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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 2,888,774 people in Lithuania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 2,845,693 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 1.98 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.15% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.85M (13% decline).

Finland vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Lithuania
2100 4,629,053 1,232,467
2099 4,645,228 1,248,433
2098 4,661,258 1,264,509
2097 4,676,964 1,280,780
2096 4,692,260 1,297,383
2095 4,707,633 1,314,564
2094 4,722,751 1,331,697
2093 4,738,088 1,349,357
2092 4,753,259 1,367,612
2091 4,768,754 1,386,232
2090 4,784,445 1,405,212
2089 4,799,982 1,424,549
2088 4,815,528 1,444,430
2087 4,831,523 1,464,444
2086 4,847,503 1,484,533
2085 4,863,391 1,505,287
2084 4,878,695 1,526,073
2083 4,894,099 1,547,148
2082 4,909,902 1,568,485
2081 4,925,741 1,589,950
2080 4,941,601 1,611,433
2079 4,957,156 1,632,875
2078 4,972,238 1,654,422
2077 4,987,486 1,675,958
2076 5,002,755 1,697,590
2075 5,017,572 1,719,253
2074 5,032,306 1,741,058
2073 5,046,593 1,762,435
2072 5,060,464 1,783,836
2071 5,074,179 1,805,485
2070 5,087,802 1,827,274
2069 5,101,058 1,849,644
2068 5,114,493 1,871,909
2067 5,127,889 1,894,433
2066 5,141,202 1,917,222
2065 5,155,429 1,940,378
2064 5,169,525 1,963,220
2063 5,183,843 1,986,033
2062 5,198,043 2,009,588
2061 5,212,670 2,033,204
2060 5,227,697 2,057,397
2059 5,242,988 2,081,777
2058 5,257,844 2,106,243
2057 5,273,628 2,130,801
2056 5,289,765 2,155,426
2055 5,305,934 2,180,174
2054 5,321,736 2,204,562
2053 5,337,053 2,228,432
2052 5,352,244 2,252,640
2051 5,367,229 2,276,529
2050 5,381,479 2,300,221
2049 5,395,348 2,323,058
2048 5,408,876 2,346,050
2047 5,422,100 2,369,429
2046 5,434,914 2,391,976
2045 5,447,770 2,414,470
2044 5,460,322 2,436,951
2043 5,473,016 2,460,277
2042 5,485,319 2,483,334
2041 5,497,690 2,506,119
2040 5,509,866 2,528,678
2039 5,522,256 2,552,188
2038 5,534,448 2,575,059
2037 5,546,603 2,598,050
2036 5,558,413 2,620,456
2035 5,569,919 2,642,405
2034 5,580,966 2,664,791
2033 5,591,512 2,686,738
2032 5,601,550 2,708,666
2031 5,611,269 2,730,633
2030 5,620,291 2,753,016
2029 5,628,791 2,775,584
2028 5,636,422 2,798,862
2027 5,643,240 2,822,301
2026 5,647,947 2,845,693
2025 5,646,436 2,888,774
2024 5,619,911 2,888,278
2023 5,583,911 2,871,585
2022 5,556,106 2,831,639
2021 5,541,017 2,808,380
2020 5,529,543 2,810,369
2019 5,521,606 2,811,089
2018 5,515,525 2,819,200
2017 5,508,214 2,842,639
2016 5,495,303 2,877,325
2015 5,479,531 2,911,109
2014 5,461,512 2,937,253
2013 5,438,972 2,961,250
2012 5,413,971 2,989,139
2011 5,388,272 3,028,115
2010 5,363,352 3,097,282
2009 5,338,871 3,162,916
2008 5,313,399 3,198,231
2007 5,288,720 3,231,294
2006 5,266,268 3,269,909
2005 5,246,096 3,322,528
2004 5,228,172 3,377,075
2003 5,213,014 3,415,213
2002 5,200,598 3,443,067
2001 5,188,008 3,470,818
2000 5,176,209 3,499,536
1999 5,165,474 3,524,238
1998 5,153,498 3,549,331
1997 5,139,835 3,575,137
1996 5,124,573 3,601,613
1995 5,107,790 3,629,102
1994 5,088,333 3,657,144
1993 5,066,447 3,682,613
1992 5,041,992 3,700,114
1991 5,013,740 3,704,134
1990 4,986,431 3,697,838
1989 4,964,371 3,684,255
1988 4,946,481 3,655,049
1987 4,932,123 3,616,367
1986 4,918,154 3,578,914
1985 4,902,206 3,544,543
1984 4,881,803 3,514,205
1983 4,855,787 3,485,192
1982 4,826,933 3,457,179
1981 4,799,964 3,432,947
1980 4,779,535 3,413,202
1979 4,764,690 3,397,842
1978 4,752,528 3,379,514
1977 4,738,902 3,355,036
1976 4,725,664 3,328,664
1975 4,711,440 3,301,652
1974 4,690,574 3,273,894
1973 4,666,081 3,244,438
1972 4,639,657 3,213,622
1971 4,612,124 3,179,041
1970 4,606,307 3,139,689
1969 4,623,785 3,107,321
1968 4,626,469 3,078,850
1967 4,605,744 3,044,400
1966 4,580,869 3,008,050
1965 4,563,732 2,971,450
1964 4,548,543 2,935,200
1963 4,523,309 2,898,950
1962 4,491,443 2,863,350
1961 4,461,005 2,823,550
1960 4,429,634 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 31,632 people (a 1.1% decline).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,300,221 people and rank change from 139th to 145th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Lithuania
2100 -0.35% -1.28%
2099 -0.34% -1.27%
2098 -0.34% -1.27%
2097 -0.33% -1.28%
2096 -0.33% -1.31%
2095 -0.32% -1.29%
2094 -0.32% -1.31%
2093 -0.32% -1.33%
2092 -0.32% -1.34%
2091 -0.33% -1.35%
2090 -0.32% -1.36%
2089 -0.32% -1.38%
2088 -0.33% -1.37%
2087 -0.33% -1.35%
2086 -0.33% -1.38%
2085 -0.31% -1.36%
2084 -0.31% -1.36%
2083 -0.32% -1.36%
2082 -0.32% -1.35%
2081 -0.32% -1.33%
2080 -0.31% -1.31%
2079 -0.3% -1.3%
2078 -0.31% -1.28%
2077 -0.31% -1.27%
2076 -0.3% -1.26%
2075 -0.29% -1.25%
2074 -0.28% -1.21%
2073 -0.27% -1.2%
2072 -0.27% -1.2%
2071 -0.27% -1.19%
2070 -0.26% -1.21%
2069 -0.26% -1.19%
2068 -0.26% -1.19%
2067 -0.26% -1.19%
2066 -0.28% -1.19%
2065 -0.27% -1.16%
2064 -0.28% -1.15%
2063 -0.27% -1.17%
2062 -0.28% -1.16%
2061 -0.29% -1.18%
2060 -0.29% -1.17%
2059 -0.28% -1.16%
2058 -0.3% -1.15%
2057 -0.31% -1.14%
2056 -0.3% -1.14%
2055 -0.3% -1.11%
2054 -0.29% -1.07%
2053 -0.28% -1.07%
2052 -0.28% -1.05%
2051 -0.26% -1.03%
2050 -0.26% -0.98%
2049 -0.25% -0.98%
2048 -0.24% -0.99%
2047 -0.24% -0.94%
2046 -0.24% -0.93%
2045 -0.23% -0.92%
2044 -0.23% -0.95%
2043 -0.22% -0.93%
2042 -0.23% -0.91%
2041 -0.22% -0.89%
2040 -0.22% -0.92%
2039 -0.22% -0.89%
2038 -0.22% -0.88%
2037 -0.21% -0.86%
2036 -0.21% -0.83%
2035 -0.2% -0.84%
2034 -0.19% -0.82%
2033 -0.18% -0.81%
2032 -0.17% -0.8%
2031 -0.16% -0.81%
2030 -0.15% -0.81%
2029 -0.14% -0.83%
2028 -0.12% -0.83%
2027 -0.08% -0.82%
2026 0.03% -1.49%
2025 0.47% 0.02%
2024 0.64% 0.58%
2023 0.5% 1.41%
2022 0.27% 0.83%
2021 0.21% -0.07%
2020 0.14% -0.03%
2019 0.11% -0.29%
2018 0.13% -0.82%
2017 0.23% -1.21%
2016 0.29% -1.16%
2015 0.33% -0.89%
2014 0.41% -0.81%
2013 0.46% -0.93%
2012 0.48% -1.29%
2011 0.46% -2.23%
2010 0.46% -2.08%
2009 0.48% -1.1%
2008 0.47% -1.02%
2007 0.43% -1.18%
2006 0.38% -1.58%
2005 0.34% -1.62%
2004 0.29% -1.12%
2003 0.24% -0.81%
2002 0.24% -0.8%
2001 0.23% -0.82%
2000 0.21% -0.7%
1999 0.23% -0.71%
1998 0.27% -0.72%
1997 0.3% -0.74%
1996 0.33% -0.76%
1995 0.38% -0.77%
1994 0.43% -0.69%
1993 0.49% -0.47%
1992 0.56% -0.11%
1991 0.55% 0.17%
1990 0.44% 0.37%
1989 0.36% 0.8%
1988 0.29% 1.07%
1987 0.28% 1.05%
1986 0.33% 0.97%
1985 0.42% 0.86%
1984 0.54% 0.83%
1983 0.6% 0.81%
1982 0.56% 0.71%
1981 0.43% 0.58%
1980 0.31% 0.45%
1979 0.26% 0.54%
1978 0.29% 0.73%
1977 0.28% 0.79%
1976 0.3% 0.82%
1975 0.44% 0.85%
1974 0.52% 0.91%
1973 0.57% 0.96%
1972 0.6% 1.09%
1971 0.13% 1.25%
1970 -0.38% 1.04%
1969 -0.06% 0.92%
1968 0.45% 1.13%
1967 0.54% 1.21%
1966 0.38% 1.23%
1965 0.33% 1.24%
1964 0.56% 1.25%
1963 0.71% 1.24%
1962 0.68% 1.41%
1961 0.71% 1.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Finland Lithuania
Current population
5647947
2845693
Population rank 120/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.03%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
17.7 hours
One birth every
12 minutes
27.6 minutes
One death every
8.99 minutes
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 +1
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +496
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +0.02%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 157/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -24,618
Net migration rank 33/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -24,618
2024 -14,612 26,894 -18,485 2,617
2023 -17,869 38,156 -16,368 44,935
2022 -18,335 60,353 -20,671 72,100
2021 -7,757 22,484 -24,433 19,657
2020 -8,847 17,504 -19,953 19,884
2019 -8,282 15,671 -13,212 10,665
2018 -7,170 11,822 -12,686 -3,459
2017 -3,856 13,356 -12,224 -28,027
2016 -1,099 17,321 -11,509 -30,612
2015 2,740 12,655 -11,935 -22,560
2014 4,915 15,915 -10,868 -12,387
2013 6,527 18,164 -12,733 -16,769
2012 7,579 17,894 -11,060 -21,387
2011 9,160 16,798 -10,901 -38,518
2010 10,191 14,080 -11,460 -78,887
2009 10,678 14,877 -9,805 -32,186
2008 10,627 15,626 -12,153 -16,482
2007 9,519 14,027 -15,510 -21,815
2006 11,059 10,820 -15,041 -24,730
2005 9,968 9,251 -14,287 -51,357
2004 9,933 6,956 -11,482 -32,312
2003 7,819 5,929 -10,929 -22,701
2002 6,241 5,255 -11,362 -12,627
2001 7,263 6,241 -9,024 -24,733
2000 7,765 2,497 -4,549 -16,077
1999 7,748 3,604 -3,877 -20,533
1998 7,730 4,417 -3,904 -22,002
1997 9,766 4,925 -3,218 -22,324
1996 11,274 3,757 -3,962 -23,236
1995 13,791 4,325 -3,992 -23,509
1994 17,300 3,834 -4,023 -24,104
1993 13,679 9,036 1,473 -23,949
1992 16,639 9,356 12,950 -25,175
1991 16,044 14,515 14,817 -10,744
1990 15,458 8,920 17,010 -8,840
1989 14,396 5,775 17,316 -26,985
1988 14,344 1,765 19,006 38,648
1987 11,837 831 22,422 10,820
1986 13,279 1,491 23,978 10,177
1985 14,707 2,416 19,140 9,417
1984 20,015 3,972 18,976 8,835
1983 21,851 6,925 20,911 8,585
1982 22,686 7,109 18,323 8,163
1981 18,720 5,287 16,478 7,752
1980 18,640 -2,212 16,042 7,412
1979 19,535 -6,612 16,989 6,932
1978 20,436 -9,348 17,573 7,328
1977 21,799 -5,697 19,124 8,964
1976 21,738 -11,843 20,305 8,581
1975 21,673 -3,807 20,470 8,170
1974 17,824 5,891 22,589 7,757
1973 13,532 11,558 22,712 7,327
1972 14,847 12,613 25,388 7,185
1971 15,220 12,286 28,930 7,130
1970 20,268 -36,579 27,629 6,530
1969 21,732 -42,207 27,345 4,179
1968 28,684 -15,561 28,325 6,522
1967 33,622 -5,353 29,226 5,251
1966 34,356 -12,059 30,381 4,799
1965 33,771 -21,731 30,309 4,196
1964 38,208 -20,414 34,048 3,820
1963 40,258 -7,624 33,918 3,428
1962 38,627 -6,852 34,933 2,899
1961 41,487 -11,828 40,376 2,550
1960 42,082 -9,489 40,845 2,328

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/lithuania | 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 Lithuania 65.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 161,476 people) and 34.5% is from migration (a gain of 85,200 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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