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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Nicaragua's population is 1.26 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Finland vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Nicaragua
2100 4,615,954 8,688,116
2099 4,632,084 8,724,538
2098 4,648,068 8,760,232
2097 4,663,730 8,794,755
2096 4,678,982 8,828,433
2095 4,694,312 8,861,157
2094 4,709,388 8,892,755
2093 4,724,681 8,924,287
2092 4,739,809 8,954,488
2091 4,755,260 8,984,026
2090 4,770,907 9,012,075
2089 4,786,400 9,039,709
2088 4,801,901 9,065,862
2087 4,817,852 9,090,942
2086 4,833,786 9,115,336
2085 4,849,629 9,138,363
2084 4,864,891 9,160,205
2083 4,880,250 9,180,483
2082 4,896,009 9,199,639
2081 4,911,803 9,217,574
2080 4,927,618 9,233,677
2079 4,943,129 9,247,995
2078 4,958,168 9,260,269
2077 4,973,373 9,271,296
2076 4,988,599 9,280,355
2075 5,003,374 9,287,263
2074 5,018,067 9,293,340
2073 5,032,313 9,297,217
2072 5,046,145 9,298,930
2071 5,059,821 9,298,548
2070 5,073,405 9,296,541
2069 5,086,624 9,292,245
2068 5,100,021 9,285,519
2067 5,113,379 9,277,073
2066 5,126,654 9,266,063
2065 5,140,841 9,253,359
2064 5,154,898 9,238,451
2063 5,169,175 9,221,261
2062 5,183,334 9,201,687
2061 5,197,920 9,180,231
2060 5,212,905 9,156,164
2059 5,228,152 9,129,485
2058 5,242,966 9,100,437
2057 5,258,706 9,069,770
2056 5,274,797 9,037,076
2055 5,290,920 9,002,004
2054 5,306,678 8,964,646
2053 5,321,951 8,925,248
2052 5,337,100 8,883,323
2051 5,352,042 8,838,651
2050 5,366,251 8,791,647
2049 5,380,081 8,743,003
2048 5,393,571 8,691,701
2047 5,406,757 8,638,293
2046 5,419,535 8,583,244
2045 5,432,355 8,525,953
2044 5,444,871 8,466,669
2043 5,457,529 8,405,733
2042 5,469,797 8,342,871
2041 5,482,134 8,278,159
2040 5,494,276 8,211,510
2039 5,506,630 8,143,346
2038 5,518,788 8,072,943
2037 5,530,908 8,000,701
2036 5,542,684 7,926,969
2035 5,554,158 7,851,540
2034 5,565,174 7,774,327
2033 5,575,691 7,695,506
2032 5,585,700 7,615,273
2031 5,595,391 7,533,169
2030 5,604,388 7,449,842
2029 5,612,864 7,364,850
2028 5,620,473 7,278,061
2027 5,627,272 7,189,755
2026 5,631,965 7,100,090
2025 5,630,458 7,008,896
2024 5,619,911 6,916,140
2023 5,583,911 6,823,613
2022 5,556,106 6,730,654
2021 5,541,017 6,644,741
2020 5,529,543 6,565,267
2019 5,521,606 6,483,657
2018 5,515,525 6,400,080
2017 5,508,214 6,316,231
2016 5,495,303 6,232,666
2015 5,479,531 6,149,417
2014 5,461,512 6,066,492
2013 5,438,972 5,983,845
2012 5,413,971 5,901,287
2011 5,388,272 5,819,051
2010 5,363,352 5,737,450
2009 5,338,871 5,656,601
2008 5,313,399 5,576,593
2007 5,288,720 5,497,243
2006 5,266,268 5,418,855
2005 5,246,096 5,342,105
2004 5,228,172 5,272,912
2003 5,213,014 5,210,963
2002 5,200,598 5,149,909
2001 5,188,008 5,087,825
2000 5,176,209 5,022,633
1999 5,165,474 4,954,018
1998 5,153,498 4,883,655
1997 5,139,835 4,809,573
1996 5,124,573 4,729,974
1995 5,107,790 4,642,931
1994 5,088,333 4,549,316
1993 5,066,447 4,453,732
1992 5,041,992 4,357,026
1991 5,013,740 4,259,637
1990 4,986,431 4,162,559
1989 4,964,371 4,066,476
1988 4,946,481 3,972,320
1987 4,932,123 3,882,164
1986 4,918,154 3,794,157
1985 4,902,206 3,706,479
1984 4,881,803 3,619,104
1983 4,855,787 3,530,282
1982 4,826,933 3,438,745
1981 4,799,964 3,345,674
1980 4,779,535 3,252,403
1979 4,764,690 3,164,525
1978 4,752,528 3,080,314
1977 4,738,902 2,992,534
1976 4,725,664 2,903,851
1975 4,711,440 2,816,943
1974 4,690,574 2,732,075
1973 4,666,081 2,649,278
1972 4,639,657 2,573,578
1971 4,612,124 2,499,825
1970 4,606,307 2,423,065
1969 4,623,785 2,348,398
1968 4,626,469 2,275,836
1967 4,605,744 2,205,567
1966 4,580,869 2,137,820
1965 4,563,732 2,072,681
1964 4,548,543 2,010,176
1963 4,523,309 1,950,159
1962 4,491,443 1,892,320
1961 4,461,005 1,836,451
1960 4,429,634 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Nicaragua
2100 -0.35% -0.42%
2099 -0.34% -0.41%
2098 -0.34% -0.39%
2097 -0.33% -0.38%
2096 -0.33% -0.37%
2095 -0.32% -0.36%
2094 -0.32% -0.35%
2093 -0.32% -0.34%
2092 -0.32% -0.33%
2091 -0.33% -0.31%
2090 -0.32% -0.31%
2089 -0.32% -0.29%
2088 -0.33% -0.28%
2087 -0.33% -0.27%
2086 -0.33% -0.25%
2085 -0.31% -0.24%
2084 -0.31% -0.22%
2083 -0.32% -0.21%
2082 -0.32% -0.19%
2081 -0.32% -0.17%
2080 -0.31% -0.15%
2079 -0.3% -0.13%
2078 -0.31% -0.12%
2077 -0.31% -0.1%
2076 -0.3% -0.07%
2075 -0.29% -0.07%
2074 -0.28% -0.04%
2073 -0.27% -0.02%
2072 -0.27% 0.004%
2071 -0.27% 0.02%
2070 -0.26% 0.05%
2069 -0.26% 0.07%
2068 -0.26% 0.09%
2067 -0.26% 0.12%
2066 -0.28% 0.14%
2065 -0.27% 0.16%
2064 -0.28% 0.19%
2063 -0.27% 0.21%
2062 -0.28% 0.23%
2061 -0.29% 0.26%
2060 -0.29% 0.29%
2059 -0.28% 0.32%
2058 -0.3% 0.34%
2057 -0.31% 0.36%
2056 -0.3% 0.39%
2055 -0.3% 0.42%
2054 -0.29% 0.44%
2053 -0.28% 0.47%
2052 -0.28% 0.51%
2051 -0.26% 0.53%
2050 -0.26% 0.56%
2049 -0.25% 0.59%
2048 -0.24% 0.62%
2047 -0.24% 0.64%
2046 -0.24% 0.67%
2045 -0.23% 0.7%
2044 -0.23% 0.72%
2043 -0.22% 0.75%
2042 -0.23% 0.78%
2041 -0.22% 0.81%
2040 -0.22% 0.84%
2039 -0.22% 0.87%
2038 -0.22% 0.9%
2037 -0.21% 0.93%
2036 -0.21% 0.96%
2035 -0.2% 0.99%
2034 -0.19% 1.02%
2033 -0.18% 1.05%
2032 -0.17% 1.09%
2031 -0.16% 1.12%
2030 -0.15% 1.15%
2029 -0.14% 1.19%
2028 -0.12% 1.23%
2027 -0.08% 1.26%
2026 0.03% 1.3%
2025 0.19% 1.34%
2024 0.64% 1.36%
2023 0.5% 1.38%
2022 0.27% 1.29%
2021 0.21% 1.21%
2020 0.14% 1.26%
2019 0.11% 1.31%
2018 0.13% 1.33%
2017 0.23% 1.34%
2016 0.29% 1.35%
2015 0.33% 1.37%
2014 0.41% 1.38%
2013 0.46% 1.4%
2012 0.48% 1.41%
2011 0.46% 1.42%
2010 0.46% 1.43%
2009 0.48% 1.43%
2008 0.47% 1.44%
2007 0.43% 1.45%
2006 0.38% 1.44%
2005 0.34% 1.31%
2004 0.29% 1.19%
2003 0.24% 1.19%
2002 0.24% 1.22%
2001 0.23% 1.3%
2000 0.21% 1.39%
1999 0.23% 1.44%
1998 0.27% 1.54%
1997 0.3% 1.68%
1996 0.33% 1.87%
1995 0.38% 2.06%
1994 0.43% 2.15%
1993 0.49% 2.22%
1992 0.56% 2.29%
1991 0.55% 2.33%
1990 0.44% 2.36%
1989 0.36% 2.37%
1988 0.29% 2.32%
1987 0.28% 2.32%
1986 0.33% 2.37%
1985 0.42% 2.41%
1984 0.54% 2.52%
1983 0.6% 2.66%
1982 0.56% 2.78%
1981 0.43% 2.87%
1980 0.31% 2.78%
1979 0.26% 2.73%
1978 0.29% 2.93%
1977 0.28% 3.05%
1976 0.3% 3.09%
1975 0.44% 3.11%
1974 0.52% 3.13%
1973 0.57% 2.94%
1972 0.6% 2.95%
1971 0.13% 3.17%
1970 -0.38% 3.18%
1969 -0.06% 3.19%
1968 0.45% 3.19%
1967 0.54% 3.17%
1966 0.38% 3.14%
1965 0.33% 3.11%
1964 0.56% 3.08%
1963 0.71% 3.06%
1962 0.68% 3.04%
1961 0.71% 3.03%

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/nicaragua | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Finland Nicaragua
Current population
5631965
7124343
Population rank 120/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.09%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
5.68 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
3.98 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +253
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 78/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 -8,371
Net migration rank 33/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -8,371
2024 - 26,894 - -8,189
2023 -17,869 38,156 100,921 -7,996
2022 -18,335 60,353 100,987 -7,996
2021 -7,757 22,484 89,213 -10,383
2020 -8,847 17,504 90,515 -10,383
2019 -8,282 15,671 102,817 -19,730
2018 -7,170 11,822 104,814 -20,742
2017 -3,856 13,356 105,468 -21,849
2016 -1,099 17,321 106,585 -23,076
2015 2,740 12,655 107,344 -24,353
2014 4,915 15,915 108,420 -25,570
2013 6,527 18,164 109,032 -26,587
2012 7,579 17,894 110,065 -27,389
2011 9,160 16,798 110,026 -28,221
2010 10,191 14,080 110,475 -29,081
2009 10,678 14,877 110,213 -29,913
2008 10,627 15,626 110,395 -30,675
2007 9,519 14,027 110,341 -31,357
2006 11,059 10,820 110,073 -32,274
2005 9,968 9,251 108,984 -33,280
2004 9,933 6,956 106,904 -44,222
2003 7,819 5,929 106,142 -44,931
2002 6,241 5,255 105,805 -44,906
2001 7,263 6,241 107,109 -43,837
2000 7,765 2,497 109,192 -42,087
1999 7,748 3,604 110,217 -40,095
1998 7,730 4,417 108,862 -38,260
1997 9,766 4,925 114,415 -36,851
1996 11,274 3,757 116,849 -35,208
1995 13,791 4,325 118,325 -25,889
1994 17,300 3,834 119,565 -24,773
1993 13,679 9,036 120,469 -24,091
1992 16,639 9,356 121,204 -24,171
1991 16,044 14,515 121,787 -24,028
1990 15,458 8,920 120,677 -24,280
1989 14,396 5,775 120,128 -24,364
1988 14,344 1,765 117,299 -24,753
1987 11,837 831 112,885 -25,127
1986 13,279 1,491 113,054 -24,805
1985 14,707 2,416 110,949 -23,840
1984 20,015 3,972 110,133 -22,493
1983 21,851 6,925 110,618 -20,620
1982 22,686 7,109 112,468 -19,395
1981 18,720 5,287 110,421 -17,353
1980 18,640 -2,212 108,604 -15,130
1979 19,535 -6,612 96,429 -14,152
1978 20,436 -9,348 98,419 -12,273
1977 21,799 -5,697 100,498 -11,082
1976 21,738 -11,843 98,100 -10,155
1975 21,673 -3,807 95,230 -9,349
1974 17,824 5,891 92,505 -8,639
1973 13,532 11,558 89,662 -7,947
1972 14,847 12,613 76,906 -7,219
1971 15,220 12,286 84,139 -6,328
1970 20,268 -36,579 81,127 -5,423
1969 21,732 -42,207 78,237 -4,592
1968 28,684 -15,561 75,458 -3,979
1967 33,622 -5,353 72,722 -3,666
1966 34,356 -12,059 69,883 -3,443
1965 33,771 -21,731 67,056 -3,231
1964 38,208 -20,414 64,227 -3,043
1963 40,258 -7,624 61,738 -2,881
1962 38,627 -6,852 59,547 -2,727
1961 41,487 -11,828 57,499 -2,579
1960 42,082 -9,489 55,664 -2,418

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/nicaragua | 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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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