818,727
2050 5,366,251 26,602,802
2049 5,380,081 26,385,294
2048 5,393,571 26,155,898
2047 5,406,757 25,920,222
2046 5,419,535 25,687,222
2045 5,432,355 25,451,058
2044 5,444,871 25,215,227
2043 5,457,529 24,979,701
2042 5,469,797 24,746,212
2041 5,482,134 24,516,106
2040 5,494,276 24,281,719
2039 5,506,630 24,055,361
2038 5,518,788 23,829,916
2037 5,530,908 23,608,263
2036 5,542,684 23,382,815
2035 5,554,158 23,159,205
2034 5,565,174 22,934,543
2033 5,575,691 22,708,727
2032 5,585,700 22,478,234
2031 5,595,391 22,254,688
2030 5,604,388 22,027,730
2029 5,612,864 21,799,495
2028 5,620,473 21,566,108
2027 5,627,272 21,333,660
2026 5,631,965 21,098,089
2025 5,630,458 20,850,907
2024 5,619,911 20,592,571
2023 5,583,911 20,330,104
2022 5,556,106 20,034,609
2021 5,541,017 19,743,603
2020 5,529,543 19,482,117
2019 5,521,606 19,209,555
2018 5,515,525 18,932,727
2017 5,508,214 18,651,931
2016 5,495,303 18,363,600
2015 5,479,531 18,084,169
2014 5,461,512 17,816,285
2013 5,438,972 17,556,502
2012 5,413,971 17,306,106
2011 5,388,272 17,066,002
2010 5,363,352 16,836,810
2009 5,338,871 16,619,846
2008 5,313,399 16,426,525
2007 5,288,720 16,257,214
2006 5,266,268 16,103,716
2005 5,246,096 15,968,117
2004 5,228,172 15,850,159
2003 5,213,014 15,747,380
2002 5,200,598 15,656,677
2001 5,188,008 15,575,550
2000 5,176,209 15,501,103
1999 5,165,474 15,455,874
1998 5,153,498 15,647,785
1997 5,139,835 16,043,251
1996 5,124,573 16,416,027
1995 5,107,790 16,730,536
1994 5,088,333 17,043,771
1993 5,066,447 17,274,487
1992 5,041,992 17,332,625
1991 5,013,740 17,278,600
1990 4,986,431 17,154,054
1989 4,964,371 16,997,013
1988 4,946,481 16,781,168
1987 4,932,123 16,527,715
1986 4,918,154 16,262,702
1985 4,902,206 16,031,090
1984 4,881,803 15,844,621
1983 4,855,787 15,665,551
1982 4,826,933 15,492,595
1981 4,799,964 15,323,082
1980 4,779,535 15,152,949
1979 4,764,690 14,978,696
1978 4,752,528 14,711,497
1977 4,738,902 14,353,265
1976 4,725,664 13,998,738
1975 4,711,440 13,700,843
1974 4,690,574 13,454,570
1973 4,666,081 13,208,121
1972 4,639,657 12,951,798
1971 4,612,124 12,684,813
1970 4,606,307 12,419,057
1969 4,623,785 12,156,212
1968 4,626,469 11,879,182
1967 4,605,744 11,584,428
1966 4,580,869 11,288,989
1965 4,563,732 10,993,183
1964 4,548,543 10,690,309
1963 4,523,309 10,377,466
1962 4,491,443 10,058,928
1961 4,461,005 9,742,085
1960 4,429,634 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Kazakhstan
2100 -0.35% 0.22%
2099 -0.34% 0.23%
2098 -0.34% 0.24%
2097 -0.33% 0.27%
2096 -0.33% 0.3%
2095 -0.32% 0.3%
2094 -0.32% 0.31%
2093 -0.32% 0.29%
2092 -0.32% 0.31%
2091 -0.33% 0.32%
2090 -0.32% 0.33%
2089 -0.32% 0.34%
2088 -0.33% 0.38%
2087 -0.33% 0.38%
2086 -0.33% 0.39%
2085 -0.31% 0.4%
2084 -0.31% 0.42%
2083 -0.32% 0.4%
2082 -0.32% 0.43%
2081 -0.32% 0.44%
2080 -0.31% 0.43%
2079 -0.3% 0.47%
2078 -0.31% 0.47%
2077 -0.31% 0.48%
2076 -0.3% 0.48%
2075 -0.29% 0.49%
2074 -0.28% 0.48%
2073 -0.27% 0.49%
2072 -0.27% 0.5%
2071 -0.27% 0.51%
2070 -0.26% 0.53%
2069 -0.26% 0.51%
2068 -0.26% 0.51%
2067 -0.26% 0.52%
2066 -0.28% 0.55%
2065 -0.27% 0.55%
2064 -0.28% 0.56%
2063 -0.27% 0.57%
2062 -0.28% 0.59%
2061 -0.29% 0.6%
2060 -0.29% 0.62%
2059 -0.28% 0.63%
2058 -0.3% 0.63%
2057 -0.31% 0.7%
2056 -0.3% 0.72%
2055 -0.3% 0.72%
2054 -0.29% 0.77%
2053 -0.28% 0.78%
2052 -0.28% 0.8%
2051 -0.26% 0.81%
2050 -0.26% 0.82%
2049 -0.25% 0.88%
2048 -0.24% 0.91%
2047 -0.24% 0.91%
2046 -0.24% 0.93%
2045 -0.23% 0.94%
2044 -0.23% 0.94%
2043 -0.22% 0.94%
2042 -0.23% 0.94%
2041 -0.22% 0.97%
2040 -0.22% 0.94%
2039 -0.22% 0.95%
2038 -0.22% 0.94%
2037 -0.21% 0.96%
2036 -0.21% 0.97%
2035 -0.2% 0.98%
2034 -0.19% 0.99%
2033 -0.18% 1.03%
2032 -0.17% 1%
2031 -0.16% 1.03%
2030 -0.15% 1.05%
2029 -0.14% 1.08%
2028 -0.12% 1.09%
2027 -0.08% 1.12%
2026 0.03% 1.19%
2025 0.19% 1.25%
2024 0.64% 1.29%
2023 0.5% 1.47%
2022 0.27% 1.47%
2021 0.21% 1.34%
2020 0.14% 1.42%
2019 0.11% 1.46%
2018 0.13% 1.51%
2017 0.23% 1.57%
2016 0.29% 1.55%
2015 0.33% 1.5%
2014 0.41% 1.48%
2013 0.46% 1.45%
2012 0.48% 1.41%
2011 0.46% 1.36%
2010 0.46% 1.31%
2009 0.48% 1.18%
2008 0.47% 1.04%
2007 0.43% 0.95%
2006 0.38% 0.85%
2005 0.34% 0.74%
2004 0.29% 0.65%
2003 0.24% 0.58%
2002 0.24% 0.52%
2001 0.23% 0.48%
2000 0.21% 0.29%
1999 0.23% -1.23%
1998 0.27% -2.46%
1997 0.3% -2.27%
1996 0.33% -1.88%
1995 0.38% -1.84%
1994 0.43% -1.34%
1993 0.49% -0.34%
1992 0.56% 0.31%
1991 0.55% 0.73%
1990 0.44% 0.92%
1989 0.36% 1.29%
1988 0.29% 1.53%
1987 0.28% 1.63%
1986 0.33% 1.44%
1985 0.42% 1.18%
1984 0.54% 1.14%
1983 0.6% 1.12%
1982 0.56% 1.11%
1981 0.43% 1.12%
1980 0.31% 1.16%
1979 0.26% 1.82%
1978 0.29% 2.5%
1977 0.28% 2.53%
1976 0.3% 2.17%
1975 0.44% 1.83%
1974 0.52% 1.87%
1973 0.57% 1.98%
1972 0.6% 2.1%
1971 0.13% 2.14%
1970 -0.38% 2.16%
1969 -0.06% 2.33%
1968 0.45% 2.54%
1967 0.54% 2.62%
1966 0.38% 2.69%
1965 0.33% 2.83%
1964 0.56% 3.01%
1963 0.71% 3.17%
1962 0.68% 3.25%
1961 0.71% 3.31%

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Finland Kazakhstan
Current population
5631965
21161809
Population rank 120/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.26%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
2 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.28 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +719
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 82/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -8,834
Net migration rank 33/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -8,834
2024 - 26,894 - -7,368
2023 -17,869 38,156 273,013 -4,822
2022 -18,335 60,353 277,019 45,755
2021 -7,757 22,484 269,026 -9,804
2020 -8,847 17,504 272,458 -8,716
2019 -8,282 15,671 278,788 2,594
2018 -7,170 11,822 278,917 -6,644
2017 -3,856 13,356 268,066 21,248
2016 -1,099 17,321 277,878 9,478
2015 2,740 12,655 273,523 -2,011
2014 4,915 15,915 274,406 -10,170
2013 6,527 18,164 259,239 -3,925
2012 7,579 17,894 249,987 -4,512
2011 9,160 16,798 237,883 -3,160
2010 10,191 14,080 230,479 -6,840
2009 10,678 14,877 218,036 -7,758
2008 10,627 15,626 214,169 -37,796
2007 9,519 14,027 188,486 -26,237
2006 11,059 10,820 166,480 -21,728
2005 9,968 9,251 146,619 -20,171
2004 9,933 6,956 132,286 -22,841
2003 7,819 5,929 112,137 -16,027
2002 6,241 5,255 93,564 -8,272
2001 7,263 6,241 84,279 -7,333
2000 7,765 2,497 80,699 -8,754
1999 7,748 3,604 79,536 -61,031
1998 7,730 4,417 85,735 -488,075
1997 9,766 4,925 92,778 -481,380
1996 11,274 3,757 112,384 -469,331
1995 13,791 4,325 140,721 -412,775
1994 17,300 3,834 165,631 -520,028
1993 13,679 9,036 185,649 -292,682
1992 16,639 9,356 204,785 -214,015
1991 16,044 14,515 221,581 -104,271
1990 15,458 8,920 235,113 -103,336
1989 14,396 5,775 254,394 -72,096
1988 14,344 1,765 275,278 -25,892
1987 11,837 831 290,227 -32,724
1986 13,279 1,491 295,818 -23,297
1985 14,707 2,416 293,834 -103,115
1984 20,015 3,972 278,485 -96,266
1983 21,851 6,925 260,471 -84,566
1982 22,686 7,109 246,983 -76,976
1981 18,720 5,287 243,652 -74,624
1980 18,640 -2,212 238,977 -67,731
1979 19,535 -6,612 237,442 -60,198
1978 20,436 -9,348 225,895 131,248
1977 21,799 -5,697 224,284 135,047
1976 21,738 -11,843 221,992 127,735
1975 21,673 -3,807 219,748 26,332
1974 17,824 5,891 217,668 28,807
1973 13,532 11,558 215,940 30,467
1972 14,847 12,613 212,319 53,914
1971 15,220 12,286 202,450 65,291
1970 20,268 -36,579 191,775 72,000
1969 21,732 -42,207 184,118 77,805
1968 28,684 -15,561 186,254 105,890
1967 33,622 -5,353 191,536 105,830
1966 34,356 -12,059 191,506 101,999
1965 33,771 -21,731 194,470 103,626
1964 38,208 -20,414 208,899 98,761
1963 40,258 -7,624 223,105 94,932
1962 38,627 -6,852 228,177 90,842
1961 41,487 -11,828 228,686 85,981
1960 42,082 -9,489 226,027 83,525

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/kazakhstan | 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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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