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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 12,507,858 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • South Sudan's population is 2.22 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.5M (56.8% growth).

Finland vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland South Sudan
2100 4,615,954 24,086,901
2099 4,632,084 24,081,477
2098 4,648,068 24,063,461
2097 4,663,730 24,065,268
2096 4,678,982 24,054,483
2095 4,694,312 24,046,345
2094 4,709,388 24,047,776
2093 4,724,681 24,039,017
2092 4,739,809 24,019,054
2091 4,755,260 24,000,308
2090 4,770,907 23,978,496
2089 4,786,400 23,937,487
2088 4,801,901 23,892,166
2087 4,817,852 23,857,250
2086 4,833,786 23,803,312
2085 4,849,629 23,759,178
2084 4,864,891 23,687,109
2083 4,880,250 23,617,646
2082 4,896,009 23,541,119
2081 4,911,803 23,466,449
2080 4,927,618 23,391,758
2079 4,943,129 23,294,252
2078 4,958,168 23,197,067
2077 4,973,373 23,086,584
2076 4,988,599 22,987,331
2075 5,003,374 22,868,587
2074 5,018,067 22,726,189
2073 5,032,313 22,583,672
2072 5,046,145 22,438,943
2071 5,059,821 22,288,026
2070 5,073,405 22,151,650
2069 5,086,624 22,003,659
2068 5,100,021 21,829,800
2067 5,113,379 21,662,211
2066 5,126,654 21,496,881
2065 5,140,841 21,317,455
2064 5,154,898 21,142,002
2063 5,169,175 20,965,122
2062 5,183,334 20,785,055
2061 5,197,920 20,608,964
2060 5,212,905 20,430,857
2059 5,228,152 20,235,022
2058 5,242,966 20,048,974
2057 5,258,706 19,853,696
2056 5,274,797 19,659,362
2055 5,290,920 19,464,297
2054 5,306,678 19,257,481
2053 5,321,951 19,060,517
2052 5,337,100 18,840,461
2051 5,352,042 18,633,198
2050 5,366,251 18,434,212
2049 5,380,081 18,230,881
2048 5,393,571 18,021,026
2047 5,406,757 17,806,282
2046 5,419,535 17,579,173
2045 5,432,355 17,355,041
2044 5,444,871 17,121,972
2043 5,457,529 16,888,278
2042 5,469,797 16,645,354
2041 5,482,134 16,396,768
2040 5,494,276 16,142,816
2039 5,506,630 15,889,952
2038 5,518,788 15,628,043
2037 5,530,908 15,363,975
2036 5,542,684 15,091,275
2035 5,554,158 14,815,307
2034 5,565,174 14,543,511
2033 5,575,691 14,278,180
2032 5,585,700 14,007,134
2031 5,595,391 13,730,637
2030 5,604,388 13,465,615
2029 5,612,864 13,206,477
2028 5,620,473 12,947,082
2027 5,627,272 12,692,769
2026 5,631,965 12,439,296
2025 5,630,458 12,193,102
2024 5,619,911 11,943,408
2023 5,583,911 11,483,374
2022 5,556,106 11,021,177
2021 5,541,017 10,865,780
2020 5,529,543 10,698,467
2019 5,521,606 10,423,384
2018 5,515,525 10,122,977
2017 5,508,214 10,259,154
2016 5,495,303 10,830,102
2015 5,479,531 11,107,561
2014 5,461,512 11,235,073
2013 5,438,972 11,166,275
2012 5,413,971 10,756,240
2011 5,388,272 10,288,109
2010 5,363,352 9,745,953
2009 5,338,871 9,243,556
2008 5,313,399 8,817,647
2007 5,288,720 8,388,788
2006 5,266,268 7,976,526
2005 5,246,096 7,590,143
2004 5,228,172 7,233,041
2003 5,213,014 6,903,127
2002 5,200,598 6,596,806
2001 5,188,008 6,308,391
2000 5,176,209 6,032,267
1999 5,165,474 5,771,628
1998 5,153,498 5,620,068
1997 5,139,835 5,509,136
1996 5,124,573 5,356,925
1995 5,107,790 5,225,836
1994 5,088,333 5,071,184
1993 5,066,447 4,956,002
1992 5,041,992 4,909,749
1991 5,013,740 4,836,677
1990 4,986,431 4,737,633
1989 4,964,371 4,713,229
1988 4,946,481 4,848,029
1987 4,932,123 4,962,395
1986 4,918,154 4,921,240
1985 4,902,206 4,834,296
1984 4,881,803 4,750,627
1983 4,855,787 4,661,574
1982 4,826,933 4,557,686
1981 4,799,964 4,447,272
1980 4,779,535 4,339,030
1979 4,764,690 4,232,605
1978 4,752,528 4,127,657
1977 4,738,902 4,024,032
1976 4,725,664 3,921,910
1975 4,711,440 3,821,494
1974 4,690,574 3,723,259
1973 4,666,081 3,627,383
1972 4,639,657 3,542,497
1971 4,612,124 3,468,646
1970 4,606,307 3,409,614
1969 4,623,785 3,365,533
1968 4,626,469 3,321,528
1967 4,605,744 3,277,648
1966 4,580,869 3,236,423
1965 4,563,732 3,189,835
1964 4,548,543 3,129,918
1963 4,523,309 3,072,669
1962 4,491,443 3,024,308
1961 4,461,005 2,976,724
1960 4,429,634 2,931,559

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/south-sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,677,756 people (a 15.5% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 South Sudan will increase by 47.4% to 18,434,212 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 24.1M people in 2100 for South Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland South Sudan
2100 -0.35% 0.02%
2099 -0.34% 0.07%
2098 -0.34% -0.008%
2097 -0.33% 0.04%
2096 -0.33% 0.03%
2095 -0.32% -0.006%
2094 -0.32% 0.04%
2093 -0.32% 0.08%
2092 -0.32% 0.08%
2091 -0.33% 0.09%
2090 -0.32% 0.17%
2089 -0.32% 0.19%
2088 -0.33% 0.15%
2087 -0.33% 0.23%
2086 -0.33% 0.19%
2085 -0.31% 0.3%
2084 -0.31% 0.29%
2083 -0.32% 0.33%
2082 -0.32% 0.32%
2081 -0.32% 0.32%
2080 -0.31% 0.42%
2079 -0.3% 0.42%
2078 -0.31% 0.48%
2077 -0.31% 0.43%
2076 -0.3% 0.52%
2075 -0.29% 0.63%
2074 -0.28% 0.63%
2073 -0.27% 0.64%
2072 -0.27% 0.68%
2071 -0.27% 0.62%
2070 -0.26% 0.67%
2069 -0.26% 0.8%
2068 -0.26% 0.77%
2067 -0.26% 0.77%
2066 -0.28% 0.84%
2065 -0.27% 0.83%
2064 -0.28% 0.84%
2063 -0.27% 0.87%
2062 -0.28% 0.85%
2061 -0.29% 0.87%
2060 -0.29% 0.97%
2059 -0.28% 0.93%
2058 -0.3% 0.98%
2057 -0.31% 0.99%
2056 -0.3% 1%
2055 -0.3% 1.07%
2054 -0.29% 1.03%
2053 -0.28% 1.17%
2052 -0.28% 1.11%
2051 -0.26% 1.08%
2050 -0.26% 1.12%
2049 -0.25% 1.16%
2048 -0.24% 1.21%
2047 -0.24% 1.29%
2046 -0.24% 1.29%
2045 -0.23% 1.36%
2044 -0.23% 1.38%
2043 -0.22% 1.46%
2042 -0.23% 1.52%
2041 -0.22% 1.57%
2040 -0.22% 1.59%
2039 -0.22% 1.68%
2038 -0.22% 1.72%
2037 -0.21% 1.81%
2036 -0.21% 1.86%
2035 -0.2% 1.87%
2034 -0.19% 1.86%
2033 -0.18% 1.94%
2032 -0.17% 2.01%
2031 -0.16% 1.97%
2030 -0.15% 1.96%
2029 -0.14% 2%
2028 -0.12% 2%
2027 -0.08% 2.04%
2026 0.03% 2.02%
2025 0.19% 2.09%
2024 0.64% 4.01%
2023 0.5% 4.19%
2022 0.27% 1.43%
2021 0.21% 1.56%
2020 0.14% 2.64%
2019 0.11% 2.97%
2018 0.13% -1.33%
2017 0.23% -5.27%
2016 0.29% -2.5%
2015 0.33% -1.13%
2014 0.41% 0.62%
2013 0.46% 3.81%
2012 0.48% 4.55%
2011 0.46% 5.56%
2010 0.46% 5.44%
2009 0.48% 4.83%
2008 0.47% 5.11%
2007 0.43% 5.17%
2006 0.38% 5.09%
2005 0.34% 4.94%
2004 0.29% 4.78%
2003 0.24% 4.64%
2002 0.24% 4.57%
2001 0.23% 4.58%
2000 0.21% 4.52%
1999 0.23% 2.7%
1998 0.27% 2.01%
1997 0.3% 2.84%
1996 0.33% 2.51%
1995 0.38% 3.05%
1994 0.43% 2.32%
1993 0.49% 0.94%
1992 0.56% 1.51%
1991 0.55% 2.09%
1990 0.44% 0.52%
1989 0.36% -2.78%
1988 0.29% -2.3%
1987 0.28% 0.84%
1986 0.33% 1.8%
1985 0.42% 1.76%
1984 0.54% 1.91%
1983 0.6% 2.28%
1982 0.56% 2.48%
1981 0.43% 2.49%
1980 0.31% 2.51%
1979 0.26% 2.54%
1978 0.29% 2.58%
1977 0.28% 2.6%
1976 0.3% 2.63%
1975 0.44% 2.64%
1974 0.52% 2.64%
1973 0.57% 2.4%
1972 0.6% 2.13%
1971 0.13% 1.73%
1970 -0.38% 1.31%
1969 -0.06% 1.32%
1968 0.45% 1.34%
1967 0.54% 1.27%
1966 0.38% 1.46%
1965 0.33% 1.91%
1964 0.56% 1.86%
1963 0.71% 1.6%
1962 0.68% 1.6%
1961 0.71% 1.54%

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/south-sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while South Sudan's population grew by 4.01%.

Live population counters

Finland South Sudan
Current population
5631965
12507858
Population rank 120/197 80/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.15%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
1.14 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.6 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
4.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +1,260
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +460,034
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +4.01%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 7/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 +6,145
Net migration rank 33/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 6,145
2024 - 26,894 - 15,374
2023 -17,869 38,156 217,966 455,000
2022 -18,335 60,353 211,166 40,259
2021 -7,757 22,484 213,567 -154,359
2020 -8,847 17,504 212,332 62,935
2019 -8,282 15,671 209,708 65,198
2018 -7,170 11,822 168,497 157,408
2017 -3,856 13,356 72,193 -670,477
2016 -1,099 17,321 110,553 -654,225
2015 2,740 12,655 148,542 -159,822
2014 4,915 15,915 227,611 -471,523
2013 6,527 18,164 315,983 65,337
2012 7,579 17,894 312,974 125,771
2011 9,160 16,798 303,181 194,325
2010 10,191 14,080 287,409 299,402
2009 10,678 14,877 278,859 139,129
2008 10,627 15,626 268,268 165,557
2007 9,519 14,027 256,546 167,350
2006 11,059 10,820 246,706 153,926
2005 9,968 9,251 239,272 132,869
2004 9,933 6,956 231,877 110,182
2003 7,819 5,929 225,822 91,951
2002 6,241 5,255 212,014 82,847
2001 7,263 6,241 204,108 77,856
2000 7,765 2,497 196,055 74,227
1999 7,748 3,604 180,721 70,271
1998 7,730 4,417 -12,157 64,285
1997 9,766 4,925 121,454 48,280
1996 11,274 3,757 116,728 17,953
1995 13,791 4,325 110,417 17,077
1994 17,300 3,834 165,407 16,407
1993 13,679 9,036 32,779 15,772
1992 16,639 9,356 28,874 15,077
1991 16,044 14,515 87,873 14,327
1990 15,458 8,920 82,900 12,988
1989 14,396 5,775 83,735 -130,821
1988 14,344 1,765 -125,447 -97,065
1987 11,837 831 5,756 -11,976
1986 13,279 1,491 99,502 -10,973
1985 14,707 2,416 95,342 -9,986
1984 20,015 3,972 90,970 -8,984
1983 21,851 6,925 104,107 -7,986
1982 22,686 7,109 118,641 -6,983
1981 18,720 5,287 115,163 -5,994
1980 18,640 -2,212 112,307 -4,997
1979 19,535 -6,612 109,540 -3,997
1978 20,436 -9,348 107,352 -2,998
1977 21,799 -5,697 104,886 -1,997
1976 21,738 -11,843 102,346 -995
1975 21,673 -3,807 99,882 -395
1974 17,824 5,891 97,181 -192
1973 13,532 11,558 94,765 0
1972 14,847 12,613 74,803 193
1971 15,220 12,286 72,308 394
1970 20,268 -36,579 44,776 587
1969 21,732 -42,207 42,015 786
1968 28,684 -15,561 44,213 995
1967 33,622 -5,353 41,357 1,194
1966 34,356 -12,059 38,523 1,386
1965 33,771 -21,731 51,682 1,591
1964 38,208 -20,414 64,786 1,785
1963 40,258 -7,624 46,333 1,591
1962 38,627 -6,852 47,406 1,386
1961 41,487 -11,828 45,186 1,194
1960 42,082 -9,489 42,945 995

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/south-sudan | 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 South Sudan 57.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,792,135 people) and 42.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,329,606 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

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
South Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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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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