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Population in Finland compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 1.61 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Finland vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Sierra Leone
2100 4,615,954 16,111,324
2099 4,632,084 16,126,181
2098 4,648,068 16,139,280
2097 4,663,730 16,154,153
2096 4,678,982 16,164,923
2095 4,694,312 16,173,557
2094 4,709,388 16,173,155
2093 4,724,681 16,177,864
2092 4,739,809 16,175,032
2091 4,755,260 16,168,153
2090 4,770,907 16,158,415
2089 4,786,400 16,146,773
2088 4,801,901 16,133,018
2087 4,817,852 16,116,823
2086 4,833,786 16,089,780
2085 4,849,629 16,068,438
2084 4,864,891 16,044,782
2083 4,880,250 16,011,134
2082 4,896,009 15,975,073
2081 4,911,803 15,935,071
2080 4,927,618 15,896,846
2079 4,943,129 15,854,898
2078 4,958,168 15,805,607
2077 4,973,373 15,754,551
2076 4,988,599 15,699,439
2075 5,003,374 15,639,458
2074 5,018,067 15,584,377
2073 5,032,313 15,516,736
2072 5,046,145 15,446,543
2071 5,059,821 15,374,790
2070 5,073,405 15,297,449
2069 5,086,624 15,216,666
2068 5,100,021 15,128,048
2067 5,113,379 15,032,144
2066 5,126,654 14,935,222
2065 5,140,841 14,837,697
2064 5,154,898 14,740,749
2063 5,169,175 14,642,031
2062 5,183,334 14,529,557
2061 5,197,920 14,423,861
2060 5,212,905 14,311,215
2059 5,228,152 14,198,706
2058 5,242,966 14,080,827
2057 5,258,706 13,960,869
2056 5,274,797 13,836,132
2055 5,290,920 13,706,113
2054 5,306,678 13,579,802
2053 5,321,951 13,444,465
2052 5,337,100 13,303,409
2051 5,352,042 13,156,370
2050 5,366,251 13,010,109
2049 5,380,081 12,867,021
2048 5,393,571 12,716,015
2047 5,406,757 12,570,250
2046 5,419,535 12,414,307
2045 5,432,355 12,257,874
2044 5,444,871 12,092,075
2043 5,457,529 11,931,531
2042 5,469,797 11,770,467
2041 5,482,134 11,602,993
2040 5,494,276 11,431,337
2039 5,506,630 11,262,807
2038 5,518,788 11,100,099
2037 5,530,908 10,931,629
2036 5,542,684 10,760,758
2035 5,554,158 10,585,702
2034 5,565,174 10,413,826
2033 5,575,691 10,241,196
2032 5,585,700 10,062,575
2031 5,595,391 9,883,708
2030 5,604,388 9,708,038
2029 5,612,864 9,532,000
2028 5,620,473 9,360,873
2027 5,627,272 9,179,702
2026 5,631,965 9,001,269
2025 5,630,458 8,822,114
2024 5,619,911 8,642,022
2023 5,583,911 8,460,512
2022 5,556,106 8,276,807
2021 5,541,017 8,094,602
2020 5,529,543 7,912,558
2019 5,521,606 7,731,991
2018 5,515,525 7,554,563
2017 5,508,214 7,379,299
2016 5,495,303 7,205,328
2015 5,479,531 7,037,655
2014 5,461,512 6,876,385
2013 5,438,972 6,714,051
2012 5,413,971 6,551,080
2011 5,388,272 6,387,251
2010 5,363,352 6,222,714
2009 5,338,871 6,055,646
2008 5,313,399 5,894,722
2007 5,288,720 5,749,352
2006 5,266,268 5,624,466
2005 5,246,096 5,501,712
2004 5,228,172 5,355,717
2003 5,213,014 5,177,687
2002 5,200,598 4,971,435
2001 5,188,008 4,692,716
2000 5,176,209 4,423,611
1999 5,165,474 4,318,043
1998 5,153,498 4,295,785
1997 5,139,835 4,253,716
1996 5,124,573 4,199,210
1995 5,107,790 4,179,179
1994 5,088,333 4,173,105
1993 5,066,447 4,157,130
1992 5,041,992 4,166,366
1991 5,013,740 4,246,267
1990 4,986,431 4,196,828
1989 4,964,371 4,034,037
1988 4,946,481 3,934,517
1987 4,932,123 3,829,718
1986 4,918,154 3,728,380
1985 4,902,206 3,638,438
1984 4,881,803 3,558,758
1983 4,855,787 3,481,646
1982 4,826,933 3,408,183
1981 4,799,964 3,338,940
1980 4,779,535 3,272,089
1979 4,764,690 3,207,499
1978 4,752,528 3,145,517
1977 4,738,902 3,085,354
1976 4,725,664 3,028,820
1975 4,711,440 2,974,657
1974 4,690,574 2,920,459
1973 4,666,081 2,866,955
1972 4,639,657 2,814,388
1971 4,612,124 2,763,222
1970 4,606,307 2,712,286
1969 4,623,785 2,661,365
1968 4,626,469 2,611,532
1967 4,605,744 2,562,384
1966 4,580,869 2,514,638
1965 4,563,732 2,468,666
1964 4,548,543 2,424,390
1963 4,523,309 2,382,258
1962 4,491,443 2,342,242
1961 4,461,005 2,304,227
1960 4,429,634 2,268,356

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 16.2M people in 2093 for Sierra Leone.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Sierra Leone
2100 -0.35% -0.09%
2099 -0.34% -0.08%
2098 -0.34% -0.09%
2097 -0.33% -0.07%
2096 -0.33% -0.05%
2095 -0.32% 0.002%
2094 -0.32% -0.03%
2093 -0.32% 0.02%
2092 -0.32% 0.04%
2091 -0.33% 0.06%
2090 -0.32% 0.07%
2089 -0.32% 0.09%
2088 -0.33% 0.1%
2087 -0.33% 0.17%
2086 -0.33% 0.13%
2085 -0.31% 0.15%
2084 -0.31% 0.21%
2083 -0.32% 0.23%
2082 -0.32% 0.25%
2081 -0.32% 0.24%
2080 -0.31% 0.26%
2079 -0.3% 0.31%
2078 -0.31% 0.32%
2077 -0.31% 0.35%
2076 -0.3% 0.38%
2075 -0.29% 0.35%
2074 -0.28% 0.44%
2073 -0.27% 0.45%
2072 -0.27% 0.47%
2071 -0.27% 0.51%
2070 -0.26% 0.53%
2069 -0.26% 0.59%
2068 -0.26% 0.64%
2067 -0.26% 0.65%
2066 -0.28% 0.66%
2065 -0.27% 0.66%
2064 -0.28% 0.67%
2063 -0.27% 0.77%
2062 -0.28% 0.73%
2061 -0.29% 0.79%
2060 -0.29% 0.79%
2059 -0.28% 0.84%
2058 -0.3% 0.86%
2057 -0.31% 0.9%
2056 -0.3% 0.95%
2055 -0.3% 0.93%
2054 -0.29% 1.01%
2053 -0.28% 1.06%
2052 -0.28% 1.12%
2051 -0.26% 1.12%
2050 -0.26% 1.11%
2049 -0.25% 1.19%
2048 -0.24% 1.16%
2047 -0.24% 1.26%
2046 -0.24% 1.28%
2045 -0.23% 1.37%
2044 -0.23% 1.35%
2043 -0.22% 1.37%
2042 -0.23% 1.44%
2041 -0.22% 1.5%
2040 -0.22% 1.5%
2039 -0.22% 1.47%
2038 -0.22% 1.54%
2037 -0.21% 1.59%
2036 -0.21% 1.65%
2035 -0.2% 1.65%
2034 -0.19% 1.69%
2033 -0.18% 1.78%
2032 -0.17% 1.81%
2031 -0.16% 1.81%
2030 -0.15% 1.85%
2029 -0.14% 1.83%
2028 -0.12% 1.97%
2027 -0.08% 1.98%
2026 0.03% 2.03%
2025 0.19% 2.08%
2024 0.64% 2.15%
2023 0.5% 2.22%
2022 0.27% 2.25%
2021 0.21% 2.3%
2020 0.14% 2.34%
2019 0.11% 2.35%
2018 0.13% 2.38%
2017 0.23% 2.41%
2016 0.29% 2.38%
2015 0.33% 2.35%
2014 0.41% 2.42%
2013 0.46% 2.49%
2012 0.48% 2.56%
2011 0.46% 2.64%
2010 0.46% 2.76%
2009 0.48% 2.73%
2008 0.47% 2.53%
2007 0.43% 2.22%
2006 0.38% 2.23%
2005 0.34% 2.73%
2004 0.29% 3.44%
2003 0.24% 4.15%
2002 0.24% 5.94%
2001 0.23% 6.08%
2000 0.21% 2.44%
1999 0.23% 0.52%
1998 0.27% 0.99%
1997 0.3% 1.3%
1996 0.33% 0.48%
1995 0.38% 0.15%
1994 0.43% 0.38%
1993 0.49% -0.22%
1992 0.56% -1.88%
1991 0.55% 1.18%
1990 0.44% 4.04%
1989 0.36% 2.53%
1988 0.29% 2.74%
1987 0.28% 2.72%
1986 0.33% 2.47%
1985 0.42% 2.24%
1984 0.54% 2.21%
1983 0.6% 2.16%
1982 0.56% 2.07%
1981 0.43% 2.04%
1980 0.31% 2.01%
1979 0.26% 1.97%
1978 0.29% 1.95%
1977 0.28% 1.87%
1976 0.3% 1.82%
1975 0.44% 1.86%
1974 0.52% 1.87%
1973 0.57% 1.87%
1972 0.6% 1.85%
1971 0.13% 1.88%
1970 -0.38% 1.91%
1969 -0.06% 1.91%
1968 0.45% 1.92%
1967 0.54% 1.9%
1966 0.38% 1.86%
1965 0.33% 1.83%
1964 0.56% 1.77%
1963 0.71% 1.71%
1962 0.68% 1.65%
1961 0.71% 1.58%

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Finland Sierra Leone
Current population
5631965
9049533
Population rank 120/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.11%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
2.9 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +497
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 47/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -11,309
Net migration rank 33/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -11,309
2024 - 26,894 - -11,000
2023 -17,869 38,156 188,788 -4,000
2022 -18,335 60,353 186,625 -4,000
2021 -7,757 22,484 183,326 -1,544
2020 -8,847 17,504 181,015 1,292
2019 -8,282 15,671 181,068 -2,238
2018 -7,170 11,822 178,772 -2,741
2017 -3,856 13,356 173,259 1,234
2016 -1,099 17,321 168,784 4,657
2015 2,740 12,655 162,275 -356
2014 4,915 15,915 160,137 485
2013 6,527 18,164 161,265 2,773
2012 7,579 17,894 160,915 988
2011 9,160 16,798 158,858 6,895
2010 10,191 14,080 155,338 7,983
2009 10,678 14,877 152,669 18,145
2008 10,627 15,626 149,855 1,182
2007 9,519 14,027 145,740 -6,042
2006 11,059 10,820 144,127 -34,052
2005 9,968 9,251 137,234 -1,805
2004 9,933 6,956 132,661 23,897
2003 7,819 5,929 130,312 69,185
2002 6,241 5,255 126,429 86,578
2001 7,263 6,241 116,647 227,791
2000 7,765 2,497 110,754 83,013
1999 7,748 3,604 102,295 -84,926
1998 7,730 4,417 103,906 -76,766
1997 9,766 4,925 105,433 -48,437
1996 11,274 3,757 104,140 -52,110
1995 13,791 4,325 100,885 -112,857
1994 17,300 3,834 101,486 -77,371
1993 13,679 9,036 103,317 -95,476
1992 16,639 9,356 103,251 -129,565
1991 16,044 14,515 105,477 -238,965
1990 15,458 8,920 100,778 131,587
1989 14,396 5,775 98,298 -5,079
1988 14,344 1,765 96,344 9,470
1987 11,837 831 94,235 9,558
1986 13,279 1,491 90,902 7,992
1985 14,707 2,416 88,869 -7,873
1984 20,015 3,972 87,072 -8,708
1983 21,851 6,925 84,628 -8,783
1982 22,686 7,109 82,457 -11,379
1981 18,720 5,287 80,111 -12,699
1980 18,640 -2,212 77,932 -11,641
1979 19,535 -6,612 75,992 -13,095
1978 20,436 -9,348 74,130 -13,073
1977 21,799 -5,697 71,663 -12,399
1976 21,738 -11,843 69,506 -15,686
1975 21,673 -3,807 67,560 -13,058
1974 17,824 5,891 65,357 -11,473
1973 13,532 11,558 62,443 -9,322
1972 14,847 12,613 60,279 -8,267
1971 15,220 12,286 58,484 -8,162
1970 20,268 -36,579 56,513 -4,957
1969 21,732 -42,207 54,768 -4,485
1968 28,684 -15,561 53,126 -3,743
1967 33,622 -5,353 51,734 -2,819
1966 34,356 -12,059 49,486 -2,911
1965 33,771 -21,731 47,223 -1,851
1964 38,208 -20,414 45,487 -2,308
1963 40,258 -7,624 43,569 -2,480
1962 38,627 -6,852 41,603 -2,658
1961 41,487 -11,828 40,022 -2,947
1960 42,082 -9,489 38,192 -3,528

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/sierra-leone | 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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

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
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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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