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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 9.14 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Finland vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland South Korea
2100 4,629,053 22,001,649
2099 4,645,228 22,324,514
2098 4,661,258 22,657,541
2097 4,676,964 22,998,315
2096 4,692,260 23,348,632
2095 4,707,633 23,711,049
2094 4,722,751 24,081,510
2093 4,738,088 24,460,970
2092 4,753,259 24,848,715
2091 4,768,754 25,242,926
2090 4,784,445 25,642,926
2089 4,799,982 26,048,094
2088 4,815,528 26,457,020
2087 4,831,523 26,871,556
2086 4,847,503 27,288,450
2085 4,863,391 27,710,065
2084 4,878,695 28,133,600
2083 4,894,099 28,564,090
2082 4,909,902 28,998,646
2081 4,925,741 29,441,497
2080 4,941,601 29,887,135
2079 4,957,156 30,337,095
2078 4,972,238 30,793,984
2077 4,987,486 31,258,278
2076 5,002,755 31,728,826
2075 5,017,572 32,205,338
2074 5,032,306 32,689,892
2073 5,046,593 33,180,187
2072 5,060,464 33,679,874
2071 5,074,179 34,187,068
2070 5,087,802 34,702,204
2069 5,101,058 35,224,472
2068 5,114,493 35,745,164
2067 5,127,889 36,274,411
2066 5,141,202 36,808,495
2065 5,155,429 37,349,660
2064 5,169,525 37,897,742
2063 5,183,843 38,450,082
2062 5,198,043 39,009,227
2061 5,212,670 39,565,102
2060 5,227,697 40,130,032
2059 5,242,988 40,692,438
2058 5,257,844 41,256,780
2057 5,273,628 41,813,259
2056 5,289,765 42,356,530
2055 5,305,934 42,888,143
2054 5,321,736 43,405,840
2053 5,337,053 43,917,075
2052 5,352,244 44,419,192
2051 5,367,229 44,901,452
2050 5,381,479 45,362,931
2049 5,395,348 45,809,553
2048 5,408,876 46,235,718
2047 5,422,100 46,645,885
2046 5,434,914 47,033,200
2045 5,447,770 47,409,815
2044 5,460,322 47,773,842
2043 5,473,016 48,120,989
2042 5,485,319 48,455,085
2041 5,497,690 48,782,206
2040 5,509,866 49,091,438
2039 5,522,256 49,388,464
2038 5,534,448 49,669,835
2037 5,546,603 49,932,869
2036 5,558,413 50,175,947
2035 5,569,919 50,401,135
2034 5,580,966 50,607,994
2033 5,591,512 50,796,030
2032 5,601,550 50,961,878
2031 5,611,269 51,109,725
2030 5,620,291 51,242,628
2029 5,628,791 51,360,529
2028 5,636,422 51,461,403
2027 5,643,240 51,551,313
2026 5,647,947 51,624,449
2025 5,646,436 51,684,564
2024 5,619,911 51,751,065
2023 5,583,911 51,712,619
2022 5,556,106 51,672,569
2021 5,541,017 51,769,539
2020 5,529,543 51,836,239
2019 5,521,606 51,764,822
2018 5,515,525 51,585,058
2017 5,508,214 51,361,911
2016 5,495,303 51,217,803
2015 5,479,531 51,014,947
2014 5,461,512 50,746,659
2013 5,438,972 50,428,893
2012 5,413,971 50,199,853
2011 5,388,272 49,936,638
2010 5,363,352 49,554,112
2009 5,338,871 49,307,835
2008 5,313,399 49,054,708
2007 5,288,720 48,683,638
2006 5,266,268 48,438,292
2005 5,246,096 48,184,561
2004 5,228,172 48,082,519
2003 5,213,014 47,892,330
2002 5,200,598 47,644,736
2001 5,188,008 47,370,164
2000 5,176,209 47,008,111
1999 5,165,474 46,616,677
1998 5,153,498 46,286,503
1997 5,139,835 45,953,580
1996 5,124,573 45,524,681
1995 5,107,790 45,092,991
1994 5,088,333 44,641,540
1993 5,066,447 44,194,628
1992 5,041,992 43,747,962
1991 5,013,740 43,295,704
1990 4,986,431 42,869,283
1989 4,964,371 42,449,038
1988 4,946,481 42,031,247
1987 4,932,123 41,621,690
1986 4,918,154 41,213,674
1985 4,902,206 40,805,744
1984 4,881,803 40,405,956
1983 4,855,787 39,910,403
1982 4,826,933 39,326,352
1981 4,799,964 38,723,248
1980 4,779,535 38,123,775
1979 4,764,690 37,534,236
1978 4,752,528 36,969,185
1977 4,738,902 36,411,795
1976 4,725,664 35,848,523
1975 4,711,440 35,280,725
1974 4,690,574 34,692,266
1973 4,666,081 34,103,149
1972 4,639,657 33,505,406
1971 4,612,124 32,882,704
1970 4,606,307 32,240,827
1969 4,623,785 31,544,266
1968 4,626,469 30,838,302
1967 4,605,744 30,130,983
1966 4,580,869 29,435,571
1965 4,563,732 28,704,674
1964 4,548,543 27,984,155
1963 4,523,309 27,261,747
1962 4,491,443 26,513,030
1961 4,461,005 25,765,673
1960 4,429,634 25,012,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.72% to 5,381,479 people with a rank change from 120th to 126th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland South Korea
2100 -0.35% -1.45%
2099 -0.34% -1.47%
2098 -0.34% -1.48%
2097 -0.33% -1.5%
2096 -0.33% -1.53%
2095 -0.32% -1.54%
2094 -0.32% -1.55%
2093 -0.32% -1.56%
2092 -0.32% -1.56%
2091 -0.33% -1.56%
2090 -0.32% -1.56%
2089 -0.32% -1.55%
2088 -0.33% -1.54%
2087 -0.33% -1.53%
2086 -0.33% -1.52%
2085 -0.31% -1.51%
2084 -0.31% -1.51%
2083 -0.32% -1.5%
2082 -0.32% -1.5%
2081 -0.32% -1.49%
2080 -0.31% -1.48%
2079 -0.3% -1.48%
2078 -0.31% -1.49%
2077 -0.31% -1.48%
2076 -0.3% -1.48%
2075 -0.29% -1.48%
2074 -0.28% -1.48%
2073 -0.27% -1.48%
2072 -0.27% -1.48%
2071 -0.27% -1.48%
2070 -0.26% -1.48%
2069 -0.26% -1.46%
2068 -0.26% -1.46%
2067 -0.26% -1.45%
2066 -0.28% -1.45%
2065 -0.27% -1.45%
2064 -0.28% -1.44%
2063 -0.27% -1.43%
2062 -0.28% -1.4%
2061 -0.29% -1.41%
2060 -0.29% -1.38%
2059 -0.28% -1.37%
2058 -0.3% -1.33%
2057 -0.31% -1.28%
2056 -0.3% -1.24%
2055 -0.3% -1.19%
2054 -0.29% -1.16%
2053 -0.28% -1.13%
2052 -0.28% -1.07%
2051 -0.26% -1.02%
2050 -0.26% -0.97%
2049 -0.25% -0.92%
2048 -0.24% -0.88%
2047 -0.24% -0.82%
2046 -0.24% -0.79%
2045 -0.23% -0.76%
2044 -0.23% -0.72%
2043 -0.22% -0.69%
2042 -0.23% -0.67%
2041 -0.22% -0.63%
2040 -0.22% -0.6%
2039 -0.22% -0.57%
2038 -0.22% -0.53%
2037 -0.21% -0.48%
2036 -0.21% -0.45%
2035 -0.2% -0.41%
2034 -0.19% -0.37%
2033 -0.18% -0.33%
2032 -0.17% -0.29%
2031 -0.16% -0.26%
2030 -0.15% -0.23%
2029 -0.14% -0.2%
2028 -0.12% -0.17%
2027 -0.08% -0.14%
2026 0.03% -0.12%
2025 0.47% -0.13%
2024 0.64% 0.07%
2023 0.5% 0.08%
2022 0.27% -0.19%
2021 0.21% -0.13%
2020 0.14% 0.14%
2019 0.11% 0.35%
2018 0.13% 0.43%
2017 0.23% 0.28%
2016 0.29% 0.4%
2015 0.33% 0.53%
2014 0.41% 0.63%
2013 0.46% 0.46%
2012 0.48% 0.53%
2011 0.46% 0.77%
2010 0.46% 0.5%
2009 0.48% 0.52%
2008 0.47% 0.76%
2007 0.43% 0.51%
2006 0.38% 0.53%
2005 0.34% 0.21%
2004 0.29% 0.4%
2003 0.24% 0.52%
2002 0.24% 0.58%
2001 0.23% 0.77%
2000 0.21% 0.84%
1999 0.23% 0.71%
1998 0.27% 0.72%
1997 0.3% 0.94%
1996 0.33% 0.96%
1995 0.38% 1.01%
1994 0.43% 1.01%
1993 0.49% 1.02%
1992 0.56% 1.04%
1991 0.55% 0.99%
1990 0.44% 0.99%
1989 0.36% 0.99%
1988 0.29% 0.98%
1987 0.28% 0.99%
1986 0.33% 1%
1985 0.42% 0.99%
1984 0.54% 1.24%
1983 0.6% 1.49%
1982 0.56% 1.56%
1981 0.43% 1.57%
1980 0.31% 1.57%
1979 0.26% 1.53%
1978 0.29% 1.53%
1977 0.28% 1.57%
1976 0.3% 1.61%
1975 0.44% 1.7%
1974 0.52% 1.73%
1973 0.57% 1.78%
1972 0.6% 1.89%
1971 0.13% 1.99%
1970 -0.38% 2.21%
1969 -0.06% 2.29%
1968 0.45% 2.35%
1967 0.54% 2.36%
1966 0.38% 2.55%
1965 0.33% 2.57%
1964 0.56% 2.65%
1963 0.71% 2.82%
1962 0.68% 2.9%
1961 0.71% 3.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/south-korea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Finland South Korea
Current population
5647947
51624449
Population rank 120/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.62%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
7.93 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
2.16 minutes
One death every
8.99 minutes
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 -182
Annual growth/decline +26,525 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 169/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 +65,731
Net migration rank 33/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 65,731
2024 -14,612 26,894 -119,027 75,963
2023 -17,869 38,156 -124,111 87,800
2022 -18,335 60,353 -124,014 87,800
2021 -7,757 22,484 -56,947 -16,778
2020 -8,847 17,504 -31,101 112,631
2019 -8,282 15,671 10,353 128,622
2018 -7,170 11,822 30,951 118,220
2017 -3,856 13,356 71,907 104,029
2016 -1,099 17,321 122,923 91,568
2015 2,740 12,655 163,248 276,427
2014 4,915 15,915 167,464 308,037
2013 6,527 18,164 166,415 301,926
2012 7,579 17,894 215,859 281,866
2011 9,160 16,798 214,728 269,958
2010 10,191 14,080 213,083 52,042
2009 10,678 14,877 197,231 5,308
2008 10,627 15,626 215,841 -19,630
2007 9,519 14,027 248,286 -42,293
2006 11,059 10,820 203,441 -28,434
2005 9,968 9,251 187,920 -47,821
2004 9,933 6,956 225,988 -42,549
2003 7,819 5,929 244,251 -31,994
2002 6,241 5,255 247,752 -18,105
2001 7,263 6,241 312,643 -28,006
2000 7,765 2,497 390,167 -84,960
1999 7,748 3,604 368,272 -107,448
1998 7,730 4,417 393,436 -98,044
1997 9,766 4,925 422,773 -109,130
1996 11,274 3,757 446,142 -115,705
1995 13,791 4,325 468,967 -208,491
1994 17,300 3,834 473,200 -208,309
1993 13,679 9,036 477,302 -222,802
1992 16,639 9,356 494,352 -265,849
1991 16,044 14,515 467,594 -270,754
1990 15,458 8,920 411,546 79,294
1989 14,396 5,775 403,266 186,120
1988 14,344 1,765 399,297 192,534
1987 11,837 831 378,758 198,057
1986 13,279 1,491 395,651 189,782
1985 14,707 2,416 416,219 97,949
1984 20,015 3,972 436,384 101,394
1983 21,851 6,925 514,844 102,167
1982 22,686 7,109 605,626 48,638
1981 18,720 5,287 631,189 18,442
1980 18,640 -2,212 583,294 -148,341
1979 19,535 -6,612 623,068 -139,566
1978 20,436 -9,348 499,084 -85,721
1977 21,799 -5,697 578,947 -90,737
1976 21,738 -11,843 530,558 -92,314
1975 21,673 -3,807 603,300 -52,332
1974 17,824 5,891 673,030 27,005
1973 13,532 11,558 699,115 35,779
1972 14,847 12,613 740,469 25,382
1971 15,220 12,286 789,185 -6,326
1970 20,268 -36,579 747,987 -27,999
1969 21,732 -42,207 694,227 -21,175
1968 28,684 -15,561 684,487 -16,868
1967 33,622 -5,353 692,169 -16,484
1966 34,356 -12,059 623,534 -16,688
1965 33,771 -21,731 641,090 -146,386
1964 38,208 -20,414 655,501 -102,284
1963 40,258 -7,624 685,824 -80,226
1962 38,627 -6,852 712,590 -94,606
1961 41,487 -11,828 730,173 -93,179
1960 42,082 -9,489 728,010 47,245

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/south-korea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.5% of the population change in Finland is from natural causes (a loss of 85,087 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a gain of 236,216 people). In South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Finland
City Population
Helsinki 694K
Espoo 326K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 217K
Turku 210K
Jyvaskyla 150K
Kuopio 127K
Lahti 122K
Pori 83K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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