Population in Finland compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Finland and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Finland	Netherlands	Finland	Netherlands
1960	4,429,634	11,486,631	-	-
1961	4,461,005	11,638,712	0.71%	1.32%
1962	4,491,443	11,805,689	0.68%	1.43%
1963	4,523,309	11,965,966	0.71%	1.36%
1964	4,548,543	12,127,120	0.56%	1.35%
1965	4,563,732	12,294,732	0.33%	1.38%
1966	4,580,869	12,456,251	0.38%	1.31%
1967	4,605,744	12,598,201	0.54%	1.14%
1968	4,626,469	12,729,721	0.45%	1.04%
1969	4,623,785	12,877,984	-0.06%	1.16%
1970	4,606,307	13,038,526	-0.38%	1.25%
1971	4,612,124	13,194,497	0.13%	1.2%
1972	4,639,657	13,328,593	0.6%	1.02%
1973	4,666,081	13,439,322	0.57%	0.83%
1974	4,690,574	13,545,056	0.52%	0.79%
1975	4,711,440	13,666,335	0.44%	0.9%
1976	4,725,664	13,774,037	0.3%	0.79%
1977	4,738,902	13,856,185	0.28%	0.6%
1978	4,752,528	13,941,700	0.29%	0.62%
1979	4,764,690	14,038,270	0.26%	0.69%
1980	4,779,535	14,149,800	0.31%	0.79%
1981	4,799,964	14,247,208	0.43%	0.69%
1982	4,826,933	14,312,690	0.56%	0.46%
1983	4,855,787	14,367,070	0.6%	0.38%
1984	4,881,803	14,424,211	0.54%	0.4%
1985	4,902,206	14,491,632	0.42%	0.47%
1986	4,918,154	14,572,278	0.33%	0.56%
1987	4,932,123	14,665,037	0.28%	0.64%
1988	4,946,481	14,760,094	0.29%	0.65%
1989	4,964,371	14,848,907	0.36%	0.6%
1990	4,986,431	14,951,510	0.44%	0.69%
1991	5,013,740	15,069,798	0.55%	0.79%
1992	5,041,992	15,184,166	0.56%	0.76%
1993	5,066,447	15,290,368	0.49%	0.7%
1994	5,088,333	15,382,838	0.43%	0.6%
1995	5,107,790	15,459,006	0.38%	0.5%
1996	5,124,573	15,530,498	0.33%	0.46%
1997	5,139,835	15,610,650	0.3%	0.52%
1998	5,153,498	15,707,209	0.27%	0.62%
1999	5,165,474	15,812,088	0.23%	0.67%
2000	5,176,209	15,925,513	0.21%	0.72%
2001	5,188,008	16,046,180	0.23%	0.76%
2002	5,200,598	16,148,929	0.24%	0.64%
2003	5,213,014	16,225,302	0.24%	0.47%
2004	5,228,172	16,281,779	0.29%	0.35%
2005	5,246,096	16,319,868	0.34%	0.23%
2006	5,266,268	16,346,101	0.38%	0.16%
2007	5,288,720	16,381,696	0.43%	0.22%
2008	5,313,399	16,445,593	0.47%	0.39%
2009	5,338,871	16,530,388	0.48%	0.52%
2010	5,363,352	16,615,394	0.46%	0.51%
2011	5,388,272	16,693,074	0.46%	0.47%
2012	5,413,971	16,754,962	0.48%	0.37%
2013	5,438,972	16,804,432	0.46%	0.3%
2014	5,461,512	16,865,008	0.41%	0.36%
2015	5,479,531	16,939,923	0.33%	0.44%
2016	5,495,303	17,030,314	0.29%	0.53%
2017	5,508,214	17,131,296	0.23%	0.59%
2018	5,515,525	17,231,624	0.13%	0.59%
2019	5,521,606	17,344,874	0.11%	0.66%
2020	5,529,543	17,441,500	0.14%	0.56%
2021	5,541,017	17,533,044	0.21%	0.52%
2022	5,556,106	17,700,982	0.27%	0.96%
2023	5,583,911	17,877,117	0.5%	1%
2024	5,637,214	17,994,237	0.95%	0.66%
2025	5,643,254	18,110,800	0.11%	0.65%
2026	5,641,649	18,211,436	-0.03%	0.56%
2027	5,635,897	18,299,531	-0.1%	0.48%
2028	5,628,676	18,379,573	-0.13%	0.44%
2029	5,620,617	18,452,044	-0.14%	0.39%
2030	5,611,856	18,515,913	-0.16%	0.35%
2031	5,602,498	18,571,934	-0.17%	0.3%
2032	5,592,622	18,621,087	-0.18%	0.26%
2033	5,582,339	18,664,975	-0.18%	0.24%
2034	5,571,550	18,702,456	-0.19%	0.2%
2035	5,560,286	18,733,223	-0.2%	0.16%
2036	5,548,634	18,760,054	-0.21%	0.14%
2037	5,536,663	18,781,793	-0.22%	0.12%
2038	5,524,493	18,798,283	-0.22%	0.09%
2039	5,512,215	18,810,276	-0.22%	0.06%
2040	5,499,935	18,817,745	-0.22%	0.04%
2041	5,487,678	18,820,870	-0.22%	0.02%
2042	5,475,338	18,819,607	-0.22%	-0.007%
2043	5,462,854	18,815,261	-0.23%	-0.02%
2044	5,450,242	18,807,564	-0.23%	-0.04%
2045	5,437,548	18,797,005	-0.23%	-0.06%
2046	5,424,719	18,785,724	-0.24%	-0.06%
2047	5,411,708	18,771,651	-0.24%	-0.07%
2048	5,398,346	18,754,325	-0.25%	-0.09%
2049	5,384,653	18,735,299	-0.25%	-0.1%
2050	5,370,605	18,714,579	-0.26%	-0.11%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Finland increased by 233,435 people (a 4.45% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Finland gained 163,723 (a 2.99% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2005 and is 118th in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.83% to 5,370,605 people with a rank change from 118th to 126th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.