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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 54,850,648 people in Myanmar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 55,361,818 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 9.8 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.72% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.4M (15.9% growth).

Finland vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Myanmar
2100 4,629,053 49,940,111
2099 4,645,228 50,189,329
2098 4,661,258 50,438,094
2097 4,676,964 50,686,307
2096 4,692,260 50,935,768
2095 4,707,633 51,187,086
2094 4,722,751 51,437,370
2093 4,738,088 51,684,263
2092 4,753,259 51,929,856
2091 4,768,754 52,177,533
2090 4,784,445 52,421,308
2089 4,799,982 52,660,538
2088 4,815,528 52,897,777
2087 4,831,523 53,134,297
2086 4,847,503 53,369,096
2085 4,863,391 53,601,340
2084 4,878,695 53,828,989
2083 4,894,099 54,053,017
2082 4,909,902 54,275,644
2081 4,925,741 54,495,268
2080 4,941,601 54,712,302
2079 4,957,156 54,927,789
2078 4,972,238 55,140,889
2077 4,987,486 55,347,343
2076 5,002,755 55,552,868
2075 5,017,572 55,755,739
2074 5,032,306 55,954,725
2073 5,046,593 56,150,331
2072 5,060,464 56,339,615
2071 5,074,179 56,523,628
2070 5,087,802 56,703,747
2069 5,101,058 56,877,191
2068 5,114,493 57,045,573
2067 5,127,889 57,207,013
2066 5,141,202 57,363,486
2065 5,155,429 57,515,336
2064 5,169,525 57,661,327
2063 5,183,843 57,798,588
2062 5,198,043 57,928,360
2061 5,212,670 58,056,757
2060 5,227,697 58,176,117
2059 5,242,988 58,284,778
2058 5,257,844 58,381,839
2057 5,273,628 58,471,358
2056 5,289,765 58,555,436
2055 5,305,934 58,625,894
2054 5,321,736 58,687,073
2053 5,337,053 58,734,842
2052 5,352,244 58,772,617
2051 5,367,229 58,799,283
2050 5,381,479 58,813,731
2049 5,395,348 58,819,125
2048 5,408,876 58,812,936
2047 5,422,100 58,795,137
2046 5,434,914 58,764,783
2045 5,447,770 58,717,705
2044 5,460,322 58,660,923
2043 5,473,016 58,591,067
2042 5,485,319 58,505,720
2041 5,497,690 58,407,189
2040 5,509,866 58,296,243
2039 5,522,256 58,171,090
2038 5,534,448 58,030,790
2037 5,546,603 57,878,267
2036 5,558,413 57,714,284
2035 5,569,919 57,533,824
2034 5,580,966 57,338,544
2033 5,591,512 57,127,286
2032 5,601,550 56,900,181
2031 5,611,269 56,656,985
2030 5,620,291 56,397,420
2029 5,628,791 56,123,541
2028 5,636,422 55,830,923
2027 5,643,240 55,521,079
2026 5,647,947 55,193,610
2025 5,646,436 54,850,648
2024 5,619,911 54,500,091
2023 5,583,911 54,133,798
2022 5,556,106 53,756,787
2021 5,541,017 53,387,102
2020 5,529,543 53,016,522
2019 5,521,606 52,640,713
2018 5,515,525 52,272,247
2017 5,508,214 51,894,938
2016 5,495,303 51,495,696
2015 5,479,531 51,089,056
2014 5,461,512 50,681,634
2013 5,438,972 50,262,658
2012 5,413,971 49,837,446
2011 5,388,272 49,419,820
2010 5,363,352 49,024,382
2009 5,338,871 48,660,459
2008 5,313,399 48,390,793
2007 5,288,720 48,125,043
2006 5,266,268 47,785,135
2005 5,246,096 47,438,365
2004 5,228,172 47,068,772
2003 5,213,014 46,667,192
2002 5,200,598 46,232,653
2001 5,188,008 45,771,139
2000 5,176,209 45,290,841
1999 5,165,474 44,787,724
1998 5,153,498 44,257,793
1997 5,139,835 43,708,798
1996 5,124,573 43,154,860
1995 5,107,790 42,605,338
1994 5,088,333 42,055,143
1993 5,066,447 41,502,429
1992 5,041,992 40,950,342
1991 5,013,740 40,394,154
1990 4,986,431 39,817,251
1989 4,964,371 39,214,618
1988 4,946,481 38,600,927
1987 4,932,123 37,971,594
1986 4,918,154 37,314,878
1985 4,902,206 36,622,827
1984 4,881,803 35,899,313
1983 4,855,787 35,162,715
1982 4,826,933 34,482,965
1981 4,799,964 33,858,783
1980 4,779,535 33,227,204
1979 4,764,690 32,596,550
1978 4,752,528 31,972,976
1977 4,738,902 31,355,966
1976 4,725,664 30,758,811
1975 4,711,440 30,176,565
1974 4,690,574 29,598,167
1973 4,666,081 29,026,388
1972 4,639,657 28,428,324
1971 4,612,124 27,807,219
1970 4,606,307 27,193,016
1969 4,623,785 26,585,112
1968 4,626,469 25,989,662
1967 4,605,744 25,406,429
1966 4,580,869 24,836,496
1965 4,563,732 24,279,431
1964 4,548,543 23,737,315
1963 4,523,309 23,213,408
1962 4,491,443 22,704,719
1961 4,461,005 22,210,581
1960 4,429,634 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.24% to 58,813,731 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Myanmar
2100 -0.35% -0.5%
2099 -0.34% -0.49%
2098 -0.34% -0.49%
2097 -0.33% -0.49%
2096 -0.33% -0.49%
2095 -0.32% -0.49%
2094 -0.32% -0.48%
2093 -0.32% -0.47%
2092 -0.32% -0.47%
2091 -0.33% -0.47%
2090 -0.32% -0.45%
2089 -0.32% -0.45%
2088 -0.33% -0.45%
2087 -0.33% -0.44%
2086 -0.33% -0.43%
2085 -0.31% -0.42%
2084 -0.31% -0.41%
2083 -0.32% -0.41%
2082 -0.32% -0.4%
2081 -0.32% -0.4%
2080 -0.31% -0.39%
2079 -0.3% -0.39%
2078 -0.31% -0.37%
2077 -0.31% -0.37%
2076 -0.3% -0.36%
2075 -0.29% -0.36%
2074 -0.28% -0.35%
2073 -0.27% -0.34%
2072 -0.27% -0.33%
2071 -0.27% -0.32%
2070 -0.26% -0.3%
2069 -0.26% -0.3%
2068 -0.26% -0.28%
2067 -0.26% -0.27%
2066 -0.28% -0.26%
2065 -0.27% -0.25%
2064 -0.28% -0.24%
2063 -0.27% -0.22%
2062 -0.28% -0.22%
2061 -0.29% -0.21%
2060 -0.29% -0.19%
2059 -0.28% -0.17%
2058 -0.3% -0.15%
2057 -0.31% -0.14%
2056 -0.3% -0.12%
2055 -0.3% -0.1%
2054 -0.29% -0.08%
2053 -0.28% -0.06%
2052 -0.28% -0.05%
2051 -0.26% -0.02%
2050 -0.26% -0.009%
2049 -0.25% 0.01%
2048 -0.24% 0.03%
2047 -0.24% 0.05%
2046 -0.24% 0.08%
2045 -0.23% 0.1%
2044 -0.23% 0.12%
2043 -0.22% 0.15%
2042 -0.23% 0.17%
2041 -0.22% 0.19%
2040 -0.22% 0.22%
2039 -0.22% 0.24%
2038 -0.22% 0.26%
2037 -0.21% 0.28%
2036 -0.21% 0.31%
2035 -0.2% 0.34%
2034 -0.19% 0.37%
2033 -0.18% 0.4%
2032 -0.17% 0.43%
2031 -0.16% 0.46%
2030 -0.15% 0.49%
2029 -0.14% 0.52%
2028 -0.12% 0.56%
2027 -0.08% 0.59%
2026 0.03% 0.63%
2025 0.47% 0.64%
2024 0.64% 0.68%
2023 0.5% 0.7%
2022 0.27% 0.69%
2021 0.21% 0.7%
2020 0.14% 0.71%
2019 0.11% 0.7%
2018 0.13% 0.73%
2017 0.23% 0.78%
2016 0.29% 0.8%
2015 0.33% 0.8%
2014 0.41% 0.83%
2013 0.46% 0.85%
2012 0.48% 0.85%
2011 0.46% 0.81%
2010 0.46% 0.75%
2009 0.48% 0.56%
2008 0.47% 0.55%
2007 0.43% 0.71%
2006 0.38% 0.73%
2005 0.34% 0.79%
2004 0.29% 0.86%
2003 0.24% 0.94%
2002 0.24% 1.01%
2001 0.23% 1.06%
2000 0.21% 1.12%
1999 0.23% 1.2%
1998 0.27% 1.26%
1997 0.3% 1.28%
1996 0.33% 1.29%
1995 0.38% 1.31%
1994 0.43% 1.33%
1993 0.49% 1.35%
1992 0.56% 1.38%
1991 0.55% 1.45%
1990 0.44% 1.54%
1989 0.36% 1.59%
1988 0.29% 1.66%
1987 0.28% 1.76%
1986 0.33% 1.89%
1985 0.42% 2.02%
1984 0.54% 2.09%
1983 0.6% 1.97%
1982 0.56% 1.84%
1981 0.43% 1.9%
1980 0.31% 1.93%
1979 0.26% 1.95%
1978 0.29% 1.97%
1977 0.28% 1.94%
1976 0.3% 1.93%
1975 0.44% 1.95%
1974 0.52% 1.97%
1973 0.57% 2.1%
1972 0.6% 2.23%
1971 0.13% 2.26%
1970 -0.38% 2.29%
1969 -0.06% 2.29%
1968 0.45% 2.3%
1967 0.54% 2.29%
1966 0.38% 2.29%
1965 0.33% 2.28%
1964 0.56% 2.26%
1963 0.71% 2.24%
1962 0.68% 2.22%
1961 0.71% 2.21%

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/myanmar | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Finland Myanmar
Current population
5647947
55361818
Population rank 120/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.67%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
1.5 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
35.1 seconds
One death every
8.99 minutes
1.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 +960
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +350,557
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 121/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -39,661
Net migration rank 33/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -39,661
2024 -14,612 26,894 397,197 -37,979
2023 -17,869 38,156 408,331 -34,989
2022 -18,335 60,353 415,647 -34,988
2021 -7,757 22,484 394,104 -35,370
2020 -8,847 17,504 448,626 -66,213
2019 -8,282 15,671 469,924 -100,783
2018 -7,170 11,822 482,316 -114,598
2017 -3,856 13,356 492,276 -105,415
2016 -1,099 17,321 499,508 -87,907
2015 2,740 12,655 495,769 -94,108
2014 4,915 15,915 488,114 -74,901
2013 6,527 18,164 487,648 -62,863
2012 7,579 17,894 487,210 -61,536
2011 9,160 16,798 492,271 -82,713
2010 10,191 14,080 497,745 -116,481
2009 10,678 14,877 505,144 -158,542
2008 10,627 15,626 373,287 -180,533
2007 9,519 14,027 523,745 -184,989
2006 11,059 10,820 527,165 -186,098
2005 9,968 9,251 537,429 -185,009
2004 9,933 6,956 556,494 -169,736
2003 7,819 5,929 582,173 -165,739
2002 6,241 5,255 602,873 -150,232
2001 7,263 6,241 601,524 -131,124
2000 7,765 2,497 596,979 -106,772
1999 7,748 3,604 597,916 -81,874
1998 7,730 4,417 606,110 -62,281
1997 9,766 4,925 613,103 -58,954
1996 11,274 3,757 619,488 -65,766
1995 13,791 4,325 620,376 -75,097
1994 17,300 3,834 626,411 -71,359
1993 13,679 9,036 633,576 -83,214
1992 16,639 9,356 634,484 -80,661
1991 16,044 14,515 637,622 -79,059
1990 15,458 8,920 636,081 -40,859
1989 14,396 5,775 636,610 -26,585
1988 14,344 1,765 630,392 -13,046
1987 11,837 831 652,960 -11,642
1986 13,279 1,491 679,467 -7,351
1985 14,707 2,416 705,905 6,074
1984 20,015 3,972 723,623 11,433
1983 21,851 6,925 719,710 18,427
1982 22,686 7,109 701,212 -79,856
1981 18,720 5,287 679,851 -52,839
1980 18,640 -2,212 673,815 -37,679
1979 19,535 -6,612 669,338 -44,174
1978 20,436 -9,348 658,068 -36,055
1977 21,799 -5,697 649,915 -37,879
1976 21,738 -11,843 642,829 -60,561
1975 21,673 -3,807 635,005 -52,763
1974 17,824 5,891 628,458 -53,875
1973 13,532 11,558 624,619 -55,659
1972 14,847 12,613 616,411 10,735
1971 15,220 12,286 608,784 6,306
1970 20,268 -36,579 595,337 17,997
1969 21,732 -42,207 584,979 17,491
1968 28,684 -15,561 571,123 17,293
1967 33,622 -5,353 559,577 18,470
1966 34,356 -12,059 546,378 15,453
1965 33,771 -21,731 533,443 18,847
1964 38,208 -20,414 516,334 15,600
1963 40,258 -7,624 501,548 14,350
1962 38,627 -6,852 487,925 13,546
1961 41,487 -11,828 474,818 11,972
1960 42,082 -9,489 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,503,698 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 712,350 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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