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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 10.5 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Finland vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Kenya
2100 4,615,954 105,238,162
2099 4,632,084 105,257,438
2098 4,648,068 105,257,489
2097 4,663,730 105,250,948
2096 4,678,982 105,220,085
2095 4,694,312 105,175,623
2094 4,709,388 105,118,372
2093 4,724,681 105,046,907
2092 4,739,809 104,955,024
2091 4,755,260 104,846,805
2090 4,770,907 104,718,130
2089 4,786,400 104,573,271
2088 4,801,901 104,414,197
2087 4,817,852 104,243,505
2086 4,833,786 104,056,143
2085 4,849,629 103,854,891
2084 4,864,891 103,640,244
2083 4,880,250 103,407,124
2082 4,896,009 103,158,580
2081 4,911,803 102,889,291
2080 4,927,618 102,594,978
2079 4,943,129 102,286,967
2078 4,958,168 101,961,280
2077 4,973,373 101,613,181
2076 4,988,599 101,239,843
2075 5,003,374 100,849,423
2074 5,018,067 100,436,632
2073 5,032,313 100,001,277
2072 5,046,145 99,533,234
2071 5,059,821 99,042,264
2070 5,073,405 98,529,166
2069 5,086,624 97,992,232
2068 5,100,021 97,428,138
2067 5,113,379 96,842,744
2066 5,126,654 96,230,345
2065 5,140,841 95,598,937
2064 5,154,898 94,942,874
2063 5,169,175 94,266,124
2062 5,183,334 93,561,519
2061 5,197,920 92,837,768
2060 5,212,905 92,098,717
2059 5,228,152 91,343,602
2058 5,242,966 90,569,828
2057 5,258,706 89,783,087
2056 5,274,797 88,994,126
2055 5,290,920 88,192,182
2054 5,306,678 87,379,992
2053 5,321,951 86,552,281
2052 5,337,100 85,710,403
2051 5,352,042 84,850,558
2050 5,366,251 83,976,685
2049 5,380,081 83,090,517
2048 5,393,571 82,191,119
2047 5,406,757 81,274,836
2046 5,419,535 80,340,592
2045 5,432,355 79,389,433
2044 5,444,871 78,414,158
2043 5,457,529 77,418,567
2042 5,469,797 76,399,781
2041 5,482,134 75,363,853
2040 5,494,276 74,308,480
2039 5,506,630 73,241,028
2038 5,518,788 72,153,876
2037 5,530,908 71,058,753
2036 5,542,684 69,949,421
2035 5,554,158 68,831,151
2034 5,565,174 67,705,051
2033 5,575,691 66,569,532
2032 5,585,700 65,431,402
2031 5,595,391 64,289,540
2030 5,604,388 63,153,520
2029 5,612,864 62,021,378
2028 5,620,473 60,894,078
2027 5,627,272 59,770,115
2026 5,631,965 58,653,621
2025 5,630,458 57,540,609
2024 5,619,911 56,432,944
2023 5,583,911 55,339,003
2022 5,556,106 54,252,461
2021 5,541,017 53,219,166
2020 5,529,543 52,217,334
2019 5,521,606 51,202,827
2018 5,515,525 50,207,107
2017 5,508,214 49,197,766
2016 5,495,303 48,139,687
2015 5,479,531 47,088,526
2014 5,461,512 46,051,440
2013 5,438,972 44,986,791
2012 5,413,971 43,888,303
2011 5,388,272 42,758,461
2010 5,363,352 41,598,567
2009 5,338,871 40,408,891
2008 5,313,399 39,206,351
2007 5,288,720 38,036,349
2006 5,266,268 36,904,008
2005 5,246,096 35,796,484
2004 5,228,172 34,713,455
2003 5,213,014 33,652,223
2002 5,200,598 32,629,808
2001 5,188,008 31,619,170
2000 5,176,209 30,642,890
1999 5,165,474 29,733,408
1998 5,153,498 28,888,057
1997 5,139,835 28,101,768
1996 5,124,573 27,344,211
1995 5,107,790 26,601,751
1994 5,088,333 25,857,130
1993 5,066,447 25,117,188
1992 5,041,992 24,382,460
1991 5,013,740 23,646,514
1990 4,986,431 22,892,651
1989 4,964,371 22,118,434
1988 4,946,481 21,356,219
1987 4,932,123 20,616,096
1986 4,918,154 19,901,646
1985 4,902,206 19,201,768
1984 4,881,803 18,514,906
1983 4,855,787 17,846,374
1982 4,826,933 17,206,175
1981 4,799,964 16,601,507
1980 4,779,535 16,018,459
1979 4,764,690 15,460,666
1978 4,752,528 14,934,126
1977 4,738,902 14,428,819
1976 4,725,664 13,957,623
1975 4,711,440 13,511,671
1974 4,690,574 13,070,078
1973 4,666,081 12,634,835
1972 4,639,657 12,206,060
1971 4,612,124 11,788,904
1970 4,606,307 11,368,791
1969 4,623,785 10,939,695
1968 4,626,469 10,518,823
1967 4,605,744 10,111,057
1966 4,580,869 9,717,816
1965 4,563,732 9,338,078
1964 4,548,543 8,973,535
1963 4,523,309 8,627,971
1962 4,491,443 8,299,308
1961 4,461,005 7,987,770
1960 4,429,634 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Kenya
2100 -0.35% -0.02%
2099 -0.34% -0%
2098 -0.34% 0.006%
2097 -0.33% 0.03%
2096 -0.33% 0.04%
2095 -0.32% 0.05%
2094 -0.32% 0.07%
2093 -0.32% 0.09%
2092 -0.32% 0.1%
2091 -0.33% 0.12%
2090 -0.32% 0.14%
2089 -0.32% 0.15%
2088 -0.33% 0.16%
2087 -0.33% 0.18%
2086 -0.33% 0.19%
2085 -0.31% 0.21%
2084 -0.31% 0.23%
2083 -0.32% 0.24%
2082 -0.32% 0.26%
2081 -0.32% 0.29%
2080 -0.31% 0.3%
2079 -0.3% 0.32%
2078 -0.31% 0.34%
2077 -0.31% 0.37%
2076 -0.3% 0.39%
2075 -0.29% 0.41%
2074 -0.28% 0.44%
2073 -0.27% 0.47%
2072 -0.27% 0.5%
2071 -0.27% 0.52%
2070 -0.26% 0.55%
2069 -0.26% 0.58%
2068 -0.26% 0.6%
2067 -0.26% 0.64%
2066 -0.28% 0.66%
2065 -0.27% 0.69%
2064 -0.28% 0.72%
2063 -0.27% 0.75%
2062 -0.28% 0.78%
2061 -0.29% 0.8%
2060 -0.29% 0.83%
2059 -0.28% 0.85%
2058 -0.3% 0.88%
2057 -0.31% 0.89%
2056 -0.3% 0.91%
2055 -0.3% 0.93%
2054 -0.29% 0.96%
2053 -0.28% 0.98%
2052 -0.28% 1.01%
2051 -0.26% 1.04%
2050 -0.26% 1.07%
2049 -0.25% 1.09%
2048 -0.24% 1.13%
2047 -0.24% 1.16%
2046 -0.24% 1.2%
2045 -0.23% 1.24%
2044 -0.23% 1.29%
2043 -0.22% 1.33%
2042 -0.23% 1.37%
2041 -0.22% 1.42%
2040 -0.22% 1.46%
2039 -0.22% 1.51%
2038 -0.22% 1.54%
2037 -0.21% 1.59%
2036 -0.21% 1.62%
2035 -0.2% 1.66%
2034 -0.19% 1.71%
2033 -0.18% 1.74%
2032 -0.17% 1.78%
2031 -0.16% 1.8%
2030 -0.15% 1.83%
2029 -0.14% 1.85%
2028 -0.12% 1.88%
2027 -0.08% 1.9%
2026 0.03% 1.93%
2025 0.19% 1.96%
2024 0.64% 1.98%
2023 0.5% 2%
2022 0.27% 1.94%
2021 0.21% 1.92%
2020 0.14% 1.98%
2019 0.11% 1.98%
2018 0.13% 2.05%
2017 0.23% 2.2%
2016 0.29% 2.23%
2015 0.33% 2.25%
2014 0.41% 2.37%
2013 0.46% 2.5%
2012 0.48% 2.64%
2011 0.46% 2.79%
2010 0.46% 2.94%
2009 0.48% 3.07%
2008 0.47% 3.08%
2007 0.43% 3.07%
2006 0.38% 3.09%
2005 0.34% 3.12%
2004 0.29% 3.15%
2003 0.24% 3.13%
2002 0.24% 3.2%
2001 0.23% 3.19%
2000 0.21% 3.06%
1999 0.23% 2.93%
1998 0.27% 2.8%
1997 0.3% 2.77%
1996 0.33% 2.79%
1995 0.38% 2.88%
1994 0.43% 2.95%
1993 0.49% 3.01%
1992 0.56% 3.11%
1991 0.55% 3.29%
1990 0.44% 3.5%
1989 0.36% 3.57%
1988 0.29% 3.59%
1987 0.28% 3.59%
1986 0.33% 3.64%
1985 0.42% 3.71%
1984 0.54% 3.75%
1983 0.6% 3.72%
1982 0.56% 3.64%
1981 0.43% 3.64%
1980 0.31% 3.61%
1979 0.26% 3.53%
1978 0.29% 3.5%
1977 0.28% 3.38%
1976 0.3% 3.3%
1975 0.44% 3.38%
1974 0.52% 3.44%
1973 0.57% 3.51%
1972 0.6% 3.54%
1971 0.13% 3.7%
1970 -0.38% 3.92%
1969 -0.06% 4%
1968 0.45% 4.03%
1967 0.54% 4.05%
1966 0.38% 4.07%
1965 0.33% 4.06%
1964 0.56% 4.01%
1963 0.71% 3.96%
1962 0.68% 3.9%
1961 0.71% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Finland Kenya
Current population
5631965
58955623
Population rank 120/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.71%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
12.1 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 53/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -27,330
Net migration rank 33/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -27,330
2024 - 26,894 - -19,781
2023 -17,869 38,156 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -18,335 60,353 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -7,757 22,484 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -8,847 17,504 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -8,282 15,671 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -7,170 11,822 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -3,856 13,356 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -1,099 17,321 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 2,740 12,655 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 4,915 15,915 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 6,527 18,164 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 7,579 17,894 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 9,160 16,798 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 10,191 14,080 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 10,678 14,877 1,193,598 7,096
2008 10,627 15,626 1,174,818 29,612
2007 9,519 14,027 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 11,059 10,820 1,113,357 15,767
2005 9,968 9,251 1,080,446 5,501
2004 9,933 6,956 1,048,590 31,525
2003 7,819 5,929 1,018,182 24,175
2002 6,241 5,255 992,044 10,431
2001 7,263 6,241 963,721 55,052
2000 7,765 2,497 928,357 5,407
1999 7,748 3,604 898,484 -13,257
1998 7,730 4,417 875,511 -70,023
1997 9,766 4,925 847,493 -80,443
1996 11,274 3,757 827,326 -79,276
1995 13,791 4,325 812,391 -75,506
1994 17,300 3,834 792,702 -40,367
1993 13,679 9,036 788,579 -61,054
1992 16,639 9,356 785,018 -43,085
1991 16,044 14,515 790,030 -60,087
1990 15,458 8,920 789,087 -11,338
1989 14,396 5,775 795,622 -24,949
1988 14,344 1,765 785,652 -31,894
1987 11,837 831 775,124 -48,633
1986 13,279 1,491 755,606 -53,183
1985 14,707 2,416 732,739 -35,400
1984 20,015 3,972 709,639 -33,253
1983 21,851 6,925 684,587 -23,905
1982 22,686 7,109 663,109 -43,382
1981 18,720 5,287 642,379 -52,761
1980 18,640 -2,212 616,390 -39,920
1979 19,535 -6,612 595,390 -56,280
1978 20,436 -9,348 574,695 -60,718
1977 21,799 -5,697 554,124 -57,493
1976 21,738 -11,843 536,740 -90,990
1975 21,673 -3,807 517,579 -71,421
1974 17,824 5,891 500,008 -62,973
1973 13,532 11,558 485,556 -52,102
1972 14,847 12,613 472,557 -48,466
1971 15,220 12,286 459,897 -49,671
1970 20,268 -36,579 443,065 -13,064
1969 21,732 -42,207 427,819 369
1968 28,684 -15,561 411,948 1,611
1967 33,622 -5,353 396,920 5,060
1966 34,356 -12,059 382,891 1,616
1965 33,771 -21,731 366,444 8,524
1964 38,208 -20,414 349,322 4,788
1963 40,258 -7,624 332,763 4,246
1962 38,627 -6,852 315,797 4,521
1961 41,487 -11,828 298,463 4,296
1960 42,082 -9,489 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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