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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 686,970 people in Luxembourg in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 697,802 in Luxembourg.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 8.09 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.94% in Luxembourg.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 698K (47.6% growth).

Finland vs Luxembourg: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Luxembourg
2100 4,629,053 760,055
2099 4,645,228 761,871
2098 4,661,258 763,627
2097 4,676,964 765,472
2096 4,692,260 767,128
2095 4,707,633 768,456
2094 4,722,751 770,080
2093 4,738,088 771,655
2092 4,753,259 773,129
2091 4,768,754 774,950
2090 4,784,445 776,632
2089 4,799,982 778,332
2088 4,815,528 780,148
2087 4,831,523 782,099
2086 4,847,503 784,047
2085 4,863,391 785,931
2084 4,878,695 787,814
2083 4,894,099 789,410
2082 4,909,902 791,384
2081 4,925,741 793,230
2080 4,941,601 794,913
2079 4,957,156 796,562
2078 4,972,238 798,015
2077 4,987,486 799,552
2076 5,002,755 800,980
2075 5,017,572 802,329
2074 5,032,306 803,649
2073 5,046,593 805,065
2072 5,060,464 806,490
2071 5,074,179 807,534
2070 5,087,802 808,891
2069 5,101,058 809,871
2068 5,114,493 810,615
2067 5,127,889 811,270
2066 5,141,202 811,697
2065 5,155,429 812,055
2064 5,169,525 812,347
2063 5,183,843 812,618
2062 5,198,043 812,825
2061 5,212,670 812,670
2060 5,227,697 812,579
2059 5,242,988 812,345
2058 5,257,844 811,949
2057 5,273,628 811,547
2056 5,289,765 811,136
2055 5,305,934 810,018
2054 5,321,736 808,772
2053 5,337,053 807,469
2052 5,352,244 806,069
2051 5,367,229 804,175
2050 5,381,479 802,377
2049 5,395,348 800,333
2048 5,408,876 797,869
2047 5,422,100 795,366
2046 5,434,914 792,679
2045 5,447,770 789,667
2044 5,460,322 786,581
2043 5,473,016 783,374
2042 5,485,319 779,750
2041 5,497,690 775,990
2040 5,509,866 772,121
2039 5,522,256 767,824
2038 5,534,448 763,311
2037 5,546,603 758,894
2036 5,558,413 754,191
2035 5,569,919 749,172
2034 5,580,966 744,087
2033 5,591,512 738,759
2032 5,601,550 733,039
2031 5,611,269 727,303
2030 5,620,291 721,333
2029 5,628,791 714,969
2028 5,636,422 708,110
2027 5,643,240 701,168
2026 5,647,947 694,248
2025 5,646,436 686,970
2024 5,619,911 677,012
2023 5,583,911 666,430
2022 5,556,106 653,103
2021 5,541,017 640,064
2020 5,529,543 630,419
2019 5,521,606 620,001
2018 5,515,525 607,950
2017 5,508,214 596,336
2016 5,495,303 582,014
2015 5,479,531 569,604
2014 5,461,512 556,319
2013 5,438,972 543,360
2012 5,413,971 530,946
2011 5,388,272 518,347
2010 5,363,352 506,953
2009 5,338,871 497,783
2008 5,313,399 488,650
2007 5,288,720 479,993
2006 5,266,268 472,637
2005 5,246,096 465,158
2004 5,228,172 458,095
2003 5,213,014 451,630
2002 5,200,598 446,175
2001 5,188,008 441,525
2000 5,176,209 436,300
1999 5,165,474 430,475
1998 5,153,498 424,700
1997 5,139,835 419,450
1996 5,124,573 414,225
1995 5,107,790 408,625
1994 5,088,333 402,925
1993 5,066,447 397,475
1992 5,041,992 392,175
1991 5,013,740 387,000
1990 4,986,431 381,850
1989 4,964,371 377,100
1988 4,946,481 373,450
1987 4,932,123 370,750
1986 4,918,154 368,355
1985 4,902,206 366,706
1984 4,881,803 365,998
1983 4,855,787 365,622
1982 4,826,933 365,525
1981 4,799,964 365,225
1980 4,779,535 364,150
1979 4,764,690 362,856
1978 4,752,528 362,007
1977 4,738,902 361,358
1976 4,725,664 360,731
1975 4,711,440 358,950
1974 4,690,574 355,050
1973 4,666,081 350,450
1972 4,639,657 346,600
1971 4,612,124 342,421
1970 4,606,307 339,171
1969 4,623,785 337,500
1968 4,626,469 335,850
1967 4,605,744 334,995
1966 4,580,869 333,895
1965 4,563,732 331,500
1964 4,548,543 327,750
1963 4,523,309 324,100
1962 4,491,443 320,750
1961 4,461,005 316,845
1960 4,429,634 313,970

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 115,788 people (a 19.9% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15% to 802,377 people and will still be ranked 164th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people compared to the peak of 813K people in 2062 for Luxembourg.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Luxembourg
2100 -0.35% -0.24%
2099 -0.34% -0.23%
2098 -0.34% -0.24%
2097 -0.33% -0.22%
2096 -0.33% -0.17%
2095 -0.32% -0.21%
2094 -0.32% -0.2%
2093 -0.32% -0.19%
2092 -0.32% -0.23%
2091 -0.33% -0.22%
2090 -0.32% -0.22%
2089 -0.32% -0.23%
2088 -0.33% -0.25%
2087 -0.33% -0.25%
2086 -0.33% -0.24%
2085 -0.31% -0.24%
2084 -0.31% -0.2%
2083 -0.32% -0.25%
2082 -0.32% -0.23%
2081 -0.32% -0.21%
2080 -0.31% -0.21%
2079 -0.3% -0.18%
2078 -0.31% -0.19%
2077 -0.31% -0.18%
2076 -0.3% -0.17%
2075 -0.29% -0.16%
2074 -0.28% -0.18%
2073 -0.27% -0.18%
2072 -0.27% -0.13%
2071 -0.27% -0.17%
2070 -0.26% -0.12%
2069 -0.26% -0.09%
2068 -0.26% -0.08%
2067 -0.26% -0.05%
2066 -0.28% -0.04%
2065 -0.27% -0.04%
2064 -0.28% -0.03%
2063 -0.27% -0.03%
2062 -0.28% 0.02%
2061 -0.29% 0.01%
2060 -0.29% 0.03%
2059 -0.28% 0.05%
2058 -0.3% 0.05%
2057 -0.31% 0.05%
2056 -0.3% 0.14%
2055 -0.3% 0.15%
2054 -0.29% 0.16%
2053 -0.28% 0.17%
2052 -0.28% 0.24%
2051 -0.26% 0.22%
2050 -0.26% 0.26%
2049 -0.25% 0.31%
2048 -0.24% 0.31%
2047 -0.24% 0.34%
2046 -0.24% 0.38%
2045 -0.23% 0.39%
2044 -0.23% 0.41%
2043 -0.22% 0.46%
2042 -0.23% 0.48%
2041 -0.22% 0.5%
2040 -0.22% 0.56%
2039 -0.22% 0.59%
2038 -0.22% 0.58%
2037 -0.21% 0.62%
2036 -0.21% 0.67%
2035 -0.2% 0.68%
2034 -0.19% 0.72%
2033 -0.18% 0.78%
2032 -0.17% 0.79%
2031 -0.16% 0.83%
2030 -0.15% 0.89%
2029 -0.14% 0.97%
2028 -0.12% 0.99%
2027 -0.08% 1%
2026 0.03% 1.06%
2025 0.47% 1.47%
2024 0.64% 1.59%
2023 0.5% 2.04%
2022 0.27% 2.04%
2021 0.21% 1.53%
2020 0.14% 1.68%
2019 0.11% 1.98%
2018 0.13% 1.95%
2017 0.23% 2.46%
2016 0.29% 2.18%
2015 0.33% 2.39%
2014 0.41% 2.38%
2013 0.46% 2.34%
2012 0.48% 2.43%
2011 0.46% 2.25%
2010 0.46% 1.84%
2009 0.48% 1.87%
2008 0.47% 1.8%
2007 0.43% 1.56%
2006 0.38% 1.61%
2005 0.34% 1.54%
2004 0.29% 1.43%
2003 0.24% 1.22%
2002 0.24% 1.05%
2001 0.23% 1.2%
2000 0.21% 1.35%
1999 0.23% 1.36%
1998 0.27% 1.25%
1997 0.3% 1.26%
1996 0.33% 1.37%
1995 0.38% 1.41%
1994 0.43% 1.37%
1993 0.49% 1.35%
1992 0.56% 1.34%
1991 0.55% 1.35%
1990 0.44% 1.26%
1989 0.36% 0.98%
1988 0.29% 0.73%
1987 0.28% 0.65%
1986 0.33% 0.45%
1985 0.42% 0.19%
1984 0.54% 0.1%
1983 0.6% 0.03%
1982 0.56% 0.08%
1981 0.43% 0.3%
1980 0.31% 0.36%
1979 0.26% 0.23%
1978 0.29% 0.18%
1977 0.28% 0.17%
1976 0.3% 0.5%
1975 0.44% 1.1%
1974 0.52% 1.31%
1973 0.57% 1.11%
1972 0.6% 1.22%
1971 0.13% 0.96%
1970 -0.38% 0.5%
1969 -0.06% 0.49%
1968 0.45% 0.26%
1967 0.54% 0.33%
1966 0.38% 0.72%
1965 0.33% 1.14%
1964 0.56% 1.13%
1963 0.71% 1.04%
1962 0.68% 1.23%
1961 0.71% 0.92%

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 Luxembourg's population grew by 1.47%.

Live population counters

Finland Luxembourg
Current population
5647947
697802
Population rank 120/197 164/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.008%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
52.9 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
1.36 hours
One death every
8.99 minutes
1.96 hours
Daily growth/decline +73 +27
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +9,958
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +1.47%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 71/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.68 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 +5,237
Net migration rank 33/196 51/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 344,309
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 94/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 51.2%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 8/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Luxembourg
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 5,237
2024 -14,612 26,894 1,963 5,677
2023 -17,869 38,156 1,933 5,905
2022 -18,335 60,353 2,024 13,194
2021 -7,757 22,484 2,240 8,724
2020 -8,847 17,504 1,828 6,967
2019 -8,282 15,671 1,922 10,503
2018 -7,170 11,822 1,945 10,145
2017 -3,856 13,356 1,968 9,643
2016 -1,099 17,321 2,095 12,760
2015 2,740 12,655 2,107 11,377
2014 4,915 15,915 2,225 11,217
2013 6,527 18,164 2,336 10,535
2012 7,579 17,894 2,124 10,273
2011 9,160 16,798 1,814 10,918
2010 10,191 14,080 2,129 7,909
2009 10,678 14,877 1,991 6,855
2008 10,627 15,626 2,003 7,969
2007 9,519 14,027 1,584 6,244
2006 11,059 10,820 1,748 5,557
2005 9,968 9,251 1,721 6,310
2004 9,933 6,956 1,878 4,566
2003 7,819 5,929 1,220 5,581
2002 6,241 5,255 1,607 2,759
2001 7,263 6,241 1,766 3,427
2000 7,765 2,497 1,963 4,516
1999 7,748 3,604 1,808 4,666
1998 7,730 4,417 1,486 3,874
1997 9,766 4,925 1,552 3,711
1996 11,274 3,757 1,781 3,603
1995 13,791 4,325 1,634 4,385
1994 17,300 3,834 1,652 3,900
1993 13,679 9,036 1,470 4,055
1992 16,639 9,356 1,098 4,101
1991 16,044 14,515 1,239 4,067
1990 15,458 8,920 1,145 3,992
1989 14,396 5,775 679 2,999
1988 14,344 1,765 747 2,909
1987 11,837 831 222 2,200
1986 13,279 1,491 331 2,121
1985 14,707 2,416 74 1,067
1984 20,015 3,972 146 346
1983 21,851 6,925 37 376
1982 22,686 7,109 183 334
1981 18,720 5,287 329 443
1980 18,640 -2,212 37 840
1979 19,535 -6,612 72 670
1978 20,436 -9,348 -145 3,155
1977 21,799 -5,697 -36 2,830
1976 21,738 -11,843 -578 2,802
1975 21,673 -3,807 -395 2,794
1974 17,824 5,891 -390 2,728
1973 13,532 11,558 -421 2,673
1972 14,847 12,613 -35 4,143
1971 15,220 12,286 69 4,274
1970 20,268 -36,579 272 853
1969 21,732 -42,207 303 833
1968 28,684 -15,561 604 850
1967 33,622 -5,353 837 752
1966 34,356 -12,059 1,168 2,222
1965 33,771 -21,731 1,260 2,203
1964 38,208 -20,414 1,377 2,178
1963 40,258 -7,624 1,199 2,080
1962 38,627 -6,852 1,091 2,014
1961 41,487 -11,828 1,489 1,969
1960 42,082 -9,489 1,319 61

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/luxembourg | 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 Luxembourg 17.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 20,025 people) and 82.6% is from migration (a gain of 94,895 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 344,309 people or 51.2% in Luxembourg.

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
Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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