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Population in Finland compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,637,214 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,643,254 people compared to 36,428,123 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 6.46 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.33% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2005, the population of Finland has increased from 5.25M people to 5.64M (7.57% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 20.6M to 36.4M (77.2% growth).
  • Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2025 at 5.64M people compared to the peak of 73.8M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Finland vs Saudi Arabia: live population counter

Finland Saudi Arabia
Current population
5643254
36428123
Population rank 118/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.44%
One net population change
9.86 minutes
19.7 seconds
One birth every
12.1 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
6.66 minutes
One migration net change every
19.5 minutes
4.3 minutes
Annual migration change +26,894 +122,170
Daily growth/decline +146 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +53,303 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 3/197

Finland and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Finland
Population

Growth rate
Saudi Arabia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Finland Saudi Arabia Finland Saudi Arabia
1960 4,429,634 2,435,403 - -
1961 4,461,005 2,526,347 0.71% 3.73%
1962 4,491,443 2,620,910 0.68% 3.74%
1963 4,523,309 2,719,341 0.71% 3.76%
1964 4,548,543 2,821,968 0.56% 3.77%
1965 4,563,732 2,928,771 0.33% 3.78%
1966 4,580,869 3,039,887 0.38% 3.79%
1967 4,605,744 3,157,242 0.54% 3.86%
1968 4,626,469 3,282,711 0.45% 3.97%
1969 4,623,785 3,417,114 -0.06% 4.09%
1970 4,606,307 3,562,470 -0.38% 4.25%
1971 4,612,124 3,724,031 0.13% 4.54%
1972 4,639,657 3,905,722 0.6% 4.88%
1973 4,666,081 4,106,344 0.57% 5.14%
1974 4,690,574 4,323,632 0.52% 5.29%
1975 4,711,440 4,556,287 0.44% 5.38%
1976 4,725,664 4,807,933 0.3% 5.52%
1977 4,738,902 5,083,048 0.28% 5.72%
1978 4,752,528 5,381,902 0.29% 5.88%
1979 4,764,690 5,703,698 0.26% 5.98%
1980 4,779,535 6,047,997 0.31% 6.04%
1981 4,799,964 6,420,551 0.43% 6.16%
1982 4,826,933 6,824,486 0.56% 6.29%
1983 4,855,787 7,252,941 0.6% 6.28%
1984 4,881,803 7,697,307 0.54% 6.13%
1985 4,902,206 8,151,779 0.42% 5.9%
1986 4,918,154 8,628,639 0.33% 5.85%
1987 4,932,123 9,130,194 0.28% 5.81%
1988 4,946,481 9,629,165 0.29% 5.47%
1989 4,964,371 10,128,394 0.36% 5.18%
1990 4,986,431 10,640,691 0.44% 5.06%
1991 5,013,740 11,160,744 0.55% 4.89%
1992 5,041,992 11,686,676 0.56% 4.71%
1993 5,066,447 12,215,862 0.49% 4.53%
1994 5,088,333 12,750,040 0.43% 4.37%
1995 5,107,790 13,289,245 0.38% 4.23%
1996 5,124,573 13,831,009 0.33% 4.08%
1997 5,139,835 14,374,943 0.3% 3.93%
1998 5,153,498 14,922,185 0.27% 3.81%
1999 5,165,474 15,472,075 0.23% 3.69%
2000 5,176,209 16,177,722 0.21% 4.56%
2001 5,188,008 17,041,397 0.23% 5.34%
2002 5,200,598 17,910,910 0.24% 5.1%
2003 5,213,014 18,786,767 0.24% 4.89%
2004 5,228,172 19,669,480 0.29% 4.7%
2005 5,246,096 20,559,890 0.34% 4.53%
2006 5,266,268 21,459,144 0.38% 4.37%
2007 5,288,720 22,368,313 0.43% 4.24%
2008 5,313,399 23,287,877 0.47% 4.11%
2009 5,338,871 24,217,654 0.48% 3.99%
2010 5,363,352 23,978,487 0.46% -0.99%
2011 5,388,272 25,091,867 0.46% 4.64%
2012 5,413,971 26,168,861 0.48% 4.29%
2013 5,438,972 27,624,004 0.46% 5.56%
2014 5,461,512 28,309,273 0.41% 2.48%
2015 5,479,531 29,816,382 0.33% 5.32%
2016 5,495,303 30,954,198 0.29% 3.82%
2017 5,508,214 30,977,355 0.23% 0.07%
2018 5,515,525 30,196,281 0.13% -2.52%
2019 5,521,606 30,063,799 0.11% -0.44%
2020 5,529,543 31,552,510 0.14% 4.95%
2021 5,541,017 30,784,383 0.21% -2.43%
2022 5,556,106 32,175,224 0.27% 4.52%
2023 5,583,911 33,702,731 0.5% 4.75%
2024 5,637,214 35,300,280 0.95% 4.74%
2025 5,643,254 35,927,625 0.11% 1.78%
2026 5,641,649 36,550,694 -0.03% 1.73%
2027 5,635,897 37,167,513 -0.1% 1.69%
2028 5,628,676 37,775,810 -0.13% 1.64%
2029 5,620,617 38,364,377 -0.14% 1.56%
2030 5,611,856 38,918,375 -0.16% 1.44%
2031 5,602,498 39,450,880 -0.17% 1.37%
2032 5,592,622 39,983,934 -0.18% 1.35%
2033 5,582,339 40,517,599 -0.18% 1.33%
2034 5,571,550 41,052,423 -0.19% 1.32%
2035 5,560,286 41,588,429 -0.2% 1.31%
2036 5,548,634 42,125,184 -0.21% 1.29%
2037 5,536,663 42,661,908 -0.22% 1.27%
2038 5,524,493 43,198,420 -0.22% 1.26%
2039 5,512,215 43,734,316 -0.22% 1.24%
2040 5,499,935 44,269,571 -0.22% 1.22%
2041 5,487,678 44,804,338 -0.22% 1.21%
2042 5,475,338 45,338,111 -0.22% 1.19%
2043 5,462,854 45,870,896 -0.23% 1.18%
2044 5,450,242 46,403,116 -0.23% 1.16%
2045 5,437,548 46,934,822 -0.23% 1.15%
2046 5,424,719 47,465,267 -0.24% 1.13%
2047 5,411,708 47,993,976 -0.24% 1.11%
2048 5,398,346 48,521,364 -0.25% 1.1%
2049 5,384,653 49,047,461 -0.25% 1.08%
2050 5,370,605 49,572,202 -0.26% 1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Finland increased by 233,435 people (a 4.45% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Finland gained 163,723 (a 2.99% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2005 and is 118th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.83% to 5,370,605 people with a rank change from 118th to 126th. The population of Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

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