The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,624,333 people compared to 5,362,441 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- Finland's population is 1.05 times bigger than New Zealand's.
- Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
- Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.62M (6.8% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.36M (28.1% growth).
- New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.95M 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 New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
5624333
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5362441
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| Population rank | 120/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
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6.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +26,894 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +99 | +240 |
| Annual growth/decline | +36,000 | +87,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.64% | +1.68% |
| Population growth rate rank | 123/197 | 65/197 |
Finland and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,429,634 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,461,005 | 2,419,700 | 0.71% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 4,491,443 | 2,482,000 | 0.68% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 4,523,309 | 2,531,800 | 0.71% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 4,548,543 | 2,585,400 | 0.56% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 4,563,732 | 2,628,400 | 0.33% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 4,580,869 | 2,675,900 | 0.38% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 4,605,744 | 2,724,100 | 0.54% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 4,626,469 | 2,748,100 | 0.45% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 4,623,785 | 2,772,800 | -0.06% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 4,606,307 | 2,810,700 | -0.38% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 4,612,124 | 2,853,000 | 0.13% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 4,639,657 | 2,903,900 | 0.6% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 4,666,081 | 2,961,300 | 0.57% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 4,690,574 | 3,023,700 | 0.52% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 4,711,440 | 3,083,100 | 0.44% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 4,725,664 | 3,110,500 | 0.3% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 4,738,902 | 3,120,200 | 0.28% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 4,752,528 | 3,121,200 | 0.29% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 4,764,690 | 3,109,000 | 0.26% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 4,779,535 | 3,112,900 | 0.31% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 4,799,964 | 3,124,900 | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 4,826,933 | 3,156,100 | 0.56% | 1% |
| 1983 | 4,855,787 | 3,199,300 | 0.6% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 4,881,803 | 3,227,100 | 0.54% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 4,902,206 | 3,247,100 | 0.42% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 4,918,154 | 3,246,300 | 0.33% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 4,932,123 | 3,274,400 | 0.28% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 4,946,481 | 3,283,400 | 0.29% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 4,964,371 | 3,299,200 | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 4,986,431 | 3,329,800 | 0.44% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 5,013,740 | 3,495,100 | 0.55% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 5,041,992 | 3,531,700 | 0.56% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 5,066,447 | 3,572,200 | 0.49% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 5,088,333 | 3,620,000 | 0.43% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 5,107,790 | 3,673,400 | 0.38% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 5,124,573 | 3,732,000 | 0.33% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 5,139,835 | 3,781,300 | 0.3% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 5,153,498 | 3,815,000 | 0.27% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 5,165,474 | 3,835,100 | 0.23% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 5,176,209 | 3,857,700 | 0.21% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 5,188,008 | 3,880,500 | 0.23% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 5,200,598 | 3,948,500 | 0.24% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 5,213,014 | 4,027,200 | 0.24% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 5,228,172 | 4,087,500 | 0.29% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 5,246,096 | 4,133,900 | 0.34% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 5,266,268 | 4,184,600 | 0.38% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 5,288,720 | 4,223,800 | 0.43% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 5,313,399 | 4,259,800 | 0.47% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 5,338,871 | 4,302,600 | 0.48% | 1% |
| 2010 | 5,363,352 | 4,350,700 | 0.46% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 5,388,272 | 4,384,000 | 0.46% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 5,413,971 | 4,408,100 | 0.48% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 5,438,972 | 4,442,100 | 0.46% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 5,461,512 | 4,516,500 | 0.41% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 5,479,531 | 4,609,400 | 0.33% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 5,495,303 | 4,714,100 | 0.29% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 5,508,214 | 4,813,600 | 0.23% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 5,515,525 | 4,900,600 | 0.13% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 5,521,606 | 4,970,300 | 0.11% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | 5,529,543 | 5,072,400 | 0.14% | 2.05% |
| 2021 | 5,541,017 | 5,084,600 | 0.21% | 0.24% |
| 2022 | 5,556,106 | 5,081,700 | 0.27% | -0.06% |
| 2023 | 5,583,911 | 5,200,000 | 0.5% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 5,619,911 | 5,287,500 | 0.64% | 1.68% |
| 2025 | 5,625,932 | 5,325,989 | 0.11% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 5,624,333 | 5,362,071 | -0.03% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 5,618,598 | 5,395,933 | -0.1% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 5,611,400 | 5,427,327 | -0.13% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 5,603,365 | 5,456,502 | -0.14% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 5,594,631 | 5,483,630 | -0.16% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 5,585,302 | 5,509,118 | -0.17% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 5,575,456 | 5,533,087 | -0.18% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 5,565,204 | 5,555,912 | -0.18% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 5,554,448 | 5,577,658 | -0.19% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 5,543,219 | 5,598,481 | -0.2% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 5,531,603 | 5,618,949 | -0.21% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 5,519,668 | 5,638,796 | -0.22% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 5,507,536 | 5,658,606 | -0.22% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 5,495,296 | 5,677,983 | -0.22% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 5,483,053 | 5,696,537 | -0.22% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 5,470,834 | 5,715,286 | -0.22% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 5,458,532 | 5,733,881 | -0.22% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 5,446,086 | 5,750,997 | -0.23% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 5,433,513 | 5,766,545 | -0.23% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 5,420,858 | 5,780,970 | -0.23% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 5,408,069 | 5,794,046 | -0.24% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 5,395,098 | 5,805,663 | -0.24% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 5,381,776 | 5,816,692 | -0.25% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 5,368,125 | 5,826,512 | -0.25% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 5,354,121 | 5,836,471 | -0.26% | 0.17% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 129,030 (a 2.35% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 648,341 (a 13.8% growth).
Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people and rank change from 125th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Helsinki | 687K |
| Espoo | 315K |
| Tampere | 255K |
| Oulu | 215K |
| Turku | 206K |
| Lahti | 121K |
| Kouvola | 78.8K |
| Lappeenranta | 73K |
| Vaasa | 69K |
| Seinajoki | 66.3K |
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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Finland and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 44 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 44 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.26 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.9 ppl/mi² | 52 ppl/mi² |
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