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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 6.22 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Finland vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Peru
2100 4,615,954 38,452,509
2099 4,632,084 38,619,608
2098 4,648,068 38,784,430
2097 4,663,730 38,947,717
2096 4,678,982 39,108,849
2095 4,694,312 39,267,786
2094 4,709,388 39,423,479
2093 4,724,681 39,578,294
2092 4,739,809 39,729,309
2091 4,755,260 39,877,488
2090 4,770,907 40,022,659
2089 4,786,400 40,164,228
2088 4,801,901 40,303,304
2087 4,817,852 40,438,644
2086 4,833,786 40,569,419
2085 4,849,629 40,695,935
2084 4,864,891 40,817,705
2083 4,880,250 40,933,831
2082 4,896,009 41,045,559
2081 4,911,803 41,151,529
2080 4,927,618 41,252,019
2079 4,943,129 41,345,682
2078 4,958,168 41,433,298
2077 4,973,373 41,514,392
2076 4,988,599 41,589,064
2075 5,003,374 41,656,726
2074 5,018,067 41,717,426
2073 5,032,313 41,770,225
2072 5,046,145 41,815,673
2071 5,059,821 41,853,504
2070 5,073,405 41,883,997
2069 5,086,624 41,906,365
2068 5,100,021 41,920,235
2067 5,113,379 41,925,717
2066 5,126,654 41,923,100
2065 5,140,841 41,912,338
2064 5,154,898 41,893,671
2063 5,169,175 41,866,010
2062 5,183,334 41,830,096
2061 5,197,920 41,785,364
2060 5,212,905 41,732,163
2059 5,228,152 41,670,843
2058 5,242,966 41,601,084
2057 5,258,706 41,522,014
2056 5,274,797 41,434,774
2055 5,290,920 41,338,448
2054 5,306,678 41,233,873
2053 5,321,951 41,120,477
2052 5,337,100 40,999,698
2051 5,352,042 40,870,773
2050 5,366,251 40,733,304
2049 5,380,081 40,588,072
2048 5,393,571 40,434,856
2047 5,406,757 40,272,431
2046 5,419,535 40,100,751
2045 5,432,355 39,920,558
2044 5,444,871 39,731,027
2043 5,457,529 39,534,093
2042 5,469,797 39,328,332
2041 5,482,134 39,114,174
2040 5,494,276 38,892,211
2039 5,506,630 38,662,243
2038 5,518,788 38,424,592
2037 5,530,908 38,178,789
2036 5,542,684 37,924,438
2035 5,554,158 37,662,565
2034 5,565,174 37,392,354
2033 5,575,691 37,114,776
2032 5,585,700 36,830,488
2031 5,595,391 36,538,688
2030 5,604,388 36,238,199
2029 5,612,864 35,929,085
2028 5,620,473 35,609,999
2027 5,627,272 35,280,410
2026 5,631,965 34,939,340
2025 5,630,458 34,585,730
2024 5,619,911 34,217,848
2023 5,583,911 33,845,617
2022 5,556,106 33,475,438
2021 5,541,017 33,155,882
2020 5,529,543 32,838,579
2019 5,521,606 32,449,303
2018 5,515,525 31,897,584
2017 5,508,214 31,324,637
2016 5,495,303 30,866,494
2015 5,479,531 30,457,600
2014 5,461,512 30,115,826
2013 5,438,972 29,817,919
2012 5,413,971 29,550,366
2011 5,388,272 29,304,086
2010 5,363,352 29,086,019
2009 5,338,871 28,896,811
2008 5,313,399 28,719,041
2007 5,288,720 28,530,699
2006 5,266,268 28,324,491
2005 5,246,096 28,101,180
2004 5,228,172 27,852,190
2003 5,213,014 27,580,490
2002 5,200,598 27,288,217
2001 5,188,008 26,964,601
2000 5,176,209 26,598,331
1999 5,165,474 26,186,504
1998 5,153,498 25,738,095
1997 5,139,835 25,274,147
1996 5,124,573 24,811,171
1995 5,107,790 24,348,919
1994 5,088,333 23,881,493
1993 5,066,447 23,413,783
1992 5,041,992 22,946,340
1991 5,013,740 22,483,775
1990 4,986,431 22,014,771
1989 4,964,371 21,532,589
1988 4,946,481 21,054,702
1987 4,932,123 20,582,320
1986 4,918,154 20,117,122
1985 4,902,206 19,648,204
1984 4,881,803 19,174,716
1983 4,855,787 18,705,957
1982 4,826,933 18,246,503
1981 4,799,964 17,798,805
1980 4,779,535 17,360,949
1979 4,764,690 16,933,139
1978 4,752,528 16,516,059
1977 4,738,902 16,109,806
1976 4,725,664 15,716,809
1975 4,711,440 15,333,957
1974 4,690,574 14,956,552
1973 4,666,081 14,582,867
1972 4,639,657 14,210,147
1971 4,612,124 13,838,067
1970 4,606,307 13,501,237
1969 4,623,785 13,166,767
1968 4,626,469 12,803,993
1967 4,605,744 12,448,814
1966 4,580,869 12,101,297
1965 4,563,732 11,761,085
1964 4,548,543 11,427,978
1963 4,523,309 11,102,099
1962 4,491,443 10,784,612
1961 4,461,005 10,475,123
1960 4,429,634 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Peru
2100 -0.35% -0.43%
2099 -0.34% -0.42%
2098 -0.34% -0.42%
2097 -0.33% -0.41%
2096 -0.33% -0.4%
2095 -0.32% -0.39%
2094 -0.32% -0.39%
2093 -0.32% -0.38%
2092 -0.32% -0.37%
2091 -0.33% -0.36%
2090 -0.32% -0.35%
2089 -0.32% -0.35%
2088 -0.33% -0.33%
2087 -0.33% -0.32%
2086 -0.33% -0.31%
2085 -0.31% -0.3%
2084 -0.31% -0.28%
2083 -0.32% -0.27%
2082 -0.32% -0.26%
2081 -0.32% -0.24%
2080 -0.31% -0.23%
2079 -0.3% -0.21%
2078 -0.31% -0.2%
2077 -0.31% -0.18%
2076 -0.3% -0.16%
2075 -0.29% -0.15%
2074 -0.28% -0.13%
2073 -0.27% -0.11%
2072 -0.27% -0.09%
2071 -0.27% -0.07%
2070 -0.26% -0.05%
2069 -0.26% -0.03%
2068 -0.26% -0.01%
2067 -0.26% 0.006%
2066 -0.28% 0.03%
2065 -0.27% 0.04%
2064 -0.28% 0.07%
2063 -0.27% 0.09%
2062 -0.28% 0.11%
2061 -0.29% 0.13%
2060 -0.29% 0.15%
2059 -0.28% 0.17%
2058 -0.3% 0.19%
2057 -0.31% 0.21%
2056 -0.3% 0.23%
2055 -0.3% 0.25%
2054 -0.29% 0.28%
2053 -0.28% 0.29%
2052 -0.28% 0.32%
2051 -0.26% 0.34%
2050 -0.26% 0.36%
2049 -0.25% 0.38%
2048 -0.24% 0.4%
2047 -0.24% 0.43%
2046 -0.24% 0.45%
2045 -0.23% 0.48%
2044 -0.23% 0.5%
2043 -0.22% 0.52%
2042 -0.23% 0.55%
2041 -0.22% 0.57%
2040 -0.22% 0.59%
2039 -0.22% 0.62%
2038 -0.22% 0.64%
2037 -0.21% 0.67%
2036 -0.21% 0.7%
2035 -0.2% 0.72%
2034 -0.19% 0.75%
2033 -0.18% 0.77%
2032 -0.17% 0.8%
2031 -0.16% 0.83%
2030 -0.15% 0.86%
2029 -0.14% 0.9%
2028 -0.12% 0.93%
2027 -0.08% 0.98%
2026 0.03% 1.02%
2025 0.19% 1.08%
2024 0.64% 1.1%
2023 0.5% 1.11%
2022 0.27% 0.96%
2021 0.21% 0.97%
2020 0.14% 1.2%
2019 0.11% 1.73%
2018 0.13% 1.83%
2017 0.23% 1.48%
2016 0.29% 1.34%
2015 0.33% 1.13%
2014 0.41% 1%
2013 0.46% 0.91%
2012 0.48% 0.84%
2011 0.46% 0.75%
2010 0.46% 0.65%
2009 0.48% 0.62%
2008 0.47% 0.66%
2007 0.43% 0.73%
2006 0.38% 0.79%
2005 0.34% 0.89%
2004 0.29% 0.99%
2003 0.24% 1.07%
2002 0.24% 1.2%
2001 0.23% 1.38%
2000 0.21% 1.57%
1999 0.23% 1.74%
1998 0.27% 1.84%
1997 0.3% 1.87%
1996 0.33% 1.9%
1995 0.38% 1.96%
1994 0.43% 2%
1993 0.49% 2.04%
1992 0.56% 2.06%
1991 0.55% 2.13%
1990 0.44% 2.24%
1989 0.36% 2.27%
1988 0.29% 2.3%
1987 0.28% 2.31%
1986 0.33% 2.39%
1985 0.42% 2.47%
1984 0.54% 2.51%
1983 0.6% 2.52%
1982 0.56% 2.52%
1981 0.43% 2.52%
1980 0.31% 2.53%
1979 0.26% 2.53%
1978 0.29% 2.52%
1977 0.28% 2.5%
1976 0.3% 2.5%
1975 0.44% 2.52%
1974 0.52% 2.56%
1973 0.57% 2.62%
1972 0.6% 2.69%
1971 0.13% 2.49%
1970 -0.38% 2.54%
1969 -0.06% 2.83%
1968 0.45% 2.85%
1967 0.54% 2.87%
1966 0.38% 2.89%
1965 0.33% 2.91%
1964 0.56% 2.94%
1963 0.71% 2.94%
1962 0.68% 2.95%
1961 0.71% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Finland Peru
Current population
5631965
35031596
Population rank 120/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.42%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
1.41 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +1,020
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 95/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 +11,931
Net migration rank 33/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 11,931
2024 - 26,894 - 18,406
2023 -17,869 38,156 353,788 24,783
2022 -18,335 60,353 327,859 33,982
2021 -7,757 22,484 235,440 41,868
2020 -8,847 17,504 301,950 55,375
2019 -8,282 15,671 346,981 74,270
2018 -7,170 11,822 343,123 339,067
2017 -3,856 13,356 349,333 114,382
2016 -1,099 17,321 355,859 96,740
2015 2,740 12,655 362,781 2,421
2014 4,915 15,915 368,708 -50,383
2013 6,527 18,164 372,694 -95,214
2012 7,579 17,894 376,501 -118,863
2011 9,160 16,798 383,268 -148,339
2010 10,191 14,080 382,510 -181,302
2009 10,678 14,877 396,522 -219,314
2008 10,627 15,626 413,640 -235,307
2007 9,519 14,027 435,122 -236,745
2006 11,059 10,820 445,884 -231,851
2005 9,968 9,251 454,199 -221,652
2004 9,933 6,956 459,617 -194,171
2003 7,819 5,929 459,243 -181,276
2002 6,241 5,255 463,709 -157,158
2001 7,263 6,241 470,154 -129,481
2000 7,765 2,497 484,222 -92,353
1999 7,748 3,604 487,095 -55,325
1998 7,730 4,417 489,436 -24,388
1997 9,766 4,925 495,348 -32,515
1996 11,274 3,757 501,855 -38,749
1995 13,791 4,325 507,894 -46,499
1994 17,300 3,834 512,735 -39,299
1993 13,679 9,036 513,769 -51,775
1992 16,639 9,356 514,618 -41,702
1991 16,044 14,515 513,867 -61,645
1990 15,458 8,920 515,233 -29,437
1989 14,396 5,775 512,152 -33,569
1988 14,344 1,765 508,429 -31,238
1987 11,837 831 502,229 -34,651
1986 13,279 1,491 496,712 -33,891
1985 14,707 2,416 488,887 -13,887
1984 20,015 3,972 477,968 -6,007
1983 21,851 6,925 469,781 -4,243
1982 22,686 7,109 461,107 -7,748
1981 18,720 5,287 453,158 -11,123
1980 18,640 -2,212 445,100 -11,446
1979 19,535 -6,612 439,110 -17,148
1978 20,436 -9,348 432,127 -19,939
1977 21,799 -5,697 425,428 -25,117
1976 21,738 -11,843 420,284 -34,602
1975 21,673 -3,807 414,400 -34,382
1974 17,824 5,891 408,299 -33,493
1973 13,532 11,558 400,752 -28,191
1972 14,847 12,613 396,960 -24,100
1971 15,220 12,286 391,506 -20,209
1970 20,268 -36,579 318,022 -15,653
1969 21,732 -42,207 379,347 -12,776
1968 28,684 -15,561 372,379 -13,389
1967 33,622 -5,353 365,224 -13,837
1966 34,356 -12,059 356,819 -13,166
1965 33,771 -21,731 349,245 -12,470
1964 38,208 -20,414 341,570 -12,129
1963 40,258 -7,624 332,352 -10,040
1962 38,627 -6,852 321,716 -9,051
1961 41,487 -11,828 313,385 -7,063
1960 42,082 -9,489 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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