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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 46.3 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 3.15% 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 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Finland vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Pakistan
2100 4,629,053 514,639,086
2099 4,645,228 513,762,873
2098 4,661,258 512,834,641
2097 4,676,964 511,842,588
2096 4,692,260 510,743,323
2095 4,707,633 509,544,194
2094 4,722,751 508,236,117
2093 4,738,088 506,871,405
2092 4,753,259 505,433,117
2091 4,768,754 503,929,591
2090 4,784,445 502,369,089
2089 4,799,982 500,764,988
2088 4,815,528 499,040,109
2087 4,831,523 497,294,229
2086 4,847,503 495,416,407
2085 4,863,391 493,469,269
2084 4,878,695 491,457,322
2083 4,894,099 489,327,293
2082 4,909,902 487,086,584
2081 4,925,741 484,774,651
2080 4,941,601 482,358,125
2079 4,957,156 479,913,540
2078 4,972,238 477,377,443
2077 4,987,486 474,692,907
2076 5,002,755 471,877,807
2075 5,017,572 468,953,317
2074 5,032,306 465,972,364
2073 5,046,593 462,907,667
2072 5,060,464 459,752,452
2071 5,074,179 456,518,761
2070 5,087,802 453,190,545
2069 5,101,058 449,749,441
2068 5,114,493 446,219,879
2067 5,127,889 442,632,987
2066 5,141,202 438,970,919
2065 5,155,429 435,260,675
2064 5,169,525 431,484,424
2063 5,183,843 427,665,121
2062 5,198,043 423,724,764
2061 5,212,670 419,759,602
2060 5,227,697 415,724,868
2059 5,242,988 411,662,239
2058 5,257,844 407,514,159
2057 5,273,628 403,318,028
2056 5,289,765 399,031,614
2055 5,305,934 394,728,055
2054 5,321,736 390,385,410
2053 5,337,053 386,003,289
2052 5,352,244 381,568,312
2051 5,367,229 377,096,921
2050 5,381,479 372,554,619
2049 5,395,348 367,986,189
2048 5,408,876 363,386,382
2047 5,422,100 358,734,325
2046 5,434,914 354,003,639
2045 5,447,770 349,228,953
2044 5,460,322 344,443,561
2043 5,473,016 339,631,894
2042 5,485,319 334,801,403
2041 5,497,690 329,944,530
2040 5,509,866 325,107,264
2039 5,522,256 320,203,920
2038 5,534,448 315,273,196
2037 5,546,603 310,377,446
2036 5,558,413 305,472,156
2035 5,569,919 300,604,245
2034 5,580,966 295,748,602
2033 5,591,512 290,911,874
2032 5,601,550 286,130,352
2031 5,611,269 281,410,647
2030 5,620,291 276,766,735
2029 5,628,791 272,246,760
2028 5,636,422 267,784,548
2027 5,643,240 263,445,027
2026 5,647,947 259,285,315
2025 5,646,436 255,219,554
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% 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 5,381,479 people with a rank change from 120th to 126th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M 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 0.47% 1.57%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/pakistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Finland Pakistan
Current population
5647947
261421997
Population rank 120/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 3.15%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
12 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
8.99 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +73 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 66/197
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 -14,612 26,894 5,268,361 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/pakistan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.5% of the population change in Finland is from natural causes (a loss of 85,087 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a gain of 236,216 people). In Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 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 694K
Espoo 326K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 217K
Turku 210K
Jyvaskyla 150K
Kuopio 127K
Lahti 122K
Pori 83K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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