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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,624,333 people compared to 36,389,490 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 6.47 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.62M (6.8% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.4M (37.7% growth).
  • Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 46.4M people, while Finland's population already peaked in 2025 at 5.63M people and is projected to decrease to 4.6M people by 2100.

Finland vs Malaysia: live population counter

Finland Malaysia
Current population
5624333
36389490
Population rank 120/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.44%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
1.22 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
2.9 minutes
One migration net change every
19.5 minutes
3.01 minutes
Annual migration change +26,894 +174,770
Daily growth/decline +99 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 123/197 90/197

Finland and Malaysia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Finland
Population

Growth rate
Malaysia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Finland Malaysia Finland Malaysia
1960 4,429,634 7,956,197 - -
1961 4,461,005 8,164,443 0.71% 2.62%
1962 4,491,443 8,380,172 0.68% 2.64%
1963 4,523,309 8,602,160 0.71% 2.65%
1964 4,548,543 8,828,406 0.56% 2.63%
1965 4,563,732 9,056,408 0.33% 2.58%
1966 4,580,869 9,284,688 0.38% 2.52%
1967 4,605,744 9,507,099 0.54% 2.4%
1968 4,626,469 9,725,281 0.45% 2.29%
1969 4,623,785 9,947,597 -0.06% 2.29%
1970 4,606,307 10,178,802 -0.38% 2.32%
1971 4,612,124 10,423,453 0.13% 2.4%
1972 4,639,657 10,676,835 0.6% 2.43%
1973 4,666,081 10,935,621 0.57% 2.42%
1974 4,690,574 11,200,906 0.52% 2.43%
1975 4,711,440 11,471,914 0.44% 2.42%
1976 4,725,664 11,750,097 0.3% 2.42%
1977 4,738,902 12,035,713 0.28% 2.43%
1978 4,752,528 12,328,157 0.29% 2.43%
1979 4,764,690 12,627,862 0.26% 2.43%
1980 4,779,535 12,983,363 0.31% 2.82%
1981 4,799,964 13,399,203 0.43% 3.2%
1982 4,826,933 13,832,798 0.56% 3.24%
1983 4,855,787 14,285,907 0.6% 3.28%
1984 4,881,803 14,759,009 0.54% 3.31%
1985 4,902,206 15,252,258 0.42% 3.34%
1986 4,918,154 15,760,419 0.33% 3.33%
1987 4,932,123 16,276,737 0.28% 3.28%
1988 4,946,481 16,796,605 0.29% 3.19%
1989 4,964,371 17,314,997 0.36% 3.09%
1990 4,986,431 17,833,171 0.44% 2.99%
1991 5,013,740 18,342,464 0.55% 2.86%
1992 5,041,992 18,834,572 0.56% 2.68%
1993 5,066,447 19,322,664 0.49% 2.59%
1994 5,088,333 19,820,446 0.43% 2.58%
1995 5,107,790 20,330,599 0.38% 2.57%
1996 5,124,573 20,850,087 0.33% 2.56%
1997 5,139,835 21,375,218 0.3% 2.52%
1998 5,153,498 21,906,713 0.27% 2.49%
1999 5,165,474 22,435,531 0.23% 2.41%
2000 5,176,209 22,967,816 0.21% 2.37%
2001 5,188,008 23,526,538 0.23% 2.43%
2002 5,200,598 24,102,477 0.24% 2.45%
2003 5,213,014 24,679,602 0.24% 2.39%
2004 5,228,172 25,256,772 0.29% 2.34%
2005 5,246,096 25,836,071 0.34% 2.29%
2006 5,266,268 26,417,909 0.38% 2.25%
2007 5,288,720 26,998,389 0.43% 2.2%
2008 5,313,399 27,570,059 0.47% 2.12%
2009 5,338,871 28,124,778 0.48% 2.01%
2010 5,363,352 28,655,776 0.46% 1.89%
2011 5,388,272 29,162,039 0.46% 1.77%
2012 5,413,971 29,662,831 0.48% 1.72%
2013 5,438,972 30,174,265 0.46% 1.72%
2014 5,461,512 30,696,137 0.41% 1.73%
2015 5,479,531 31,232,798 0.33% 1.75%
2016 5,495,303 31,789,685 0.29% 1.78%
2017 5,508,214 32,355,644 0.23% 1.78%
2018 5,515,525 32,910,967 0.13% 1.72%
2019 5,521,606 33,440,596 0.11% 1.61%
2020 5,529,543 33,889,558 0.14% 1.34%
2021 5,541,017 34,282,399 0.21% 1.16%
2022 5,556,106 34,695,493 0.27% 1.2%
2023 5,583,911 35,126,298 0.5% 1.24%
2024 5,619,911 35,557,673 0.64% 1.23%
2025 5,625,932 35,977,838 0.11% 1.18%
2026 5,624,333 36,385,119 -0.03% 1.13%
2027 5,618,598 36,785,089 -0.1% 1.1%
2028 5,611,400 37,182,773 -0.13% 1.08%
2029 5,603,365 37,574,292 -0.14% 1.05%
2030 5,594,631 37,961,722 -0.16% 1.03%
2031 5,585,302 38,347,786 -0.17% 1.02%
2032 5,575,456 38,728,383 -0.18% 0.99%
2033 5,565,204 39,097,871 -0.18% 0.95%
2034 5,554,448 39,457,849 -0.19% 0.92%
2035 5,543,219 39,814,834 -0.2% 0.9%
2036 5,531,603 40,166,904 -0.21% 0.88%
2037 5,519,668 40,512,289 -0.22% 0.86%
2038 5,507,536 40,853,318 -0.22% 0.84%
2039 5,495,296 41,185,892 -0.22% 0.81%
2040 5,483,053 41,509,646 -0.22% 0.79%
2041 5,470,834 41,828,594 -0.22% 0.77%
2042 5,458,532 42,144,474 -0.22% 0.76%
2043 5,446,086 42,455,952 -0.23% 0.74%
2044 5,433,513 42,754,140 -0.23% 0.7%
2045 5,420,858 43,038,205 -0.23% 0.66%
2046 5,408,069 43,313,754 -0.24% 0.64%
2047 5,395,098 43,580,459 -0.24% 0.62%
2048 5,381,776 43,831,577 -0.25% 0.58%
2049 5,368,125 44,065,538 -0.25% 0.53%
2050 5,354,121 44,289,765 -0.26% 0.51%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 129,030 (a 2.35% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.8% to 5,354,121 people with a rank change from 120th to 127th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

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