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Population in Finland compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 3.12 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

Finland vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland North Macedonia
2100 4,615,954 866,884
2099 4,632,084 877,788
2098 4,648,068 888,715
2097 4,663,730 899,716
2096 4,678,982 910,709
2095 4,694,312 921,559
2094 4,709,388 932,633
2093 4,724,681 943,984
2092 4,739,809 955,335
2091 4,755,260 966,773
2090 4,770,907 978,130
2089 4,786,400 989,666
2088 4,801,901 1,001,224
2087 4,817,852 1,012,831
2086 4,833,786 1,024,787
2085 4,849,629 1,036,668
2084 4,864,891 1,048,876
2083 4,880,250 1,061,031
2082 4,896,009 1,073,408
2081 4,911,803 1,085,823
2080 4,927,618 1,098,127
2079 4,943,129 1,110,614
2078 4,958,168 1,123,398
2077 4,973,373 1,136,448
2076 4,988,599 1,149,787
2075 5,003,374 1,163,080
2074 5,018,067 1,176,671
2073 5,032,313 1,190,351
2072 5,046,145 1,204,015
2071 5,059,821 1,217,691
2070 5,073,405 1,231,978
2069 5,086,624 1,246,408
2068 5,100,021 1,260,869
2067 5,113,379 1,275,289
2066 5,126,654 1,289,439
2065 5,140,841 1,303,917
2064 5,154,898 1,318,161
2063 5,169,175 1,332,807
2062 5,183,334 1,347,540
2061 5,197,920 1,362,299
2060 5,212,905 1,376,807
2059 5,228,152 1,390,921
2058 5,242,966 1,404,982
2057 5,258,706 1,419,185
2056 5,274,797 1,433,595
2055 5,290,920 1,447,857
2054 5,306,678 1,462,210
2053 5,321,951 1,476,351
2052 5,337,100 1,489,905
2051 5,352,042 1,503,526
2050 5,366,251 1,516,629
2049 5,380,081 1,529,608
2048 5,393,571 1,542,390
2047 5,406,757 1,555,085
2046 5,419,535 1,568,151
2045 5,432,355 1,581,115
2044 5,444,871 1,593,878
2043 5,457,529 1,606,930
2042 5,469,797 1,619,941
2041 5,482,134 1,632,704
2040 5,494,276 1,645,446
2039 5,506,630 1,658,034
2038 5,518,788 1,670,347
2037 5,530,908 1,682,850
2036 5,542,684 1,695,204
2035 5,554,158 1,707,302
2034 5,565,174 1,719,193
2033 5,575,691 1,730,723
2032 5,585,700 1,742,288
2031 5,595,391 1,753,729
2030 5,604,388 1,765,162
2029 5,612,864 1,775,815
2028 5,620,473 1,786,051
2027 5,627,272 1,795,945
2026 5,631,965 1,805,954
2025 5,630,458 1,815,368
2024 5,619,911 1,824,359
2023 5,583,911 1,827,816
2022 5,556,106 1,831,712
2021 5,541,017 1,837,114
2020 5,529,543 1,856,124
2019 5,521,606 1,876,262
2018 5,515,525 1,889,051
2017 5,508,214 1,898,657
2016 5,495,303 1,906,313
2015 5,479,531 1,912,430
2014 5,461,512 1,917,557
2013 5,438,972 1,922,716
2012 5,413,971 1,929,821
2011 5,388,272 1,937,398
2010 5,363,352 1,946,298
2009 5,338,871 1,958,782
2008 5,313,399 1,971,493
2007 5,288,720 1,982,933
2006 5,266,268 1,994,287
2005 5,246,096 2,005,330
2004 5,228,172 2,016,186
2003 5,213,014 2,022,725
2002 5,200,598 2,020,157
2001 5,188,008 2,034,882
2000 5,176,209 2,026,350
1999 5,165,474 2,017,142
1998 5,153,498 2,007,523
1997 5,139,835 1,996,869
1996 5,124,573 2,012,553
1995 5,107,790 1,998,534
1994 5,088,333 1,992,666
1993 5,066,447 2,006,854
1992 5,041,992 2,032,523
1991 5,013,740 2,055,994
1990 4,986,431 2,063,689
1989 4,964,371 2,055,649
1988 4,946,481 2,045,737
1987 4,932,123 2,035,157
1986 4,918,154 2,024,732
1985 4,902,206 2,014,331
1984 4,881,803 2,003,399
1983 4,855,787 1,991,901
1982 4,826,933 1,978,956
1981 4,799,964 1,959,065
1980 4,779,535 1,933,038
1979 4,764,690 1,906,523
1978 4,752,528 1,879,847
1977 4,738,902 1,853,138
1976 4,725,664 1,825,830
1975 4,711,440 1,797,972
1974 4,690,574 1,770,545
1973 4,666,081 1,743,816
1972 4,639,657 1,717,395
1971 4,612,124 1,691,216
1970 4,606,307 1,664,208
1969 4,623,785 1,636,345
1968 4,626,469 1,608,930
1967 4,605,744 1,582,492
1966 4,580,869 1,557,349
1965 4,563,732 1,533,466
1964 4,548,543 1,510,900
1963 4,523,309 1,488,737
1962 4,491,443 1,471,745
1961 4,461,005 1,455,171
1960 4,429,634 1,435,059

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland North Macedonia
2100 -0.35% -1.24%
2099 -0.34% -1.23%
2098 -0.34% -1.22%
2097 -0.33% -1.21%
2096 -0.33% -1.18%
2095 -0.32% -1.19%
2094 -0.32% -1.2%
2093 -0.32% -1.19%
2092 -0.32% -1.18%
2091 -0.33% -1.16%
2090 -0.32% -1.17%
2089 -0.32% -1.15%
2088 -0.33% -1.15%
2087 -0.33% -1.17%
2086 -0.33% -1.15%
2085 -0.31% -1.16%
2084 -0.31% -1.15%
2083 -0.32% -1.15%
2082 -0.32% -1.14%
2081 -0.32% -1.12%
2080 -0.31% -1.12%
2079 -0.3% -1.14%
2078 -0.31% -1.15%
2077 -0.31% -1.16%
2076 -0.3% -1.14%
2075 -0.29% -1.15%
2074 -0.28% -1.15%
2073 -0.27% -1.13%
2072 -0.27% -1.12%
2071 -0.27% -1.16%
2070 -0.26% -1.16%
2069 -0.26% -1.15%
2068 -0.26% -1.13%
2067 -0.26% -1.1%
2066 -0.28% -1.11%
2065 -0.27% -1.08%
2064 -0.28% -1.1%
2063 -0.27% -1.09%
2062 -0.28% -1.08%
2061 -0.29% -1.05%
2060 -0.29% -1.01%
2059 -0.28% -1%
2058 -0.3% -1%
2057 -0.31% -1.01%
2056 -0.3% -0.99%
2055 -0.3% -0.98%
2054 -0.29% -0.96%
2053 -0.28% -0.91%
2052 -0.28% -0.91%
2051 -0.26% -0.86%
2050 -0.26% -0.85%
2049 -0.25% -0.83%
2048 -0.24% -0.82%
2047 -0.24% -0.83%
2046 -0.24% -0.82%
2045 -0.23% -0.8%
2044 -0.23% -0.81%
2043 -0.22% -0.8%
2042 -0.23% -0.78%
2041 -0.22% -0.77%
2040 -0.22% -0.76%
2039 -0.22% -0.74%
2038 -0.22% -0.74%
2037 -0.21% -0.73%
2036 -0.21% -0.71%
2035 -0.2% -0.69%
2034 -0.19% -0.67%
2033 -0.18% -0.66%
2032 -0.17% -0.65%
2031 -0.16% -0.65%
2030 -0.15% -0.6%
2029 -0.14% -0.57%
2028 -0.12% -0.55%
2027 -0.08% -0.55%
2026 0.03% -0.52%
2025 0.19% -0.49%
2024 0.64% -0.19%
2023 0.5% -0.21%
2022 0.27% -0.29%
2021 0.21% -1.02%
2020 0.14% -1.07%
2019 0.11% -0.68%
2018 0.13% -0.51%
2017 0.23% -0.4%
2016 0.29% -0.32%
2015 0.33% -0.27%
2014 0.41% -0.27%
2013 0.46% -0.37%
2012 0.48% -0.39%
2011 0.46% -0.46%
2010 0.46% -0.64%
2009 0.48% -0.64%
2008 0.47% -0.58%
2007 0.43% -0.57%
2006 0.38% -0.55%
2005 0.34% -0.54%
2004 0.29% -0.32%
2003 0.24% 0.13%
2002 0.24% -0.72%
2001 0.23% 0.42%
2000 0.21% 0.46%
1999 0.23% 0.48%
1998 0.27% 0.53%
1997 0.3% -0.78%
1996 0.33% 0.7%
1995 0.38% 0.29%
1994 0.43% -0.71%
1993 0.49% -1.26%
1992 0.56% -1.14%
1991 0.55% -0.37%
1990 0.44% 0.39%
1989 0.36% 0.48%
1988 0.29% 0.52%
1987 0.28% 0.51%
1986 0.33% 0.52%
1985 0.42% 0.55%
1984 0.54% 0.58%
1983 0.6% 0.65%
1982 0.56% 1.02%
1981 0.43% 1.35%
1980 0.31% 1.39%
1979 0.26% 1.42%
1978 0.29% 1.44%
1977 0.28% 1.5%
1976 0.3% 1.55%
1975 0.44% 1.55%
1974 0.52% 1.53%
1973 0.57% 1.54%
1972 0.6% 1.55%
1971 0.13% 1.62%
1970 -0.38% 1.7%
1969 -0.06% 1.7%
1968 0.45% 1.67%
1967 0.54% 1.61%
1966 0.38% 1.56%
1965 0.33% 1.49%
1964 0.56% 1.49%
1963 0.71% 1.15%
1962 0.68% 1.14%
1961 0.71% 1.4%

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Finland North Macedonia
Current population
5631965
1805954
Population rank 120/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.02%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
2.53 hours
One birth every
12.1 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 -9
Annual growth/decline +36,000 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 176/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 -5,645
Net migration rank 33/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -5,645
2024 - 26,894 - -5,728
2023 -17,869 38,156 -3,290 -5,597
2022 -18,335 60,353 -4,397 -5,296
2021 -7,757 22,484 -9,737 -5,483
2020 -8,847 17,504 -5,939 -23,458
2019 -8,282 15,671 -375 -24,204
2018 -7,170 11,822 1,512 -24,878
2017 -3,856 13,356 1,329 -24,227
2016 -1,099 17,321 2,374 -24,144
2015 2,740 12,655 2,294 -23,010
2014 4,915 15,915 3,644 -22,132
2013 6,527 18,164 3,653 -20,297
2012 7,579 17,894 3,087 -19,083
2011 9,160 16,798 3,100 -17,871
2010 10,191 14,080 4,866 -16,668
2009 10,678 14,877 4,309 -15,455
2008 10,627 15,626 3,746 -17,645
2007 9,519 14,027 2,974 -15,705
2006 11,059 10,820 3,988 -9,632
2005 9,968 9,251 4,011 -2,244
2004 9,933 6,956 5,444 -2,640
2003 7,819 5,929 8,900 -2,880
2002 6,241 5,255 9,697 -2,858
2001 7,263 6,241 10,174 -922
2000 7,765 2,497 12,159 -2,824
1999 7,748 3,604 10,489 -1,261
1998 7,730 4,417 12,446 -589
1997 9,766 4,925 12,979 -477
1996 11,274 3,757 14,806 -397
1995 13,791 4,325 17,239 -3,603
1994 17,300 3,834 19,103 -21,006
1993 13,679 9,036 20,797 -47,273
1992 16,639 9,356 21,659 -46,509
1991 16,044 14,515 23,387 -45,484
1990 15,458 8,920 22,868 -16,174
1989 14,396 5,775 22,912 -13,528
1988 14,344 1,765 24,064 -13,621
1987 11,837 831 24,359 -13,635
1986 13,279 1,491 23,720 -13,589
1985 14,707 2,416 24,167 -13,492
1984 20,015 3,972 24,436 -13,251
1983 21,851 6,925 24,690 -12,884
1982 22,686 7,109 25,810 -11,716
1981 18,720 5,287 25,689 0
1980 18,640 -2,212 26,547 -189
1979 19,535 -6,612 27,096 -426
1978 20,436 -9,348 27,150 -462
1977 21,799 -5,697 27,410 -683
1976 21,738 -11,843 28,799 -911
1975 21,673 -3,807 28,983 -1,147
1974 17,824 5,891 28,400 -1,376
1973 13,532 11,558 28,032 -1,600
1972 14,847 12,613 28,236 -1,834
1971 15,220 12,286 28,010 -2,064
1970 20,268 -36,579 28,022 60
1969 21,732 -42,207 27,464 181
1968 28,684 -15,561 28,378 -1,201
1967 33,622 -5,353 28,401 -2,696
1966 34,356 -12,059 28,766 -4,176
1965 33,771 -21,731 28,564 -5,385
1964 38,208 -20,414 27,889 -5,938
1963 40,258 -7,624 28,124 -5,759
1962 38,627 -6,852 25,317 -13,702
1961 41,487 -11,828 27,846 -6,309
1960 42,082 -9,489 28,816 -10,126

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/north-macedonia | 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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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