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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 43.3 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.01% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Finland vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Nigeria
2100 4,615,954 481,678,166
2099 4,632,084 481,494,914
2098 4,648,068 481,219,866
2097 4,663,730 480,876,108
2096 4,678,982 480,460,381
2095 4,694,312 479,976,454
2094 4,709,388 479,432,855
2093 4,724,681 478,807,152
2092 4,739,809 478,097,591
2091 4,755,260 477,274,569
2090 4,770,907 476,367,086
2089 4,786,400 475,363,859
2088 4,801,901 474,268,867
2087 4,817,852 473,072,894
2086 4,833,786 471,769,229
2085 4,849,629 470,365,292
2084 4,864,891 468,843,169
2083 4,880,250 467,224,322
2082 4,896,009 465,509,151
2081 4,911,803 463,679,779
2080 4,927,618 461,741,930
2079 4,943,129 459,680,797
2078 4,958,168 457,513,367
2077 4,973,373 455,254,796
2076 4,988,599 452,885,729
2075 5,003,374 450,402,898
2074 5,018,067 447,825,224
2073 5,032,313 445,152,156
2072 5,046,145 442,375,349
2071 5,059,821 439,499,004
2070 5,073,405 436,539,777
2069 5,086,624 433,472,204
2068 5,100,021 430,320,190
2067 5,113,379 427,066,199
2066 5,126,654 423,736,078
2065 5,140,841 420,318,527
2064 5,154,898 416,811,285
2063 5,169,175 413,231,409
2062 5,183,334 409,583,480
2061 5,197,920 405,859,509
2060 5,212,905 402,073,494
2059 5,228,152 398,228,736
2058 5,242,966 394,315,883
2057 5,258,706 390,341,867
2056 5,274,797 386,298,064
2055 5,290,920 382,193,151
2054 5,306,678 378,030,342
2053 5,321,951 373,799,276
2052 5,337,100 369,501,634
2051 5,352,042 365,149,555
2050 5,366,251 360,734,783
2049 5,380,081 356,271,401
2048 5,393,571 351,752,501
2047 5,406,757 347,169,674
2046 5,419,535 342,532,578
2045 5,432,355 337,834,528
2044 5,444,871 333,076,416
2043 5,457,529 328,256,555
2042 5,469,797 323,388,886
2041 5,482,134 318,469,120
2040 5,494,276 313,492,800
2039 5,506,630 308,474,350
2038 5,518,788 303,423,786
2037 5,530,908 298,351,344
2036 5,542,684 293,250,795
2035 5,554,158 288,138,368
2034 5,565,174 283,018,151
2033 5,575,691 277,897,810
2032 5,585,700 272,769,123
2031 5,595,391 267,666,779
2030 5,604,388 262,583,487
2029 5,612,864 257,504,936
2028 5,620,473 252,465,743
2027 5,627,272 247,457,208
2026 5,631,965 242,477,499
2025 5,630,458 237,546,527
2024 5,619,911 232,679,478
2023 5,583,911 227,882,945
2022 5,556,106 223,150,896
2021 5,541,017 218,529,286
2020 5,529,543 213,996,181
2019 5,521,606 209,485,641
2018 5,515,525 204,938,755
2017 5,508,214 200,254,579
2016 5,495,303 195,443,700
2015 5,479,531 190,671,878
2014 5,461,512 185,896,915
2013 5,438,972 181,049,443
2012 5,413,971 176,200,625
2011 5,388,272 171,379,598
2010 5,363,352 166,642,886
2009 5,338,871 162,049,464
2008 5,313,399 157,595,014
2007 5,288,720 153,267,261
2006 5,266,268 149,077,334
2005 5,246,096 145,017,253
2004 5,228,172 141,057,045
2003 5,213,014 137,202,644
2002 5,200,598 133,471,989
2001 5,188,008 129,862,595
2000 5,176,209 126,382,494
1999 5,165,474 123,047,320
1998 5,153,498 119,846,254
1997 5,139,835 116,754,792
1996 5,124,573 113,754,779
1995 5,107,790 110,819,428
1994 5,088,333 107,935,714
1993 5,066,447 105,122,069
1992 5,041,992 102,372,770
1991 5,013,740 99,720,162
1990 4,986,431 97,120,925
1989 4,964,371 94,531,014
1988 4,946,481 92,020,090
1987 4,932,123 89,591,716
1986 4,918,154 87,235,953
1985 4,902,206 84,897,973
1984 4,881,803 82,526,443
1983 4,855,787 80,438,260
1982 4,826,933 78,378,701
1981 4,799,964 76,068,103
1980 4,779,535 73,764,641
1979 4,764,690 71,498,242
1978 4,752,528 69,326,532
1977 4,738,902 67,234,590
1976 4,725,664 65,258,009
1975 4,711,440 63,410,815
1974 4,690,574 61,679,144
1973 4,666,081 60,082,139
1972 4,639,657 58,601,748
1971 4,612,124 57,214,684
1970 4,606,307 55,893,838
1969 4,623,785 54,631,914
1968 4,626,469 53,432,783
1967 4,605,744 52,293,065
1966 4,580,869 51,188,234
1965 4,563,732 50,086,764
1964 4,548,543 49,012,016
1963 4,523,309 47,973,575
1962 4,491,443 46,965,292
1961 4,461,005 45,989,310
1960 4,429,634 45,053,782

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/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Nigeria
2100 -0.35% 0.04%
2099 -0.34% 0.06%
2098 -0.34% 0.07%
2097 -0.33% 0.09%
2096 -0.33% 0.1%
2095 -0.32% 0.11%
2094 -0.32% 0.13%
2093 -0.32% 0.15%
2092 -0.32% 0.17%
2091 -0.33% 0.19%
2090 -0.32% 0.21%
2089 -0.32% 0.23%
2088 -0.33% 0.25%
2087 -0.33% 0.28%
2086 -0.33% 0.3%
2085 -0.31% 0.32%
2084 -0.31% 0.35%
2083 -0.32% 0.37%
2082 -0.32% 0.39%
2081 -0.32% 0.42%
2080 -0.31% 0.45%
2079 -0.3% 0.47%
2078 -0.31% 0.5%
2077 -0.31% 0.52%
2076 -0.3% 0.55%
2075 -0.29% 0.58%
2074 -0.28% 0.6%
2073 -0.27% 0.63%
2072 -0.27% 0.65%
2071 -0.27% 0.68%
2070 -0.26% 0.71%
2069 -0.26% 0.73%
2068 -0.26% 0.76%
2067 -0.26% 0.79%
2066 -0.28% 0.81%
2065 -0.27% 0.84%
2064 -0.28% 0.87%
2063 -0.27% 0.89%
2062 -0.28% 0.92%
2061 -0.29% 0.94%
2060 -0.29% 0.97%
2059 -0.28% 0.99%
2058 -0.3% 1.02%
2057 -0.31% 1.05%
2056 -0.3% 1.07%
2055 -0.3% 1.1%
2054 -0.29% 1.13%
2053 -0.28% 1.16%
2052 -0.28% 1.19%
2051 -0.26% 1.22%
2050 -0.26% 1.25%
2049 -0.25% 1.28%
2048 -0.24% 1.32%
2047 -0.24% 1.35%
2046 -0.24% 1.39%
2045 -0.23% 1.43%
2044 -0.23% 1.47%
2043 -0.22% 1.51%
2042 -0.23% 1.54%
2041 -0.22% 1.59%
2040 -0.22% 1.63%
2039 -0.22% 1.66%
2038 -0.22% 1.7%
2037 -0.21% 1.74%
2036 -0.21% 1.77%
2035 -0.2% 1.81%
2034 -0.19% 1.84%
2033 -0.18% 1.88%
2032 -0.17% 1.91%
2031 -0.16% 1.94%
2030 -0.15% 1.97%
2029 -0.14% 2%
2028 -0.12% 2.02%
2027 -0.08% 2.05%
2026 0.03% 2.08%
2025 0.19% 2.09%
2024 0.64% 2.1%
2023 0.5% 2.12%
2022 0.27% 2.11%
2021 0.21% 2.12%
2020 0.14% 2.15%
2019 0.11% 2.22%
2018 0.13% 2.34%
2017 0.23% 2.46%
2016 0.29% 2.5%
2015 0.33% 2.57%
2014 0.41% 2.68%
2013 0.46% 2.75%
2012 0.48% 2.81%
2011 0.46% 2.84%
2010 0.46% 2.83%
2009 0.48% 2.83%
2008 0.47% 2.82%
2007 0.43% 2.81%
2006 0.38% 2.8%
2005 0.34% 2.81%
2004 0.29% 2.81%
2003 0.24% 2.8%
2002 0.24% 2.78%
2001 0.23% 2.75%
2000 0.21% 2.71%
1999 0.23% 2.67%
1998 0.27% 2.65%
1997 0.3% 2.64%
1996 0.33% 2.65%
1995 0.38% 2.67%
1994 0.43% 2.68%
1993 0.49% 2.69%
1992 0.56% 2.66%
1991 0.55% 2.68%
1990 0.44% 2.74%
1989 0.36% 2.73%
1988 0.29% 2.71%
1987 0.28% 2.7%
1986 0.33% 2.75%
1985 0.42% 2.87%
1984 0.54% 2.6%
1983 0.6% 2.63%
1982 0.56% 3.04%
1981 0.43% 3.12%
1980 0.31% 3.17%
1979 0.26% 3.13%
1978 0.29% 3.11%
1977 0.28% 3.03%
1976 0.3% 2.91%
1975 0.44% 2.81%
1974 0.52% 2.66%
1973 0.57% 2.53%
1972 0.6% 2.42%
1971 0.13% 2.36%
1970 -0.38% 2.31%
1969 -0.06% 2.24%
1968 0.45% 2.18%
1967 0.54% 2.16%
1966 0.38% 2.2%
1965 0.33% 2.19%
1964 0.56% 2.16%
1963 0.71% 2.15%
1962 0.68% 2.12%
1961 0.71% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Finland Nigeria
Current population
5631965
243824469
Population rank 120/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 2.94%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
12.1 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +99 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 48/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -15,258
Net migration rank 33/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -15,258
2024 - 26,894 - -35,202
2023 -17,869 38,156 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -18,335 60,353 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -7,757 22,484 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -8,847 17,504 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -8,282 15,671 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 -7,170 11,822 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 -3,856 13,356 4,706,183 78,685
2016 -1,099 17,321 4,761,594 75,265
2015 2,740 12,655 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 4,915 15,915 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 6,527 18,164 4,811,751 40,201
2012 7,579 17,894 4,774,508 71,138
2011 9,160 16,798 4,728,363 67,808
2010 10,191 14,080 4,629,173 47,966
2009 10,678 14,877 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 10,627 15,626 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 9,519 14,027 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 11,059 10,820 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 9,968 9,251 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 9,933 6,956 3,877,376 46,370
2003 7,819 5,929 3,751,120 33,857
2002 6,241 5,255 3,606,814 69,594
2001 7,263 6,241 3,478,370 64,163
2000 7,765 2,497 3,343,196 74,535
1999 7,748 3,604 3,155,425 97,195
1998 7,730 4,417 3,003,946 145,575
1997 9,766 4,925 2,936,500 96,885
1996 11,274 3,757 2,882,205 84,448
1995 13,791 4,325 2,830,771 73,243
1994 17,300 3,834 2,735,198 128,134
1993 13,679 9,036 2,673,675 90,200
1992 16,639 9,356 2,596,173 138,412
1991 16,044 14,515 2,527,807 42,760
1990 15,458 8,920 2,491,928 135,959
1989 14,396 5,775 2,452,324 99,588
1988 14,344 1,765 2,376,419 93,510
1987 11,837 831 2,322,397 64,418
1986 13,279 1,491 2,295,003 29,682
1985 14,707 2,416 2,289,784 61,514
1984 20,015 3,972 2,278,060 113,758
1983 21,851 6,925 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 22,686 7,109 2,233,401 101,116
1981 18,720 5,287 2,179,884 106,723
1980 18,640 -2,212 2,121,618 198,672
1979 19,535 -6,612 2,074,807 137,721
1978 20,436 -9,348 2,019,621 111,258
1977 21,799 -5,697 1,923,917 129,075
1976 21,738 -11,843 1,827,289 72,889
1975 21,673 -3,807 1,718,623 75,603
1974 17,824 5,891 1,624,813 44,281
1973 13,532 11,558 1,525,485 -618
1972 14,847 12,613 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 15,220 12,286 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 20,268 -36,579 1,295,507 7,953
1969 21,732 -42,207 1,213,484 6,912
1968 28,684 -15,561 1,168,254 9,615
1967 33,622 -5,353 1,082,884 18,683
1966 34,356 -12,059 1,095,582 12,513
1965 33,771 -21,731 1,061,840 32,988
1964 38,208 -20,414 1,028,272 26,411
1963 40,258 -7,624 995,116 27,115
1962 38,627 -6,852 966,452 27,906
1961 41,487 -11,828 932,111 25,515
1960 42,082 -9,489 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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