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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 46.2 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.21% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Finland vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Pakistan
2100 4,615,954 514,531,704
2099 4,632,084 513,655,674
2098 4,648,068 512,727,636
2097 4,663,730 511,735,790
2096 4,678,982 510,636,755
2095 4,694,312 509,437,875
2094 4,709,388 508,130,071
2093 4,724,681 506,765,644
2092 4,739,809 505,327,656
2091 4,755,260 503,824,444
2090 4,770,907 502,264,268
2089 4,786,400 500,660,501
2088 4,801,901 498,935,983
2087 4,817,852 497,190,466
2086 4,833,786 495,313,036
2085 4,849,629 493,366,305
2084 4,864,891 491,354,778
2083 4,880,250 489,225,193
2082 4,896,009 486,984,952
2081 4,911,803 484,673,501
2080 4,927,618 482,257,479
2079 4,943,129 479,813,404
2078 4,958,168 477,277,836
2077 4,973,373 474,593,860
2076 4,988,599 471,779,348
2075 5,003,374 468,855,468
2074 5,018,067 465,875,137
2073 5,032,313 462,811,079
2072 5,046,145 459,656,523
2071 5,059,821 456,423,506
2070 5,073,405 453,095,985
2069 5,086,624 449,655,599
2068 5,100,021 446,126,774
2067 5,113,379 442,540,629
2066 5,126,654 438,879,326
2065 5,140,841 435,169,856
2064 5,154,898 431,394,393
2063 5,169,175 427,575,887
2062 5,183,334 423,636,352
2061 5,197,920 419,672,017
2060 5,212,905 415,638,125
2059 5,228,152 411,576,344
2058 5,242,966 407,429,129
2057 5,258,706 403,233,874
2056 5,274,797 398,948,355
2055 5,290,920 394,645,693
2054 5,306,678 390,303,954
2053 5,321,951 385,922,748
2052 5,337,100 381,488,696
2051 5,352,042 377,018,239
2050 5,366,251 372,476,884
2049 5,380,081 367,909,407
2048 5,393,571 363,310,560
2047 5,406,757 358,659,474
2046 5,419,535 353,929,775
2045 5,432,355 349,156,085
2044 5,444,871 344,371,692
2043 5,457,529 339,561,029
2042 5,469,797 334,731,546
2041 5,482,134 329,875,686
2040 5,494,276 325,039,429
2039 5,506,630 320,137,108
2038 5,518,788 315,207,413
2037 5,530,908 310,312,684
2036 5,542,684 305,408,418
2035 5,554,158 300,541,523
2034 5,565,174 295,686,893
2033 5,575,691 290,851,174
2032 5,585,700 286,070,650
2031 5,595,391 281,351,929
2030 5,604,388 276,708,987
2029 5,612,864 272,189,955
2028 5,620,473 267,728,673
2027 5,627,272 263,390,059
2026 5,631,965 259,231,214
2025 5,630,458 255,166,301
2024 5,619,911 251,269,164
2023 5,583,911 247,504,495
2022 5,556,106 243,700,667
2021 5,541,017 239,477,801
2020 5,529,543 235,001,746
2019 5,521,606 230,800,899
2018 5,515,525 226,928,892
2017 5,508,214 223,273,967
2016 5,495,303 220,138,869
2015 5,479,531 217,290,883
2014 5,461,512 214,264,647
2013 5,438,972 211,073,978
2012 5,413,971 207,667,125
2011 5,388,272 203,746,065
2010 5,363,352 199,239,047
2009 5,338,871 194,376,534
2008 5,313,399 189,499,113
2007 5,288,720 184,493,231
2006 5,266,268 179,682,690
2005 5,246,096 175,453,212
2004 5,228,172 171,286,000
2003 5,213,014 167,110,248
2002 5,200,598 163,222,549
2001 5,188,008 159,270,907
2000 5,176,209 154,879,127
1999 5,165,474 150,565,377
1998 5,153,498 146,522,356
1997 5,139,835 142,531,804
1996 5,124,573 138,557,092
1995 5,107,790 134,582,253
1994 5,088,333 130,748,083
1993 5,066,447 127,020,117
1992 5,041,992 123,546,848
1991 5,013,740 120,060,406
1990 4,986,431 116,155,576
1989 4,964,371 112,336,629
1988 4,946,481 108,724,739
1987 4,932,123 105,130,717
1986 4,918,154 101,606,764
1985 4,902,206 98,229,285
1984 4,881,803 95,164,936
1983 4,855,787 92,227,711
1982 4,826,933 89,089,246
1981 4,799,964 85,802,049
1980 4,779,535 82,291,010
1979 4,764,690 78,997,039
1978 4,752,528 76,307,379
1977 4,738,902 73,901,827
1976 4,725,664 71,620,254
1975 4,711,440 69,461,175
1974 4,690,574 67,415,487
1973 4,666,081 65,461,912
1972 4,639,657 63,583,194
1971 4,612,124 61,847,899
1970 4,606,307 60,166,719
1969 4,623,785 58,460,939
1968 4,626,469 56,810,507
1967 4,605,744 55,214,768
1966 4,580,869 53,678,667
1965 4,563,732 52,209,010
1964 4,548,543 50,799,999
1963 4,523,309 49,447,776
1962 4,491,443 48,156,128
1961 4,461,005 46,921,277
1960 4,429,634 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Pakistan
2100 -0.35% 0.17%
2099 -0.34% 0.18%
2098 -0.34% 0.19%
2097 -0.33% 0.22%
2096 -0.33% 0.24%
2095 -0.32% 0.26%
2094 -0.32% 0.27%
2093 -0.32% 0.28%
2092 -0.32% 0.3%
2091 -0.33% 0.31%
2090 -0.32% 0.32%
2089 -0.32% 0.35%
2088 -0.33% 0.35%
2087 -0.33% 0.38%
2086 -0.33% 0.39%
2085 -0.31% 0.41%
2084 -0.31% 0.44%
2083 -0.32% 0.46%
2082 -0.32% 0.48%
2081 -0.32% 0.5%
2080 -0.31% 0.51%
2079 -0.3% 0.53%
2078 -0.31% 0.57%
2077 -0.31% 0.6%
2076 -0.3% 0.62%
2075 -0.29% 0.64%
2074 -0.28% 0.66%
2073 -0.27% 0.69%
2072 -0.27% 0.71%
2071 -0.27% 0.73%
2070 -0.26% 0.77%
2069 -0.26% 0.79%
2068 -0.26% 0.81%
2067 -0.26% 0.83%
2066 -0.28% 0.85%
2065 -0.27% 0.88%
2064 -0.28% 0.89%
2063 -0.27% 0.93%
2062 -0.28% 0.94%
2061 -0.29% 0.97%
2060 -0.29% 0.99%
2059 -0.28% 1.02%
2058 -0.3% 1.04%
2057 -0.31% 1.07%
2056 -0.3% 1.09%
2055 -0.3% 1.11%
2054 -0.29% 1.14%
2053 -0.28% 1.16%
2052 -0.28% 1.19%
2051 -0.26% 1.22%
2050 -0.26% 1.24%
2049 -0.25% 1.27%
2048 -0.24% 1.3%
2047 -0.24% 1.34%
2046 -0.24% 1.37%
2045 -0.23% 1.39%
2044 -0.23% 1.42%
2043 -0.22% 1.44%
2042 -0.23% 1.47%
2041 -0.22% 1.49%
2040 -0.22% 1.53%
2039 -0.22% 1.56%
2038 -0.22% 1.58%
2037 -0.21% 1.61%
2036 -0.21% 1.62%
2035 -0.2% 1.64%
2034 -0.19% 1.66%
2033 -0.18% 1.67%
2032 -0.17% 1.68%
2031 -0.16% 1.68%
2030 -0.15% 1.66%
2029 -0.14% 1.67%
2028 -0.12% 1.65%
2027 -0.08% 1.6%
2026 0.03% 1.59%
2025 0.19% 1.55%
2024 0.64% 1.52%
2023 0.5% 1.56%
2022 0.27% 1.76%
2021 0.21% 1.9%
2020 0.14% 1.82%
2019 0.11% 1.71%
2018 0.13% 1.64%
2017 0.23% 1.42%
2016 0.29% 1.31%
2015 0.33% 1.41%
2014 0.41% 1.51%
2013 0.46% 1.64%
2012 0.48% 1.92%
2011 0.46% 2.26%
2010 0.46% 2.5%
2009 0.48% 2.57%
2008 0.47% 2.71%
2007 0.43% 2.68%
2006 0.38% 2.41%
2005 0.34% 2.43%
2004 0.29% 2.5%
2003 0.24% 2.38%
2002 0.24% 2.48%
2001 0.23% 2.84%
2000 0.21% 2.87%
1999 0.23% 2.76%
1998 0.27% 2.8%
1997 0.3% 2.87%
1996 0.33% 2.95%
1995 0.38% 2.93%
1994 0.43% 2.93%
1993 0.49% 2.81%
1992 0.56% 2.9%
1991 0.55% 3.36%
1990 0.44% 3.4%
1989 0.36% 3.32%
1988 0.29% 3.42%
1987 0.28% 3.47%
1986 0.33% 3.44%
1985 0.42% 3.22%
1984 0.54% 3.18%
1983 0.6% 3.52%
1982 0.56% 3.83%
1981 0.43% 4.27%
1980 0.31% 4.17%
1979 0.26% 3.52%
1978 0.29% 3.26%
1977 0.28% 3.19%
1976 0.3% 3.11%
1975 0.44% 3.03%
1974 0.52% 2.98%
1973 0.57% 2.95%
1972 0.6% 2.81%
1971 0.13% 2.79%
1970 -0.38% 2.92%
1969 -0.06% 2.91%
1968 0.45% 2.89%
1967 0.54% 2.86%
1966 0.38% 2.81%
1965 0.33% 2.77%
1964 0.56% 2.73%
1963 0.71% 2.68%
1962 0.68% 2.63%
1961 0.71% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Finland Pakistan
Current population
5631965
260356147
Population rank 120/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 3.14%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
12.1 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +99 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 70/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +18,246 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 33/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -1,235,336
2024 - 26,894 - -1,401,173
2023 -17,869 38,156 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -18,335 60,353 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 -7,757 22,484 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 -8,847 17,504 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 -8,282 15,671 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 -7,170 11,822 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 -3,856 13,356 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 -1,099 17,321 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 2,740 12,655 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 4,915 15,915 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 6,527 18,164 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 7,579 17,894 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 9,160 16,798 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 10,191 14,080 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 10,678 14,877 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 10,627 15,626 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 9,519 14,027 4,690,187 576,349
2006 11,059 10,820 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 9,968 9,251 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 9,933 6,956 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 7,819 5,929 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 6,241 5,255 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 7,263 6,241 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 7,765 2,497 4,281,169 252,869
1999 7,748 3,604 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 7,730 4,417 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 9,766 4,925 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 11,274 3,757 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 13,791 4,325 3,977,175 11,534
1994 17,300 3,834 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 13,679 9,036 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 16,639 9,356 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 16,044 14,515 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 15,458 8,920 3,731,730 275,242
1989 14,396 5,775 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 14,344 1,765 3,554,755 38,139
1987 11,837 831 3,448,813 146,364
1986 13,279 1,491 3,341,643 111,045
1985 14,707 2,416 3,233,315 68,860
1984 20,015 3,972 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 21,851 6,925 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 22,686 7,109 2,934,689 294,252
1981 18,720 5,287 2,790,454 555,032
1980 18,640 -2,212 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 19,535 -6,612 2,461,311 450,003
1978 20,436 -9,348 2,356,601 111,386
1977 21,799 -5,697 2,257,849 85,250
1976 21,738 -11,843 2,171,812 48,238
1975 21,673 -3,807 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 17,824 5,891 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 13,532 11,558 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 14,847 12,613 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 15,220 12,286 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 20,268 -36,579 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 21,732 -42,207 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 28,684 -15,561 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 33,622 -5,353 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 34,356 -12,059 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 33,771 -21,731 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 38,208 -20,414 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 40,258 -7,624 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 38,627 -6,852 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 41,487 -11,828 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 42,082 -9,489 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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