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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 1.77 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Finland vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Namibia
2100 4,615,954 5,958,153
2099 4,632,084 5,952,623
2098 4,648,068 5,947,142
2097 4,663,730 5,942,285
2096 4,678,982 5,938,162
2095 4,694,312 5,930,395
2094 4,709,388 5,922,248
2093 4,724,681 5,911,235
2092 4,739,809 5,899,026
2091 4,755,260 5,886,490
2090 4,770,907 5,871,938
2089 4,786,400 5,858,234
2088 4,801,901 5,842,720
2087 4,817,852 5,825,856
2086 4,833,786 5,806,643
2085 4,849,629 5,789,246
2084 4,864,891 5,771,050
2083 4,880,250 5,751,610
2082 4,896,009 5,730,648
2081 4,911,803 5,707,476
2080 4,927,618 5,682,842
2079 4,943,129 5,659,698
2078 4,958,168 5,634,313
2077 4,973,373 5,608,096
2076 4,988,599 5,580,829
2075 5,003,374 5,551,107
2074 5,018,067 5,522,025
2073 5,032,313 5,494,180
2072 5,046,145 5,464,749
2071 5,059,821 5,434,461
2070 5,073,405 5,403,822
2069 5,086,624 5,371,517
2068 5,100,021 5,336,950
2067 5,113,379 5,300,707
2066 5,126,654 5,263,191
2065 5,140,841 5,227,346
2064 5,154,898 5,190,323
2063 5,169,175 5,150,579
2062 5,183,334 5,109,760
2061 5,197,920 5,068,478
2060 5,212,905 5,023,587
2059 5,228,152 4,979,591
2058 5,242,966 4,933,964
2057 5,258,706 4,887,985
2056 5,274,797 4,840,537
2055 5,290,920 4,790,848
2054 5,306,678 4,741,942
2053 5,321,951 4,691,180
2052 5,337,100 4,639,835
2051 5,352,042 4,587,353
2050 5,366,251 4,533,502
2049 5,380,081 4,482,650
2048 5,393,571 4,430,309
2047 5,406,757 4,373,597
2046 5,419,535 4,318,050
2045 5,432,355 4,259,166
2044 5,444,871 4,202,338
2043 5,457,529 4,144,892
2042 5,469,797 4,088,713
2041 5,482,134 4,032,347
2040 5,494,276 3,976,987
2039 5,506,630 3,920,720
2038 5,518,788 3,862,015
2037 5,530,908 3,804,482
2036 5,542,684 3,747,072
2035 5,554,158 3,689,163
2034 5,565,174 3,631,737
2033 5,575,691 3,575,000
2032 5,585,700 3,516,310
2031 5,595,391 3,456,265
2030 5,604,388 3,395,964
2029 5,612,864 3,336,698
2028 5,620,473 3,277,428
2027 5,627,272 3,216,917
2026 5,631,965 3,156,839
2025 5,630,458 3,094,769
2024 5,619,911 3,030,131
2023 5,583,911 2,963,095
2022 5,556,106 2,889,662
2021 5,541,017 2,810,548
2020 5,529,543 2,728,762
2019 5,521,606 2,650,494
2018 5,515,525 2,577,327
2017 5,508,214 2,506,853
2016 5,495,303 2,439,213
2015 5,479,531 2,374,300
2014 5,461,512 2,312,139
2013 5,438,972 2,252,508
2012 5,413,971 2,194,654
2011 5,388,272 2,146,325
2010 5,363,352 2,109,811
2009 5,338,871 2,077,394
2008 5,313,399 2,047,056
2007 5,288,720 2,018,600
2006 5,266,268 1,991,888
2005 5,246,096 1,966,582
2004 5,228,172 1,942,082
2003 5,213,014 1,917,464
2002 5,200,598 1,889,970
2001 5,188,008 1,857,048
2000 5,176,209 1,818,647
1999 5,165,474 1,776,368
1998 5,153,498 1,732,745
1997 5,139,835 1,689,264
1996 5,124,573 1,646,103
1995 5,107,790 1,602,170
1994 5,088,333 1,556,304
1993 5,066,447 1,508,697
1992 5,041,992 1,461,322
1991 5,013,740 1,415,684
1990 4,986,431 1,369,303
1989 4,964,371 1,288,947
1988 4,946,481 1,209,696
1987 4,932,123 1,167,889
1986 4,918,154 1,131,081
1985 4,902,206 1,096,890
1984 4,881,803 1,065,989
1983 4,855,787 1,037,511
1982 4,826,933 1,010,308
1981 4,799,964 992,500
1980 4,779,535 981,434
1979 4,764,690 962,825
1978 4,752,528 947,269
1977 4,738,902 931,104
1976 4,725,664 906,566
1975 4,711,440 881,032
1974 4,690,574 854,320
1973 4,666,081 828,928
1972 4,639,657 804,399
1971 4,612,124 780,584
1970 4,606,307 757,868
1969 4,623,785 736,120
1968 4,626,469 715,542
1967 4,605,744 696,045
1966 4,580,869 677,655
1965 4,563,732 660,558
1964 4,548,543 644,530
1963 4,523,309 629,589
1962 4,491,443 615,759
1961 4,461,005 603,067
1960 4,429,634 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Namibia
2100 -0.35% 0.09%
2099 -0.34% 0.09%
2098 -0.34% 0.08%
2097 -0.33% 0.07%
2096 -0.33% 0.13%
2095 -0.32% 0.14%
2094 -0.32% 0.19%
2093 -0.32% 0.21%
2092 -0.32% 0.21%
2091 -0.33% 0.25%
2090 -0.32% 0.23%
2089 -0.32% 0.27%
2088 -0.33% 0.29%
2087 -0.33% 0.33%
2086 -0.33% 0.3%
2085 -0.31% 0.32%
2084 -0.31% 0.34%
2083 -0.32% 0.37%
2082 -0.32% 0.41%
2081 -0.32% 0.43%
2080 -0.31% 0.41%
2079 -0.3% 0.45%
2078 -0.31% 0.47%
2077 -0.31% 0.49%
2076 -0.3% 0.54%
2075 -0.29% 0.53%
2074 -0.28% 0.51%
2073 -0.27% 0.54%
2072 -0.27% 0.56%
2071 -0.27% 0.57%
2070 -0.26% 0.6%
2069 -0.26% 0.65%
2068 -0.26% 0.68%
2067 -0.26% 0.71%
2066 -0.28% 0.69%
2065 -0.27% 0.71%
2064 -0.28% 0.77%
2063 -0.27% 0.8%
2062 -0.28% 0.81%
2061 -0.29% 0.89%
2060 -0.29% 0.88%
2059 -0.28% 0.92%
2058 -0.3% 0.94%
2057 -0.31% 0.98%
2056 -0.3% 1.04%
2055 -0.3% 1.03%
2054 -0.29% 1.08%
2053 -0.28% 1.11%
2052 -0.28% 1.14%
2051 -0.26% 1.19%
2050 -0.26% 1.13%
2049 -0.25% 1.18%
2048 -0.24% 1.3%
2047 -0.24% 1.29%
2046 -0.24% 1.38%
2045 -0.23% 1.35%
2044 -0.23% 1.39%
2043 -0.22% 1.37%
2042 -0.23% 1.4%
2041 -0.22% 1.39%
2040 -0.22% 1.44%
2039 -0.22% 1.52%
2038 -0.22% 1.51%
2037 -0.21% 1.53%
2036 -0.21% 1.57%
2035 -0.2% 1.58%
2034 -0.19% 1.59%
2033 -0.18% 1.67%
2032 -0.17% 1.74%
2031 -0.16% 1.78%
2030 -0.15% 1.78%
2029 -0.14% 1.81%
2028 -0.12% 1.88%
2027 -0.08% 1.9%
2026 0.03% 2.01%
2025 0.19% 2.13%
2024 0.64% 2.26%
2023 0.5% 2.54%
2022 0.27% 2.81%
2021 0.21% 3%
2020 0.14% 2.95%
2019 0.11% 2.84%
2018 0.13% 2.81%
2017 0.23% 2.77%
2016 0.29% 2.73%
2015 0.33% 2.69%
2014 0.41% 2.65%
2013 0.46% 2.64%
2012 0.48% 2.25%
2011 0.46% 1.73%
2010 0.46% 1.56%
2009 0.48% 1.48%
2008 0.47% 1.41%
2007 0.43% 1.34%
2006 0.38% 1.29%
2005 0.34% 1.26%
2004 0.29% 1.28%
2003 0.24% 1.45%
2002 0.24% 1.77%
2001 0.23% 2.11%
2000 0.21% 2.38%
1999 0.23% 2.52%
1998 0.27% 2.57%
1997 0.3% 2.62%
1996 0.33% 2.74%
1995 0.38% 2.95%
1994 0.43% 3.16%
1993 0.49% 3.24%
1992 0.56% 3.22%
1991 0.55% 3.39%
1990 0.44% 6.23%
1989 0.36% 6.55%
1988 0.29% 3.58%
1987 0.28% 3.25%
1986 0.33% 3.12%
1985 0.42% 2.9%
1984 0.54% 2.74%
1983 0.6% 2.69%
1982 0.56% 1.79%
1981 0.43% 1.13%
1980 0.31% 1.93%
1979 0.26% 1.64%
1978 0.29% 1.74%
1977 0.28% 2.71%
1976 0.3% 2.9%
1975 0.44% 3.13%
1974 0.52% 3.06%
1973 0.57% 3.05%
1972 0.6% 3.05%
1971 0.13% 3%
1970 -0.38% 2.95%
1969 -0.06% 2.88%
1968 0.45% 2.8%
1967 0.54% 2.71%
1966 0.38% 2.59%
1965 0.33% 2.49%
1964 0.56% 2.37%
1963 0.71% 2.25%
1962 0.68% 2.1%
1961 0.71% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Finland Namibia
Current population
5631965
3173089
Population rank 120/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.04%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +184
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 41/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 +1,866
Net migration rank 33/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 1,866
2024 - 26,894 - 4,211
2023 -17,869 38,156 58,435 11,675
2022 -18,335 60,353 54,534 22,212
2021 -7,757 22,484 50,160 31,327
2020 -8,847 17,504 55,034 27,056
2019 -8,282 15,671 54,769 19,676
2018 -7,170 11,822 53,970 17,920
2017 -3,856 13,356 52,975 16,080
2016 -1,099 17,321 52,228 14,002
2015 2,740 12,655 50,846 12,755
2014 4,915 15,915 49,581 11,134
2013 6,527 18,164 47,801 10,748
2012 7,579 17,894 46,204 10,957
2011 9,160 16,798 43,557 -4,067
2010 10,191 14,080 42,046 -8,518
2009 10,678 14,877 39,942 -8,626
2008 10,627 15,626 38,147 -8,775
2007 9,519 14,027 36,430 -8,905
2006 11,059 10,820 34,690 -8,792
2005 9,968 9,251 32,909 -8,195
2004 9,933 6,956 31,478 -7,192
2003 7,819 5,929 31,115 -6,153
2002 6,241 5,255 31,947 -1,913
2001 7,263 6,241 32,942 2,869
2000 7,765 2,497 35,280 5,709
1999 7,748 3,604 37,233 6,333
1998 7,730 4,417 37,500 6,180
1997 9,766 4,925 37,256 6,023
1996 11,274 3,757 37,177 5,866
1995 13,791 4,325 39,119 5,712
1994 17,300 3,834 41,316 5,578
1993 13,679 9,036 42,861 5,464
1992 16,639 9,356 43,945 2,487
1991 16,044 14,515 44,523 309
1990 15,458 8,920 43,956 3,969
1989 14,396 5,775 37,715 75,072
1988 14,344 1,765 34,798 10,916
1987 11,837 831 33,340 4,559
1986 13,279 1,491 31,764 3,953
1985 14,707 2,416 30,575 2,090
1984 20,015 3,972 29,395 -267
1983 21,851 6,925 28,307 -481
1982 22,686 7,109 27,474 -889
1981 18,720 5,287 27,938 -18,901
1980 18,640 -2,212 28,142 -15,041
1979 19,535 -6,612 28,930 -4,818
1978 20,436 -9,348 29,821 -22,827
1977 21,799 -5,697 29,241 -3,907
1976 21,738 -11,843 28,785 -5,048
1975 21,673 -3,807 27,882 -553
1974 17,824 5,891 26,844 -744
1973 13,532 11,558 25,754 -1,066
1972 14,847 12,613 24,606 -236
1971 15,220 12,286 23,467 -208
1970 20,268 -36,579 22,414 -244
1969 21,732 -42,207 21,387 -57
1968 28,684 -15,561 20,470 -636
1967 33,622 -5,353 19,498 -339
1966 34,356 -12,059 18,635 -1,023
1965 33,771 -21,731 17,902 -1,327
1964 38,208 -20,414 17,134 -1,660
1963 40,258 -7,624 16,430 -2,016
1962 38,627 -6,852 15,656 -2,403
1961 41,487 -11,828 14,936 -2,807
1960 42,082 -9,489 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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

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