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Population in Finland compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 1.96 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% growth).

Finland vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Papua New Guinea
2100 4,629,053 18,798,240
2099 4,645,228 18,786,145
2098 4,661,258 18,772,372
2097 4,676,964 18,755,008
2096 4,692,260 18,733,822
2095 4,707,633 18,710,340
2094 4,722,751 18,683,383
2093 4,738,088 18,654,365
2092 4,753,259 18,621,911
2091 4,768,754 18,586,147
2090 4,784,445 18,545,656
2089 4,799,982 18,506,626
2088 4,815,528 18,464,999
2087 4,831,523 18,420,558
2086 4,847,503 18,372,233
2085 4,863,391 18,321,842
2084 4,878,695 18,270,605
2083 4,894,099 18,214,932
2082 4,909,902 18,159,412
2081 4,925,741 18,100,531
2080 4,941,601 18,035,268
2079 4,957,156 17,972,052
2078 4,972,238 17,904,957
2077 4,987,486 17,837,082
2076 5,002,755 17,768,107
2075 5,017,572 17,695,759
2074 5,032,306 17,621,390
2073 5,046,593 17,544,490
2072 5,060,464 17,463,028
2071 5,074,179 17,377,995
2070 5,087,802 17,291,519
2069 5,101,058 17,201,936
2068 5,114,493 17,108,606
2067 5,127,889 17,011,562
2066 5,141,202 16,911,929
2065 5,155,429 16,809,460
2064 5,169,525 16,705,205
2063 5,183,843 16,600,853
2062 5,198,043 16,493,872
2061 5,212,670 16,383,508
2060 5,227,697 16,267,162
2059 5,242,988 16,149,265
2058 5,257,844 16,029,360
2057 5,273,628 15,906,350
2056 5,289,765 15,781,247
2055 5,305,934 15,653,296
2054 5,321,736 15,519,925
2053 5,337,053 15,386,054
2052 5,352,244 15,247,553
2051 5,367,229 15,107,257
2050 5,381,479 14,965,427
2049 5,395,348 14,818,793
2048 5,408,876 14,670,417
2047 5,422,100 14,519,915
2046 5,434,914 14,367,141
2045 5,447,770 14,210,639
2044 5,460,322 14,053,122
2043 5,473,016 13,894,884
2042 5,485,319 13,735,841
2041 5,497,690 13,574,567
2040 5,509,866 13,410,615
2039 5,522,256 13,244,740
2038 5,534,448 13,076,640
2037 5,546,603 12,907,059
2036 5,558,413 12,735,582
2035 5,569,919 12,563,938
2034 5,580,966 12,389,907
2033 5,591,512 12,215,713
2032 5,601,550 12,039,848
2031 5,611,269 11,862,856
2030 5,620,291 11,683,177
2029 5,628,791 11,502,504
2028 5,636,422 11,320,226
2027 5,643,240 11,136,100
2026 5,647,947 10,950,183
2025 5,646,436 10,762,817
2024 5,619,911 10,576,502
2023 5,583,911 10,389,635
2022 5,556,106 10,203,169
2021 5,541,017 10,012,896
2020 5,529,543 9,815,746
2019 5,521,606 9,609,010
2018 5,515,525 9,394,513
2017 5,508,214 9,178,714
2016 5,495,303 8,961,718
2015 5,479,531 8,743,246
2014 5,461,512 8,523,441
2013 5,438,972 8,302,698
2012 5,413,971 8,081,390
2011 5,388,272 7,859,346
2010 5,363,352 7,633,523
2009 5,338,871 7,406,438
2008 5,313,399 7,183,002
2007 5,288,720 6,963,345
2006 5,266,268 6,747,720
2005 5,246,096 6,535,905
2004 5,228,172 6,328,041
2003 5,213,014 6,123,997
2002 5,200,598 5,924,003
2001 5,188,008 5,728,435
2000 5,176,209 5,537,064
1999 5,165,474 5,349,333
1998 5,153,498 5,166,390
1997 5,139,835 4,987,883
1996 5,124,573 4,813,361
1995 5,107,790 4,644,278
1994 5,088,333 4,480,208
1993 5,066,447 4,320,872
1992 5,041,992 4,166,699
1991 5,013,740 4,021,837
1990 4,986,431 3,896,481
1989 4,964,371 3,796,078
1988 4,946,481 3,711,880
1987 4,932,123 3,632,543
1986 4,918,154 3,554,793
1985 4,902,206 3,478,936
1984 4,881,803 3,405,198
1983 4,855,787 3,333,633
1982 4,826,933 3,264,291
1981 4,799,964 3,197,019
1980 4,779,535 3,131,512
1979 4,764,690 3,067,341
1978 4,752,528 3,003,714
1977 4,738,902 2,940,327
1976 4,725,664 2,877,327
1975 4,711,440 2,814,820
1974 4,690,574 2,752,671
1973 4,666,081 2,690,629
1972 4,639,657 2,628,432
1971 4,612,124 2,566,421
1970 4,606,307 2,505,628
1969 4,623,785 2,446,927
1968 4,626,469 2,390,803
1967 4,605,744 2,337,532
1966 4,580,869 2,285,774
1965 4,563,732 2,235,820
1964 4,548,543 2,188,325
1963 4,523,309 2,141,376
1962 4,491,443 2,093,919
1961 4,461,005 2,046,127
1960 4,429,634 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.35% 0.06%
2099 -0.34% 0.07%
2098 -0.34% 0.09%
2097 -0.33% 0.11%
2096 -0.33% 0.13%
2095 -0.32% 0.14%
2094 -0.32% 0.16%
2093 -0.32% 0.17%
2092 -0.32% 0.19%
2091 -0.33% 0.22%
2090 -0.32% 0.21%
2089 -0.32% 0.23%
2088 -0.33% 0.24%
2087 -0.33% 0.26%
2086 -0.33% 0.28%
2085 -0.31% 0.28%
2084 -0.31% 0.31%
2083 -0.32% 0.31%
2082 -0.32% 0.33%
2081 -0.32% 0.36%
2080 -0.31% 0.35%
2079 -0.3% 0.37%
2078 -0.31% 0.38%
2077 -0.31% 0.39%
2076 -0.3% 0.41%
2075 -0.29% 0.42%
2074 -0.28% 0.44%
2073 -0.27% 0.47%
2072 -0.27% 0.49%
2071 -0.27% 0.5%
2070 -0.26% 0.52%
2069 -0.26% 0.55%
2068 -0.26% 0.57%
2067 -0.26% 0.59%
2066 -0.28% 0.61%
2065 -0.27% 0.62%
2064 -0.28% 0.63%
2063 -0.27% 0.65%
2062 -0.28% 0.67%
2061 -0.29% 0.72%
2060 -0.29% 0.73%
2059 -0.28% 0.75%
2058 -0.3% 0.77%
2057 -0.31% 0.79%
2056 -0.3% 0.82%
2055 -0.3% 0.86%
2054 -0.29% 0.87%
2053 -0.28% 0.91%
2052 -0.28% 0.93%
2051 -0.26% 0.95%
2050 -0.26% 0.99%
2049 -0.25% 1.01%
2048 -0.24% 1.04%
2047 -0.24% 1.06%
2046 -0.24% 1.1%
2045 -0.23% 1.12%
2044 -0.23% 1.14%
2043 -0.22% 1.16%
2042 -0.23% 1.19%
2041 -0.22% 1.22%
2040 -0.22% 1.25%
2039 -0.22% 1.29%
2038 -0.22% 1.31%
2037 -0.21% 1.35%
2036 -0.21% 1.37%
2035 -0.2% 1.4%
2034 -0.19% 1.43%
2033 -0.18% 1.46%
2032 -0.17% 1.49%
2031 -0.16% 1.54%
2030 -0.15% 1.57%
2029 -0.14% 1.61%
2028 -0.12% 1.65%
2027 -0.08% 1.7%
2026 0.03% 1.74%
2025 0.47% 1.76%
2024 0.64% 1.8%
2023 0.5% 1.83%
2022 0.27% 1.9%
2021 0.21% 2.01%
2020 0.14% 2.15%
2019 0.11% 2.28%
2018 0.13% 2.35%
2017 0.23% 2.42%
2016 0.29% 2.5%
2015 0.33% 2.58%
2014 0.41% 2.66%
2013 0.46% 2.74%
2012 0.48% 2.83%
2011 0.46% 2.96%
2010 0.46% 3.07%
2009 0.48% 3.11%
2008 0.47% 3.15%
2007 0.43% 3.2%
2006 0.38% 3.24%
2005 0.34% 3.28%
2004 0.29% 3.33%
2003 0.24% 3.38%
2002 0.24% 3.41%
2001 0.23% 3.46%
2000 0.21% 3.51%
1999 0.23% 3.54%
1998 0.27% 3.58%
1997 0.3% 3.63%
1996 0.33% 3.64%
1995 0.38% 3.66%
1994 0.43% 3.69%
1993 0.49% 3.7%
1992 0.56% 3.6%
1991 0.55% 3.22%
1990 0.44% 2.64%
1989 0.36% 2.27%
1988 0.29% 2.18%
1987 0.28% 2.19%
1986 0.33% 2.18%
1985 0.42% 2.17%
1984 0.54% 2.15%
1983 0.6% 2.12%
1982 0.56% 2.1%
1981 0.43% 2.09%
1980 0.31% 2.09%
1979 0.26% 2.12%
1978 0.29% 2.16%
1977 0.28% 2.19%
1976 0.3% 2.22%
1975 0.44% 2.26%
1974 0.52% 2.31%
1973 0.57% 2.37%
1972 0.6% 2.42%
1971 0.13% 2.43%
1970 -0.38% 2.4%
1969 -0.06% 2.35%
1968 0.45% 2.28%
1967 0.54% 2.26%
1966 0.38% 2.23%
1965 0.33% 2.17%
1964 0.56% 2.19%
1963 0.71% 2.27%
1962 0.68% 2.34%
1961 0.71% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Finland Papua New Guinea
Current population
5647947
11045681
Population rank 120/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.13%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
2.83 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
2.05 minutes
One death every
8.99 minutes
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 +510
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 59/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change +18,246 -284
Net migration rank 33/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -284
2024 -14,612 26,894 187,595 -707
2023 -17,869 38,156 187,637 -787
2022 -18,335 60,353 186,861 -787
2021 -7,757 22,484 183,766 10,703
2020 -8,847 17,504 189,130 10,703
2019 -8,282 15,671 190,662 22,978
2018 -7,170 11,822 190,662 24,684
2017 -3,856 13,356 189,715 26,513
2016 -1,099 17,321 189,281 28,473
2015 2,740 12,655 188,600 30,580
2014 4,915 15,915 187,592 32,840
2013 6,527 18,164 185,790 35,280
2012 7,579 17,894 183,658 37,893
2011 9,160 16,798 181,842 40,690
2010 10,191 14,080 178,998 50,106
2009 10,678 14,877 175,421 49,647
2008 10,627 15,626 172,823 48,985
2007 9,519 14,027 169,306 48,203
2006 11,059 10,820 166,540 47,191
2005 9,968 9,251 163,888 46,014
2004 9,933 6,956 161,023 44,811
2003 7,819 5,929 158,611 43,639
2002 6,241 5,255 155,091 42,657
2001 7,263 6,241 151,431 41,962
2000 7,765 2,497 147,496 41,855
1999 7,748 3,604 143,592 42,519
1998 7,730 4,417 136,677 43,091
1997 9,766 4,925 134,458 42,787
1996 11,274 3,757 129,802 41,994
1995 13,791 4,325 125,410 40,962
1994 17,300 3,834 122,113 39,669
1993 13,679 9,036 118,668 38,220
1992 16,639 9,356 114,818 36,622
1991 16,044 14,515 111,453 26,830
1990 15,458 8,920 110,033 2,398
1989 14,396 5,775 108,199 -19,824
1988 14,344 1,765 106,256 -26,232
1987 11,837 831 104,367 -25,720
1986 13,279 1,491 102,346 -25,495
1985 14,707 2,416 100,333 -25,470
1984 20,015 3,972 98,103 -25,487
1983 21,851 6,925 95,982 -25,465
1982 22,686 7,109 93,522 -25,355
1981 18,720 5,287 91,767 -25,383
1980 18,640 -2,212 90,266 -25,638
1979 19,535 -6,612 89,330 -25,618
1978 20,436 -9,348 88,747 -25,208
1977 21,799 -5,697 87,954 -24,722
1976 21,738 -11,843 86,965 -24,198
1975 21,673 -3,807 85,809 -23,562
1974 17,824 5,891 84,829 -22,771
1973 13,532 11,558 83,821 -21,803
1972 14,847 12,613 82,672 -20,303
1971 15,220 12,286 80,599 -18,945
1970 20,268 -36,579 78,712 -18,773
1969 21,732 -42,207 76,454 -18,994
1968 28,684 -15,561 73,983 -19,188
1967 33,622 -5,353 71,519 -19,767
1966 34,356 -12,059 69,206 -17,454
1965 33,771 -21,731 66,693 -18,532
1964 38,208 -20,414 64,558 -17,730
1963 40,258 -7,624 62,260 -15,189
1962 38,627 -6,852 59,974 -12,141
1961 41,487 -11,828 58,151 -10,409
1960 42,082 -9,489 56,326 -2,034

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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