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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 2.66 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Finland vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Rwanda
2100 4,615,954 33,092,520
2099 4,632,084 32,987,847
2098 4,648,068 32,907,335
2097 4,663,730 32,832,706
2096 4,678,982 32,747,490
2095 4,694,312 32,615,044
2094 4,709,388 32,529,590
2093 4,724,681 32,396,544
2092 4,739,809 32,274,083
2091 4,755,260 32,171,077
2090 4,770,907 32,068,626
2089 4,786,400 31,872,593
2088 4,801,901 31,726,882
2087 4,817,852 31,533,364
2086 4,833,786 31,379,315
2085 4,849,629 31,235,000
2084 4,864,891 31,092,940
2083 4,880,250 30,917,707
2082 4,896,009 30,733,578
2081 4,911,803 30,557,819
2080 4,927,618 30,367,298
2079 4,943,129 30,176,627
2078 4,958,168 29,997,866
2077 4,973,373 29,800,561
2076 4,988,599 29,627,021
2075 5,003,374 29,423,503
2074 5,018,067 29,225,643
2073 5,032,313 29,007,777
2072 5,046,145 28,780,763
2071 5,059,821 28,560,382
2070 5,073,405 28,316,533
2069 5,086,624 28,103,541
2068 5,100,021 27,854,906
2067 5,113,379 27,591,747
2066 5,126,654 27,355,659
2065 5,140,841 27,084,704
2064 5,154,898 26,821,315
2063 5,169,175 26,543,184
2062 5,183,334 26,296,132
2061 5,197,920 25,985,356
2060 5,212,905 25,712,904
2059 5,228,152 25,437,446
2058 5,242,966 25,106,242
2057 5,258,706 24,837,928
2056 5,274,797 24,566,784
2055 5,290,920 24,266,669
2054 5,306,678 23,976,914
2053 5,321,951 23,690,426
2052 5,337,100 23,406,346
2051 5,352,042 23,099,207
2050 5,366,251 22,800,250
2049 5,380,081 22,484,698
2048 5,393,571 22,157,938
2047 5,406,757 21,834,786
2046 5,419,535 21,540,566
2045 5,432,355 21,215,262
2044 5,444,871 20,902,695
2043 5,457,529 20,535,605
2042 5,469,797 20,201,608
2041 5,482,134 19,832,577
2040 5,494,276 19,463,015
2039 5,506,630 19,096,860
2038 5,518,788 18,761,626
2037 5,530,908 18,421,864
2036 5,542,684 18,116,691
2035 5,554,158 17,753,910
2034 5,565,174 17,421,234
2033 5,575,691 17,089,349
2032 5,585,700 16,811,505
2031 5,595,391 16,485,559
2030 5,604,388 16,167,916
2029 5,612,864 15,858,862
2028 5,620,473 15,544,959
2027 5,627,272 15,207,733
2026 5,631,965 14,888,776
2025 5,630,458 14,560,205
2024 5,619,911 14,256,567
2023 5,583,911 13,954,471
2022 5,556,106 13,651,030
2021 5,541,017 13,355,260
2020 5,529,543 13,065,837
2019 5,521,606 12,776,103
2018 5,515,525 12,487,996
2017 5,508,214 12,202,060
2016 5,495,303 11,919,183
2015 5,479,531 11,640,022
2014 5,461,512 11,364,757
2013 5,438,972 11,093,340
2012 5,413,971 10,829,901
2011 5,388,272 10,573,733
2010 5,363,352 10,317,553
2009 5,338,871 10,060,432
2008 5,313,399 9,804,269
2007 5,288,720 9,549,933
2006 5,266,268 9,299,246
2005 5,246,096 9,054,528
2004 5,228,172 8,816,844
2003 5,213,014 8,586,875
2002 5,200,598 8,400,180
2001 5,188,008 8,287,094
2000 5,176,209 8,213,931
1999 5,165,474 8,147,912
1998 5,153,498 8,081,681
1997 5,139,835 7,755,238
1996 5,124,573 6,708,764
1995 5,107,790 5,674,118
1994 5,088,333 6,792,352
1993 5,066,447 7,981,132
1992 5,041,992 7,683,266
1991 5,013,740 7,526,966
1990 4,986,431 7,375,307
1989 4,964,371 7,184,706
1988 4,946,481 6,968,071
1987 4,932,123 6,749,493
1986 4,918,154 6,531,881
1985 4,902,206 6,317,228
1984 4,881,803 6,107,627
1983 4,855,787 5,905,311
1982 4,826,933 5,711,549
1981 4,799,964 5,527,230
1980 4,779,535 5,353,259
1979 4,764,690 5,189,541
1978 4,752,528 5,035,171
1977 4,738,902 4,888,240
1976 4,725,664 4,745,954
1975 4,711,440 4,607,728
1974 4,690,574 4,474,228
1973 4,666,081 4,345,047
1972 4,639,657 4,220,335
1971 4,612,124 4,100,044
1970 4,606,307 3,980,669
1969 4,623,785 3,861,271
1968 4,626,469 3,744,010
1967 4,605,744 3,629,577
1966 4,580,869 3,521,626
1965 4,563,732 3,423,210
1964 4,548,543 3,334,834
1963 4,523,309 3,258,890
1962 4,491,443 3,186,025
1961 4,461,005 3,106,779
1960 4,429,634 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Rwanda
2100 -0.35% 0.32%
2099 -0.34% 0.24%
2098 -0.34% 0.23%
2097 -0.33% 0.26%
2096 -0.33% 0.41%
2095 -0.32% 0.26%
2094 -0.32% 0.41%
2093 -0.32% 0.38%
2092 -0.32% 0.32%
2091 -0.33% 0.32%
2090 -0.32% 0.62%
2089 -0.32% 0.46%
2088 -0.33% 0.61%
2087 -0.33% 0.49%
2086 -0.33% 0.46%
2085 -0.31% 0.46%
2084 -0.31% 0.57%
2083 -0.32% 0.6%
2082 -0.32% 0.58%
2081 -0.32% 0.63%
2080 -0.31% 0.63%
2079 -0.3% 0.6%
2078 -0.31% 0.66%
2077 -0.31% 0.59%
2076 -0.3% 0.69%
2075 -0.29% 0.68%
2074 -0.28% 0.75%
2073 -0.27% 0.79%
2072 -0.27% 0.77%
2071 -0.27% 0.86%
2070 -0.26% 0.76%
2069 -0.26% 0.89%
2068 -0.26% 0.95%
2067 -0.26% 0.86%
2066 -0.28% 1%
2065 -0.27% 0.98%
2064 -0.28% 1.05%
2063 -0.27% 0.94%
2062 -0.28% 1.2%
2061 -0.29% 1.06%
2060 -0.29% 1.08%
2059 -0.28% 1.32%
2058 -0.3% 1.08%
2057 -0.31% 1.1%
2056 -0.3% 1.24%
2055 -0.3% 1.21%
2054 -0.29% 1.21%
2053 -0.28% 1.21%
2052 -0.28% 1.33%
2051 -0.26% 1.31%
2050 -0.26% 1.4%
2049 -0.25% 1.47%
2048 -0.24% 1.48%
2047 -0.24% 1.37%
2046 -0.24% 1.53%
2045 -0.23% 1.5%
2044 -0.23% 1.79%
2043 -0.22% 1.65%
2042 -0.23% 1.86%
2041 -0.22% 1.9%
2040 -0.22% 1.92%
2039 -0.22% 1.79%
2038 -0.22% 1.84%
2037 -0.21% 1.68%
2036 -0.21% 2.04%
2035 -0.2% 1.91%
2034 -0.19% 1.94%
2033 -0.18% 1.65%
2032 -0.17% 1.98%
2031 -0.16% 1.96%
2030 -0.15% 1.95%
2029 -0.14% 2.02%
2028 -0.12% 2.22%
2027 -0.08% 2.14%
2026 0.03% 2.26%
2025 0.19% 2.13%
2024 0.64% 2.16%
2023 0.5% 2.22%
2022 0.27% 2.21%
2021 0.21% 2.22%
2020 0.14% 2.27%
2019 0.11% 2.31%
2018 0.13% 2.34%
2017 0.23% 2.37%
2016 0.29% 2.4%
2015 0.33% 2.42%
2014 0.41% 2.45%
2013 0.46% 2.43%
2012 0.48% 2.42%
2011 0.46% 2.48%
2010 0.46% 2.56%
2009 0.48% 2.61%
2008 0.47% 2.66%
2007 0.43% 2.7%
2006 0.38% 2.7%
2005 0.34% 2.7%
2004 0.29% 2.68%
2003 0.24% 2.22%
2002 0.24% 1.36%
2001 0.23% 0.89%
2000 0.21% 0.81%
1999 0.23% 0.82%
1998 0.27% 4.21%
1997 0.3% 15.6%
1996 0.33% 18.2%
1995 0.38% -16.5%
1994 0.43% -14.9%
1993 0.49% 3.88%
1992 0.56% 2.08%
1991 0.55% 2.06%
1990 0.44% 2.65%
1989 0.36% 3.11%
1988 0.29% 3.24%
1987 0.28% 3.33%
1986 0.33% 3.4%
1985 0.42% 3.43%
1984 0.54% 3.43%
1983 0.6% 3.39%
1982 0.56% 3.33%
1981 0.43% 3.25%
1980 0.31% 3.15%
1979 0.26% 3.07%
1978 0.29% 3.01%
1977 0.28% 3%
1976 0.3% 3%
1975 0.44% 2.98%
1974 0.52% 2.97%
1973 0.57% 2.96%
1972 0.6% 2.93%
1971 0.13% 3%
1970 -0.38% 3.09%
1969 -0.06% 3.13%
1968 0.45% 3.15%
1967 0.54% 3.07%
1966 0.38% 2.87%
1965 0.33% 2.65%
1964 0.56% 2.33%
1963 0.71% 2.29%
1962 0.68% 2.55%
1961 0.71% 2.8%

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/rwanda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Finland Rwanda
Current population
5631965
14975051
Population rank 120/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.18%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.33 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +828
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 45/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 +6,282
Net migration rank 33/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 6,282
2024 - 26,894 - -15,582
2023 -17,869 38,156 312,762 -9,001
2022 -18,335 60,353 312,145 -9,001
2021 -7,757 22,484 309,895 -21,492
2020 -8,847 17,504 312,692 -22,251
2019 -8,282 15,671 313,525 -24,492
2018 -7,170 11,822 312,512 -25,323
2017 -3,856 13,356 310,323 -25,634
2016 -1,099 17,321 305,549 -24,474
2015 2,740 12,655 299,114 -21,862
2014 4,915 15,915 292,779 -19,505
2013 6,527 18,164 286,331 -16,779
2012 7,579 17,894 282,584 -25,260
2011 9,160 16,798 282,922 -27,915
2010 10,191 14,080 286,848 -29,501
2009 10,678 14,877 287,034 -30,128
2008 10,627 15,626 287,334 -31,913
2007 9,519 14,027 285,791 -32,537
2006 11,059 10,820 282,149 -34,008
2005 9,968 9,251 275,121 -33,830
2004 9,933 6,956 265,273 -31,214
2003 7,819 5,929 251,243 -25,355
2002 6,241 5,255 239,036 -91,518
2001 7,263 6,241 230,845 -152,197
2000 7,765 2,497 221,276 -153,588
1999 7,748 3,604 210,518 -146,162
1998 7,730 4,417 197,185 -129,089
1997 9,766 4,925 174,687 410,106
1996 11,274 3,757 140,455 1,367,700
1995 13,791 4,325 121,137 439,995
1994 17,300 3,834 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 13,679 9,036 183,926 236,110
1992 16,639 9,356 188,025 -12,334
1991 16,044 14,515 196,431 -59,519
1990 15,458 8,920 207,895 -41,483
1989 14,396 5,775 217,632 -2,826
1988 14,344 1,765 223,759 -5,285
1987 11,837 831 225,744 -7,062
1986 13,279 1,491 225,526 -8,982
1985 14,707 2,416 223,794 -11,031
1984 20,015 3,972 219,337 -12,899
1983 21,851 6,925 212,750 -14,560
1982 22,686 7,109 205,147 -15,818
1981 18,720 5,287 195,769 -16,453
1980 18,640 -2,212 184,988 -16,359
1979 19,535 -6,612 174,477 -15,669
1978 20,436 -9,348 163,779 -13,838
1977 21,799 -5,697 155,011 -11,084
1976 21,738 -11,843 147,665 -7,027
1975 21,673 -3,807 140,596 -4,791
1974 17,824 5,891 135,743 -4,535
1973 13,532 11,558 131,021 -3,862
1972 14,847 12,613 126,403 -4,156
1971 15,220 12,286 122,567 -4,230
1970 20,268 -36,579 119,273 1,149
1969 21,732 -42,207 115,394 2,983
1968 28,684 -15,561 111,422 4,728
1967 33,622 -5,353 108,053 4,655
1966 34,356 -12,059 105,128 -1,930
1965 33,771 -21,731 103,422 -9,774
1964 38,208 -20,414 102,562 -19,458
1963 40,258 -7,624 94,296 -25,524
1962 38,627 -6,852 102,548 -25,594
1961 41,487 -11,828 102,051 -20,508
1960 42,082 -9,489 100,627 -13,198

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/rwanda | 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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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