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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 25.5 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

Finland vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Samoa
2100 4,615,954 384,161
2099 4,632,084 382,854
2098 4,648,068 381,539
2097 4,663,730 380,191
2096 4,678,982 378,724
2095 4,694,312 377,198
2094 4,709,388 375,643
2093 4,724,681 374,011
2092 4,739,809 372,292
2091 4,755,260 370,495
2090 4,770,907 368,729
2089 4,786,400 366,876
2088 4,801,901 364,923
2087 4,817,852 362,970
2086 4,833,786 360,980
2085 4,849,629 358,958
2084 4,864,891 356,899
2083 4,880,250 354,766
2082 4,896,009 352,554
2081 4,911,803 350,260
2080 4,927,618 347,980
2079 4,943,129 345,610
2078 4,958,168 343,130
2077 4,973,373 340,587
2076 4,988,599 337,992
2075 5,003,374 335,365
2074 5,018,067 332,762
2073 5,032,313 330,070
2072 5,046,145 327,311
2071 5,059,821 324,429
2070 5,073,405 321,716
2069 5,086,624 318,960
2068 5,100,021 316,145
2067 5,113,379 313,447
2066 5,126,654 310,683
2065 5,140,841 308,047
2064 5,154,898 305,429
2063 5,169,175 302,831
2062 5,183,334 300,287
2061 5,197,920 297,894
2060 5,212,905 295,476
2059 5,228,152 293,072
2058 5,242,966 290,637
2057 5,258,706 288,344
2056 5,274,797 286,143
2055 5,290,920 283,928
2054 5,306,678 281,737
2053 5,321,951 279,498
2052 5,337,100 277,186
2051 5,352,042 274,775
2050 5,366,251 272,374
2049 5,380,081 269,906
2048 5,393,571 267,438
2047 5,406,757 264,962
2046 5,419,535 262,389
2045 5,432,355 259,755
2044 5,444,871 257,081
2043 5,457,529 254,546
2042 5,469,797 251,896
2041 5,482,134 249,251
2040 5,494,276 246,679
2039 5,506,630 244,169
2038 5,518,788 241,648
2037 5,530,908 239,306
2036 5,542,684 237,018
2035 5,554,158 234,803
2034 5,565,174 232,771
2033 5,575,691 230,885
2032 5,585,700 229,148
2031 5,595,391 227,434
2030 5,604,388 225,916
2029 5,612,864 224,499
2028 5,620,473 223,100
2027 5,627,272 221,828
2026 5,631,965 220,601
2025 5,630,458 219,378
2024 5,619,911 218,019
2023 5,583,911 216,663
2022 5,556,106 215,261
2021 5,541,017 213,779
2020 5,529,543 211,944
2019 5,521,606 209,780
2018 5,515,525 207,582
2017 5,508,214 205,415
2016 5,495,303 203,499
2015 5,479,531 201,782
2014 5,461,512 200,037
2013 5,438,972 198,268
2012 5,413,971 196,498
2011 5,388,272 194,713
2010 5,363,352 193,023
2009 5,338,871 191,513
2008 5,313,399 190,107
2007 5,288,720 188,753
2006 5,266,268 187,709
2005 5,246,096 186,978
2004 5,228,172 186,249
2003 5,213,014 185,430
2002 5,200,598 184,471
2001 5,188,008 183,166
2000 5,176,209 181,685
1999 5,165,474 180,275
1998 5,153,498 178,905
1997 5,139,835 177,547
1996 5,124,573 176,071
1995 5,107,790 174,571
1994 5,088,333 173,159
1993 5,066,447 171,774
1992 5,041,992 170,331
1991 5,013,740 169,368
1990 4,986,431 169,042
1989 4,964,371 168,768
1988 4,946,481 168,346
1987 4,932,123 167,661
1986 4,918,154 167,061
1985 4,902,206 166,849
1984 4,881,803 166,796
1983 4,855,787 166,714
1982 4,826,933 166,484
1981 4,799,964 165,678
1980 4,779,535 164,322
1979 4,764,690 162,882
1978 4,752,528 161,375
1977 4,738,902 159,753
1976 4,725,664 157,113
1975 4,711,440 153,344
1974 4,690,574 149,431
1973 4,666,081 146,516
1972 4,639,657 144,538
1971 4,612,124 142,503
1970 4,606,307 140,400
1969 4,623,785 138,233
1968 4,626,469 136,020
1967 4,605,744 133,764
1966 4,580,869 131,073
1965 4,563,732 127,978
1964 4,548,543 124,894
1963 4,523,309 121,764
1962 4,491,443 118,597
1961 4,461,005 115,496
1960 4,429,634 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Samoa
2100 -0.35% 0.34%
2099 -0.34% 0.34%
2098 -0.34% 0.35%
2097 -0.33% 0.39%
2096 -0.33% 0.4%
2095 -0.32% 0.41%
2094 -0.32% 0.44%
2093 -0.32% 0.46%
2092 -0.32% 0.48%
2091 -0.33% 0.48%
2090 -0.32% 0.51%
2089 -0.32% 0.54%
2088 -0.33% 0.54%
2087 -0.33% 0.55%
2086 -0.33% 0.56%
2085 -0.31% 0.58%
2084 -0.31% 0.6%
2083 -0.32% 0.63%
2082 -0.32% 0.65%
2081 -0.32% 0.66%
2080 -0.31% 0.69%
2079 -0.3% 0.72%
2078 -0.31% 0.75%
2077 -0.31% 0.77%
2076 -0.3% 0.78%
2075 -0.29% 0.78%
2074 -0.28% 0.82%
2073 -0.27% 0.84%
2072 -0.27% 0.89%
2071 -0.27% 0.84%
2070 -0.26% 0.86%
2069 -0.26% 0.89%
2068 -0.26% 0.86%
2067 -0.26% 0.89%
2066 -0.28% 0.86%
2065 -0.27% 0.86%
2064 -0.28% 0.86%
2063 -0.27% 0.85%
2062 -0.28% 0.8%
2061 -0.29% 0.82%
2060 -0.29% 0.82%
2059 -0.28% 0.84%
2058 -0.3% 0.8%
2057 -0.31% 0.77%
2056 -0.3% 0.78%
2055 -0.3% 0.78%
2054 -0.29% 0.8%
2053 -0.28% 0.83%
2052 -0.28% 0.88%
2051 -0.26% 0.88%
2050 -0.26% 0.91%
2049 -0.25% 0.92%
2048 -0.24% 0.93%
2047 -0.24% 0.98%
2046 -0.24% 1.01%
2045 -0.23% 1.04%
2044 -0.23% 1%
2043 -0.22% 1.05%
2042 -0.23% 1.06%
2041 -0.22% 1.04%
2040 -0.22% 1.03%
2039 -0.22% 1.04%
2038 -0.22% 0.98%
2037 -0.21% 0.96%
2036 -0.21% 0.94%
2035 -0.2% 0.87%
2034 -0.19% 0.82%
2033 -0.18% 0.76%
2032 -0.17% 0.75%
2031 -0.16% 0.67%
2030 -0.15% 0.63%
2029 -0.14% 0.63%
2028 -0.12% 0.57%
2027 -0.08% 0.56%
2026 0.03% 0.56%
2025 0.19% 0.62%
2024 0.64% 0.63%
2023 0.5% 0.65%
2022 0.27% 0.69%
2021 0.21% 0.87%
2020 0.14% 1.03%
2019 0.11% 1.06%
2018 0.13% 1.05%
2017 0.23% 0.94%
2016 0.29% 0.85%
2015 0.33% 0.87%
2014 0.41% 0.89%
2013 0.46% 0.9%
2012 0.48% 0.92%
2011 0.46% 0.88%
2010 0.46% 0.79%
2009 0.48% 0.74%
2008 0.47% 0.72%
2007 0.43% 0.56%
2006 0.38% 0.39%
2005 0.34% 0.39%
2004 0.29% 0.44%
2003 0.24% 0.52%
2002 0.24% 0.71%
2001 0.23% 0.82%
2000 0.21% 0.78%
1999 0.23% 0.77%
1998 0.27% 0.76%
1997 0.3% 0.84%
1996 0.33% 0.86%
1995 0.38% 0.82%
1994 0.43% 0.81%
1993 0.49% 0.85%
1992 0.56% 0.57%
1991 0.55% 0.19%
1990 0.44% 0.16%
1989 0.36% 0.25%
1988 0.29% 0.41%
1987 0.28% 0.36%
1986 0.33% 0.13%
1985 0.42% 0.03%
1984 0.54% 0.05%
1983 0.6% 0.14%
1982 0.56% 0.49%
1981 0.43% 0.83%
1980 0.31% 0.88%
1979 0.26% 0.93%
1978 0.29% 1.02%
1977 0.28% 1.68%
1976 0.3% 2.46%
1975 0.44% 2.62%
1974 0.52% 1.99%
1973 0.57% 1.37%
1972 0.6% 1.43%
1971 0.13% 1.5%
1970 -0.38% 1.57%
1969 -0.06% 1.63%
1968 0.45% 1.69%
1967 0.54% 2.05%
1966 0.38% 2.42%
1965 0.33% 2.47%
1964 0.56% 2.57%
1963 0.71% 2.67%
1962 0.68% 2.68%
1961 0.71% 2.67%

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/samoa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Finland Samoa
Current population
5631965
220932
Population rank 120/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.003%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.59 hours
One death every
8.56 minutes
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline +99 +4
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 125/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 -2,815
Net migration rank 33/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -2,815
2024 - 26,894 - -2,754
2023 -17,869 38,156 4,170 -2,810
2022 -18,335 60,353 4,288 -2,837
2021 -7,757 22,484 4,379 -2,860
2020 -8,847 17,504 4,442 -2,299
2019 -8,282 15,671 4,495 -2,313
2018 -7,170 11,822 4,637 -2,425
2017 -3,856 13,356 4,661 -2,539
2016 -1,099 17,321 4,720 -3,008
2015 2,740 12,655 4,795 -3,074
2014 4,915 15,915 4,849 -3,081
2013 6,527 18,164 4,875 -3,107
2012 7,579 17,894 4,863 -3,089
2011 9,160 16,798 4,860 -3,056
2010 10,191 14,080 4,779 -3,197
2009 10,678 14,877 4,525 -3,093
2008 10,627 15,626 4,581 -3,194
2007 9,519 14,027 4,480 -3,152
2006 11,059 10,820 4,473 -3,714
2005 9,968 9,251 4,503 -3,805
2004 9,933 6,956 4,554 -3,796
2003 7,819 5,929 4,622 -3,748
2002 6,241 5,255 4,672 -3,624
2001 7,263 6,241 4,759 -3,198
2000 7,765 2,497 4,855 -3,453
1999 7,748 3,604 4,937 -3,517
1998 7,730 4,417 5,022 -3,702
1997 9,766 4,925 5,053 -3,658
1996 11,274 3,757 5,038 -3,476
1995 13,791 4,325 4,976 -3,532
1994 17,300 3,834 4,880 -3,505
1993 13,679 9,036 4,769 -3,373
1992 16,639 9,356 4,652 -3,161
1991 16,044 14,515 4,655 -4,227
1990 15,458 8,920 4,759 -4,533
1989 14,396 5,775 4,845 -4,527
1988 14,344 1,765 4,889 -4,366
1987 11,837 831 4,909 -4,056
1986 13,279 1,491 4,983 -4,637
1985 14,707 2,416 4,998 -4,920
1984 20,015 3,972 4,979 -4,944
1983 21,851 6,925 4,914 -4,789
1982 22,686 7,109 4,808 -4,479
1981 18,720 5,287 4,720 -3,440
1980 18,640 -2,212 4,672 -3,240
1979 19,535 -6,612 4,624 -3,177
1978 20,436 -9,348 4,587 -3,022
1977 21,799 -5,697 4,555 -2,866
1976 21,738 -11,843 4,519 -929
1975 21,673 -3,807 4,465 -522
1974 17,824 5,891 4,411 -526
1973 13,532 11,558 4,446 -2,501
1972 14,847 12,613 4,487 -2,483
1971 15,220 12,286 4,534 -2,463
1970 20,268 -36,579 4,567 -2,429
1969 21,732 -42,207 4,592 -2,399
1968 28,684 -15,561 4,605 -2,370
1967 33,622 -5,353 4,621 -2,333
1966 34,356 -12,059 4,593 -1,503
1965 33,771 -21,731 4,605 -1,512
1964 38,208 -20,414 4,326 -1,252
1963 40,258 -7,624 4,544 -1,365
1962 38,627 -6,852 4,498 -1,341
1961 41,487 -11,828 4,399 -1,349
1960 42,082 -9,489 4,298 -1,333

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

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
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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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