Population in Finland compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Finland and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Finland	South Africa	Finland	South Africa
1960	4,429,634	16,440,172	-	-
1961	4,461,005	16,908,035	0.71%	2.85%
1962	4,491,443	17,418,522	0.68%	3.02%
1963	4,523,309	17,954,564	0.71%	3.08%
1964	4,548,543	18,511,361	0.56%	3.1%
1965	4,563,732	19,089,380	0.33%	3.12%
1966	4,580,869	19,690,087	0.38%	3.15%
1967	4,605,744	20,314,066	0.54%	3.17%
1968	4,626,469	20,957,287	0.45%	3.17%
1969	4,623,785	21,614,676	-0.06%	3.14%
1970	4,606,307	22,279,984	-0.38%	3.08%
1971	4,612,124	22,942,143	0.13%	2.97%
1972	4,639,657	23,609,456	0.6%	2.91%
1973	4,666,081	24,294,263	0.57%	2.9%
1974	4,690,574	24,989,108	0.52%	2.86%
1975	4,711,440	25,690,940	0.44%	2.81%
1976	4,725,664	26,395,450	0.3%	2.74%
1977	4,738,902	27,118,952	0.28%	2.74%
1978	4,752,528	27,869,507	0.29%	2.77%
1979	4,764,690	28,634,162	0.26%	2.74%
1980	4,779,535	29,518,857	0.31%	3.09%
1981	4,799,964	30,541,044	0.43%	3.46%
1982	4,826,933	31,615,339	0.56%	3.52%
1983	4,855,787	32,739,304	0.6%	3.56%
1984	4,881,803	33,892,788	0.54%	3.52%
1985	4,902,206	35,042,093	0.42%	3.39%
1986	4,918,154	36,180,515	0.33%	3.25%
1987	4,932,123	37,326,190	0.28%	3.17%
1988	4,946,481	38,480,649	0.29%	3.09%
1989	4,964,371	39,628,575	0.36%	2.98%
1990	4,986,431	40,746,268	0.44%	2.82%
1991	5,013,740	41,687,898	0.55%	2.31%
1992	5,041,992	42,443,509	0.56%	1.81%
1993	5,066,447	43,297,156	0.49%	2.01%
1994	5,088,333	44,004,139	0.43%	1.63%
1995	5,107,790	44,541,554	0.38%	1.22%
1996	5,124,573	45,123,018	0.33%	1.31%
1997	5,139,835	45,666,838	0.3%	1.21%
1998	5,153,498	46,223,880	0.27%	1.22%
1999	5,165,474	46,730,335	0.23%	1.1%
2000	5,176,209	47,159,719	0.21%	0.92%
2001	5,188,008	47,566,800	0.23%	0.86%
2002	5,200,598	48,019,415	0.24%	0.95%
2003	5,213,014	48,500,348	0.24%	1%
2004	5,228,172	48,991,421	0.29%	1.01%
2005	5,246,096	49,490,033	0.34%	1.02%
2006	5,266,268	49,998,277	0.38%	1.03%
2007	5,288,720	50,528,584	0.43%	1.06%
2008	5,313,399	51,114,599	0.47%	1.16%
2009	5,338,871	51,728,516	0.48%	1.2%
2010	5,363,352	52,344,051	0.46%	1.19%
2011	5,388,272	52,995,205	0.46%	1.24%
2012	5,413,971	53,782,567	0.48%	1.49%
2013	5,438,972	54,678,791	0.46%	1.67%
2014	5,461,512	55,594,838	0.41%	1.68%
2015	5,479,531	56,723,537	0.33%	2.03%
2016	5,495,303	57,259,551	0.29%	0.94%
2017	5,508,214	57,635,162	0.23%	0.66%
2018	5,515,525	58,613,001	0.13%	1.7%
2019	5,521,606	59,587,885	0.11%	1.66%
2020	5,529,543	60,562,381	0.14%	1.64%
2021	5,541,017	61,502,603	0.21%	1.55%
2022	5,556,106	62,378,410	0.27%	1.42%
2023	5,583,911	63,212,384	0.5%	1.34%
2024	5,619,911	64,007,187	0.64%	1.26%
2025	5,625,932	64,747,317	0.11%	1.16%
2026	5,624,333	65,453,086	-0.03%	1.09%
2027	5,618,598	66,143,018	-0.1%	1.05%
2028	5,611,400	66,830,384	-0.13%	1.04%
2029	5,603,365	67,506,850	-0.14%	1.01%
2030	5,594,631	68,161,357	-0.16%	0.97%
2031	5,585,302	68,798,574	-0.17%	0.93%
2032	5,575,456	69,426,441	-0.18%	0.91%
2033	5,565,204	70,040,484	-0.18%	0.88%
2034	5,554,448	70,641,572	-0.19%	0.86%
2035	5,543,219	71,234,749	-0.2%	0.84%
2036	5,531,603	71,816,372	-0.21%	0.82%
2037	5,519,668	72,387,807	-0.22%	0.8%
2038	5,507,536	72,949,611	-0.22%	0.78%
2039	5,495,296	73,496,152	-0.22%	0.75%
2040	5,483,053	74,035,615	-0.22%	0.73%
2041	5,470,834	74,575,444	-0.22%	0.73%
2042	5,458,532	75,111,899	-0.22%	0.72%
2043	5,446,086	75,641,512	-0.23%	0.71%
2044	5,433,513	76,164,461	-0.23%	0.69%
2045	5,420,858	76,681,448	-0.23%	0.68%
2046	5,408,069	77,199,542	-0.24%	0.68%
2047	5,395,098	77,716,650	-0.24%	0.67%
2048	5,381,776	78,215,323	-0.25%	0.64%
2049	5,368,125	78,699,584	-0.25%	0.62%
2050	5,354,121	79,177,329	-0.26%	0.61%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 129,030 (a 2.35% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,201,075 (a 14.3% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.8% to 5,354,121 people with a rank change from 120th to 127th. The population of South Africa will increase by 21% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.