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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 139,020 in Kiribati.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 40.5 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 100K to 139K (39% growth).

Finland vs Kiribati: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Kiribati
2100 4,615,954 224,304
2099 4,632,084 224,298
2098 4,648,068 224,273
2097 4,663,730 224,218
2096 4,678,982 224,129
2095 4,694,312 224,011
2094 4,709,388 223,823
2093 4,724,681 223,610
2092 4,739,809 223,345
2091 4,755,260 222,990
2090 4,770,907 222,603
2089 4,786,400 222,236
2088 4,801,901 221,815
2087 4,817,852 221,342
2086 4,833,786 220,868
2085 4,849,629 220,356
2084 4,864,891 219,806
2083 4,880,250 219,225
2082 4,896,009 218,627
2081 4,911,803 218,023
2080 4,927,618 217,379
2079 4,943,129 216,698
2078 4,958,168 216,006
2077 4,973,373 215,335
2076 4,988,599 214,593
2075 5,003,374 213,814
2074 5,018,067 213,008
2073 5,032,313 212,192
2072 5,046,145 211,363
2071 5,059,821 210,474
2070 5,073,405 209,555
2069 5,086,624 208,630
2068 5,100,021 207,619
2067 5,113,379 206,540
2066 5,126,654 205,477
2065 5,140,841 204,345
2064 5,154,898 203,209
2063 5,169,175 202,011
2062 5,183,334 200,844
2061 5,197,920 199,618
2060 5,212,905 198,339
2059 5,228,152 196,959
2058 5,242,966 195,550
2057 5,258,706 194,095
2056 5,274,797 192,602
2055 5,290,920 191,105
2054 5,306,678 189,574
2053 5,321,951 188,051
2052 5,337,100 186,430
2051 5,352,042 184,824
2050 5,366,251 183,129
2049 5,380,081 181,377
2048 5,393,571 179,576
2047 5,406,757 177,832
2046 5,419,535 176,010
2045 5,432,355 174,194
2044 5,444,871 172,376
2043 5,457,529 170,499
2042 5,469,797 168,651
2041 5,482,134 166,820
2040 5,494,276 165,023
2039 5,506,630 163,172
2038 5,518,788 161,308
2037 5,530,908 159,426
2036 5,542,684 157,529
2035 5,554,158 155,656
2034 5,565,174 153,821
2033 5,575,691 151,958
2032 5,585,700 150,080
2031 5,595,391 148,164
2030 5,604,388 146,257
2029 5,612,864 144,338
2028 5,620,473 142,425
2027 5,627,272 140,456
2026 5,631,965 138,488
2025 5,630,458 136,514
2024 5,619,911 134,518
2023 5,583,911 132,530
2022 5,556,106 130,469
2021 5,541,017 128,377
2020 5,529,543 126,099
2019 5,521,606 123,921
2018 5,515,525 122,084
2017 5,508,214 120,275
2016 5,495,303 118,478
2015 5,479,531 116,815
2014 5,461,512 115,326
2013 5,438,972 113,838
2012 5,413,971 112,284
2011 5,388,272 110,647
2010 5,363,352 108,704
2009 5,338,871 106,467
2008 5,313,399 104,222
2007 5,288,720 102,068
2006 5,266,268 100,017
2005 5,246,096 98,035
2004 5,228,172 96,085
2003 5,213,014 94,175
2002 5,200,598 92,264
2001 5,188,008 90,335
2000 5,176,209 88,613
1999 5,165,474 87,126
1998 5,153,498 85,657
1997 5,139,835 84,147
1996 5,124,573 82,623
1995 5,107,790 81,234
1994 5,088,333 80,021
1993 5,066,447 78,841
1992 5,041,992 77,641
1991 5,013,740 76,367
1990 4,986,431 74,855
1989 4,964,371 73,147
1988 4,946,481 71,427
1987 4,932,123 69,733
1986 4,918,154 68,059
1985 4,902,206 66,496
1984 4,881,803 65,228
1983 4,855,787 64,169
1982 4,826,933 63,134
1981 4,799,964 62,121
1980 4,779,535 61,148
1979 4,764,690 60,172
1978 4,752,528 59,864
1977 4,738,902 60,267
1976 4,725,664 60,661
1975 4,711,440 60,987
1974 4,690,574 61,219
1973 4,666,081 60,824
1972 4,639,657 59,778
1971 4,612,124 58,652
1970 4,606,307 57,510
1969 4,623,785 56,360
1968 4,626,469 55,529
1967 4,605,744 54,996
1966 4,580,869 54,425
1965 4,563,732 53,439
1964 4,548,543 52,088
1963 4,523,309 50,791
1962 4,491,443 49,538
1961 4,461,005 48,323
1960 4,429,634 47,157

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/kiribati | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 20,542 people (a 17.3% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2006 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 31.7% to 183,129 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 224K people in 2100 for Kiribati.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Kiribati
2100 -0.35% 0.003%
2099 -0.34% 0.01%
2098 -0.34% 0.02%
2097 -0.33% 0.04%
2096 -0.33% 0.05%
2095 -0.32% 0.08%
2094 -0.32% 0.1%
2093 -0.32% 0.12%
2092 -0.32% 0.16%
2091 -0.33% 0.17%
2090 -0.32% 0.17%
2089 -0.32% 0.19%
2088 -0.33% 0.21%
2087 -0.33% 0.21%
2086 -0.33% 0.23%
2085 -0.31% 0.25%
2084 -0.31% 0.27%
2083 -0.32% 0.27%
2082 -0.32% 0.28%
2081 -0.32% 0.3%
2080 -0.31% 0.31%
2079 -0.3% 0.32%
2078 -0.31% 0.31%
2077 -0.31% 0.35%
2076 -0.3% 0.36%
2075 -0.29% 0.38%
2074 -0.28% 0.38%
2073 -0.27% 0.39%
2072 -0.27% 0.42%
2071 -0.27% 0.44%
2070 -0.26% 0.44%
2069 -0.26% 0.49%
2068 -0.26% 0.52%
2067 -0.26% 0.52%
2066 -0.28% 0.55%
2065 -0.27% 0.56%
2064 -0.28% 0.59%
2063 -0.27% 0.58%
2062 -0.28% 0.61%
2061 -0.29% 0.65%
2060 -0.29% 0.7%
2059 -0.28% 0.72%
2058 -0.3% 0.75%
2057 -0.31% 0.78%
2056 -0.3% 0.78%
2055 -0.3% 0.81%
2054 -0.29% 0.81%
2053 -0.28% 0.87%
2052 -0.28% 0.87%
2051 -0.26% 0.93%
2050 -0.26% 0.97%
2049 -0.25% 1%
2048 -0.24% 0.98%
2047 -0.24% 1.03%
2046 -0.24% 1.04%
2045 -0.23% 1.05%
2044 -0.23% 1.1%
2043 -0.22% 1.1%
2042 -0.23% 1.1%
2041 -0.22% 1.09%
2040 -0.22% 1.13%
2039 -0.22% 1.16%
2038 -0.22% 1.18%
2037 -0.21% 1.2%
2036 -0.21% 1.2%
2035 -0.2% 1.19%
2034 -0.19% 1.23%
2033 -0.18% 1.25%
2032 -0.17% 1.29%
2031 -0.16% 1.3%
2030 -0.15% 1.33%
2029 -0.14% 1.34%
2028 -0.12% 1.4%
2027 -0.08% 1.42%
2026 0.03% 1.45%
2025 0.19% 1.48%
2024 0.64% 1.5%
2023 0.5% 1.58%
2022 0.27% 1.63%
2021 0.21% 1.81%
2020 0.14% 1.76%
2019 0.11% 1.5%
2018 0.13% 1.5%
2017 0.23% 1.52%
2016 0.29% 1.42%
2015 0.33% 1.29%
2014 0.41% 1.31%
2013 0.46% 1.38%
2012 0.48% 1.48%
2011 0.46% 1.79%
2010 0.46% 2.1%
2009 0.48% 2.15%
2008 0.47% 2.11%
2007 0.43% 2.05%
2006 0.38% 2.02%
2005 0.34% 2.03%
2004 0.29% 2.03%
2003 0.24% 2.07%
2002 0.24% 2.14%
2001 0.23% 1.94%
2000 0.21% 1.71%
1999 0.23% 1.71%
1998 0.27% 1.79%
1997 0.3% 1.84%
1996 0.33% 1.71%
1995 0.38% 1.52%
1994 0.43% 1.5%
1993 0.49% 1.55%
1992 0.56% 1.67%
1991 0.55% 2.02%
1990 0.44% 2.34%
1989 0.36% 2.41%
1988 0.29% 2.43%
1987 0.28% 2.46%
1986 0.33% 2.35%
1985 0.42% 1.94%
1984 0.54% 1.65%
1983 0.6% 1.64%
1982 0.56% 1.63%
1981 0.43% 1.59%
1980 0.31% 1.62%
1979 0.26% 0.51%
1978 0.29% -0.67%
1977 0.28% -0.65%
1976 0.3% -0.53%
1975 0.44% -0.38%
1974 0.52% 0.65%
1973 0.57% 1.75%
1972 0.6% 1.92%
1971 0.13% 1.99%
1970 -0.38% 2.04%
1969 -0.06% 1.5%
1968 0.45% 0.97%
1967 0.54% 1.05%
1966 0.38% 1.85%
1965 0.33% 2.59%
1964 0.56% 2.55%
1963 0.71% 2.53%
1962 0.68% 2.51%
1961 0.71% 2.47%

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/kiribati | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Kiribati's population grew by 1.5%.

Live population counters

Finland Kiribati
Current population
5631965
139020
Population rank 120/197 180/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.002%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
4.41 hours
One birth every
12.1 minutes
2.56 hours
One death every
8.56 minutes
9.39 hours
Daily growth/decline +99 +5
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +1,988
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.5%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 72/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
19 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 -462
Net migration rank 33/196 88/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 3,302
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 190/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 2.5%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 128/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Kiribati
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Kiribati
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -462
2024 - 26,894 - -471
2023 -17,869 38,156 2,487 -485
2022 -18,335 60,353 2,522 -395
2021 -7,757 22,484 2,408 -348
2020 -8,847 17,504 2,497 0
2019 -8,282 15,671 2,560 -705
2018 -7,170 11,822 2,561 -741
2017 -3,856 13,356 2,549 -750
2016 -1,099 17,321 2,546 -756
2015 2,740 12,655 2,555 -1,022
2014 4,915 15,915 2,577 -1,128
2013 6,527 18,164 2,629 -1,101
2012 7,579 17,894 2,678 -1,093
2011 9,160 16,798 2,709 -1,019
2010 10,191 14,080 2,644 -456
2009 10,678 14,877 2,573 -289
2008 10,627 15,626 2,493 -289
2007 9,519 14,027 2,393 -290
2006 11,059 10,820 2,285 -290
2005 9,968 9,251 2,188 -226
2004 9,933 6,956 2,118 -181
2003 7,819 5,929 2,045 -157
2002 6,241 5,255 2,074 -137
2001 7,263 6,241 2,121 -201
2000 7,765 2,497 2,153 -629
1999 7,748 3,604 2,186 -733
1998 7,730 4,417 2,210 -716
1997 9,766 4,925 2,220 -693
1996 11,274 3,757 2,217 -701
1995 13,791 4,325 2,183 -928
1994 17,300 3,834 2,168 -996
1993 13,679 9,036 2,161 -975
1992 16,639 9,356 2,173 -951
1991 16,044 14,515 2,176 -844
1990 15,458 8,920 2,127 -441
1989 14,396 5,775 2,073 -338
1988 14,344 1,765 2,022 -321
1987 11,837 831 1,982 -298
1986 13,279 1,491 1,933 -273
1985 14,707 2,416 1,881 -419
1984 20,015 3,972 1,813 -730
1983 21,851 6,925 1,748 -702
1982 22,686 7,109 1,697 -674
1981 18,720 5,287 1,635 -645
1980 18,640 -2,212 1,571 -610
1979 19,535 -6,612 1,509 -516
1978 20,436 -9,348 1,480 -1,858
1977 21,799 -5,697 1,426 -1,854
1976 21,738 -11,843 1,425 -1,795
1975 21,673 -3,807 1,423 -1,706
1974 17,824 5,891 1,430 -1,605
1973 13,532 11,558 1,409 -440
1972 14,847 12,613 1,406 -290
1971 15,220 12,286 1,406 -265
1970 20,268 -36,579 1,388 -233
1969 21,732 -42,207 1,367 -222
1968 28,684 -15,561 1,393 -876
1967 33,622 -5,353 1,417 -873
1966 34,356 -12,059 1,437 -840
1965 33,771 -21,731 1,376 0
1964 38,208 -20,414 1,318 0
1963 40,258 -7,624 1,273 0
1962 38,627 -6,852 1,233 0
1961 41,487 -11,828 1,199 0
1960 42,082 -9,489 1,141 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/kiribati | 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 Kiribati 80% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,262 people) and 20% is from migration (a loss of 6,330 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 3,302 people or 2.5% in Kiribati.

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
Kiribati
City Population
South Tarawa 63.4K
London 1.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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