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Population in Finland compared to Spain: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 49,355,143 people in Spain in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 49,323,658 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 8.73 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.55% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 49.3M (11.1% growth).

Finland vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Spain
2100 4,629,053 34,221,514
2099 4,645,228 34,400,373
2098 4,661,258 34,577,450
2097 4,676,964 34,751,199
2096 4,692,260 34,917,831
2095 4,707,633 35,087,012
2094 4,722,751 35,251,362
2093 4,738,088 35,415,082
2092 4,753,259 35,577,396
2091 4,768,754 35,741,351
2090 4,784,445 35,912,083
2089 4,799,982 36,086,009
2088 4,815,528 36,257,546
2087 4,831,523 36,424,826
2086 4,847,503 36,594,101
2085 4,863,391 36,771,456
2084 4,878,695 36,951,760
2083 4,894,099 37,138,777
2082 4,909,902 37,327,720
2081 4,925,741 37,527,142
2080 4,941,601 37,732,838
2079 4,957,156 37,949,144
2078 4,972,238 38,171,047
2077 4,987,486 38,405,329
2076 5,002,755 38,654,221
2075 5,017,572 38,913,733
2074 5,032,306 39,188,284
2073 5,046,593 39,469,767
2072 5,060,464 39,765,059
2071 5,074,179 40,062,070
2070 5,087,802 40,372,388
2069 5,101,058 40,682,818
2068 5,114,493 41,005,148
2067 5,127,889 41,326,772
2066 5,141,202 41,654,672
2065 5,155,429 41,983,104
2064 5,169,525 42,321,736
2063 5,183,843 42,655,212
2062 5,198,043 42,993,328
2061 5,212,670 43,328,037
2060 5,227,697 43,648,753
2059 5,242,988 43,967,376
2058 5,257,844 44,273,756
2057 5,273,628 44,579,723
2056 5,289,765 44,885,952
2055 5,305,934 45,164,935
2054 5,321,736 45,434,986
2053 5,337,053 45,702,038
2052 5,352,244 45,951,973
2051 5,367,229 46,179,119
2050 5,381,479 46,397,620
2049 5,395,348 46,616,167
2048 5,408,876 46,812,693
2047 5,422,100 47,002,591
2046 5,434,914 47,182,235
2045 5,447,770 47,354,908
2044 5,460,322 47,514,076
2043 5,473,016 47,657,627
2042 5,485,319 47,801,904
2041 5,497,690 47,936,819
2040 5,509,866 48,066,825
2039 5,522,256 48,190,225
2038 5,534,448 48,304,880
2037 5,546,603 48,418,168
2036 5,558,413 48,528,778
2035 5,569,919 48,633,960
2034 5,580,966 48,730,594
2033 5,591,512 48,823,356
2032 5,601,550 48,914,944
2031 5,611,269 49,008,735
2030 5,620,291 49,094,273
2029 5,628,791 49,163,780
2028 5,636,422 49,223,677
2027 5,643,240 49,274,441
2026 5,647,947 49,323,658
2025 5,646,436 49,355,143
2024 5,619,911 48,848,840
2023 5,583,911 48,352,528
2022 5,556,106 47,786,102
2021 5,541,017 47,443,821
2020 5,529,543 47,359,424
2019 5,521,606 47,118,501
2018 5,515,525 46,782,011
2017 5,508,214 46,571,232
2016 5,495,303 46,458,139
2015 5,479,531 46,422,303
2014 5,461,512 46,460,733
2013 5,438,972 46,604,197
2012 5,413,971 46,773,055
2011 5,388,272 46,742,697
2010 5,363,352 46,576,897
2009 5,338,871 46,362,946
2008 5,313,399 45,954,106
2007 5,288,720 45,226,803
2006 5,266,268 44,397,319
2005 5,246,096 43,653,155
2004 5,228,172 42,921,895
2003 5,213,014 42,187,645
2002 5,200,598 41,431,558
2001 5,188,008 40,850,412
2000 5,176,209 40,567,864
1999 5,165,474 40,386,875
1998 5,153,498 40,223,509
1997 5,139,835 40,057,389
1996 5,124,573 39,889,852
1995 5,107,790 39,724,050
1994 5,088,333 39,549,108
1993 5,066,447 39,361,262
1992 5,041,992 39,157,685
1991 5,013,740 38,966,376
1990 4,986,431 38,867,322
1989 4,964,371 38,827,764
1988 4,946,481 38,766,939
1987 4,932,123 38,684,815
1986 4,918,154 38,584,624
1985 4,902,206 38,469,512
1984 4,881,803 38,330,364
1983 4,855,787 38,171,525
1982 4,826,933 37,986,012
1981 4,799,964 37,758,631
1980 4,779,535 37,491,165
1979 4,764,690 37,191,330
1978 4,752,528 36,864,898
1977 4,738,902 36,511,638
1976 4,725,664 36,137,812
1975 4,711,440 35,757,900
1974 4,690,574 35,373,335
1973 4,666,081 34,988,947
1972 4,639,657 34,604,469
1971 4,612,124 34,224,490
1970 4,606,307 33,814,531
1969 4,623,785 33,441,054
1968 4,626,469 33,113,134
1967 4,605,744 32,682,947
1966 4,580,869 32,283,194
1965 4,563,732 31,954,292
1964 4,548,543 31,609,195
1963 4,523,309 31,296,651
1962 4,491,443 31,023,366
1961 4,461,005 30,739,250
1960 4,429,634 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people and rank change from 32nd to 46th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Spain
2100 -0.35% -0.52%
2099 -0.34% -0.51%
2098 -0.34% -0.5%
2097 -0.33% -0.48%
2096 -0.33% -0.48%
2095 -0.32% -0.47%
2094 -0.32% -0.46%
2093 -0.32% -0.46%
2092 -0.32% -0.46%
2091 -0.33% -0.48%
2090 -0.32% -0.48%
2089 -0.32% -0.47%
2088 -0.33% -0.46%
2087 -0.33% -0.46%
2086 -0.33% -0.48%
2085 -0.31% -0.49%
2084 -0.31% -0.5%
2083 -0.32% -0.51%
2082 -0.32% -0.53%
2081 -0.32% -0.55%
2080 -0.31% -0.57%
2079 -0.3% -0.58%
2078 -0.31% -0.61%
2077 -0.31% -0.64%
2076 -0.3% -0.67%
2075 -0.29% -0.7%
2074 -0.28% -0.71%
2073 -0.27% -0.74%
2072 -0.27% -0.74%
2071 -0.27% -0.77%
2070 -0.26% -0.76%
2069 -0.26% -0.79%
2068 -0.26% -0.78%
2067 -0.26% -0.79%
2066 -0.28% -0.78%
2065 -0.27% -0.8%
2064 -0.28% -0.78%
2063 -0.27% -0.79%
2062 -0.28% -0.77%
2061 -0.29% -0.73%
2060 -0.29% -0.72%
2059 -0.28% -0.69%
2058 -0.3% -0.69%
2057 -0.31% -0.68%
2056 -0.3% -0.62%
2055 -0.3% -0.59%
2054 -0.29% -0.58%
2053 -0.28% -0.54%
2052 -0.28% -0.49%
2051 -0.26% -0.47%
2050 -0.26% -0.47%
2049 -0.25% -0.42%
2048 -0.24% -0.4%
2047 -0.24% -0.38%
2046 -0.24% -0.36%
2045 -0.23% -0.33%
2044 -0.23% -0.3%
2043 -0.22% -0.3%
2042 -0.23% -0.28%
2041 -0.22% -0.27%
2040 -0.22% -0.26%
2039 -0.22% -0.24%
2038 -0.22% -0.23%
2037 -0.21% -0.23%
2036 -0.21% -0.22%
2035 -0.2% -0.2%
2034 -0.19% -0.19%
2033 -0.18% -0.19%
2032 -0.17% -0.19%
2031 -0.16% -0.17%
2030 -0.15% -0.14%
2029 -0.14% -0.12%
2028 -0.12% -0.1%
2027 -0.08% -0.1%
2026 0.03% -0.06%
2025 0.47% 1.04%
2024 0.64% 1.03%
2023 0.5% 1.19%
2022 0.27% 0.72%
2021 0.21% 0.18%
2020 0.14% 0.51%
2019 0.11% 0.72%
2018 0.13% 0.45%
2017 0.23% 0.24%
2016 0.29% 0.08%
2015 0.33% -0.08%
2014 0.41% -0.31%
2013 0.46% -0.36%
2012 0.48% 0.06%
2011 0.46% 0.36%
2010 0.46% 0.46%
2009 0.48% 0.89%
2008 0.47% 1.61%
2007 0.43% 1.87%
2006 0.38% 1.7%
2005 0.34% 1.7%
2004 0.29% 1.74%
2003 0.24% 1.82%
2002 0.24% 1.42%
2001 0.23% 0.7%
2000 0.21% 0.45%
1999 0.23% 0.41%
1998 0.27% 0.41%
1997 0.3% 0.42%
1996 0.33% 0.42%
1995 0.38% 0.44%
1994 0.43% 0.48%
1993 0.49% 0.52%
1992 0.56% 0.49%
1991 0.55% 0.25%
1990 0.44% 0.1%
1989 0.36% 0.16%
1988 0.29% 0.21%
1987 0.28% 0.26%
1986 0.33% 0.3%
1985 0.42% 0.36%
1984 0.54% 0.42%
1983 0.6% 0.49%
1982 0.56% 0.6%
1981 0.43% 0.71%
1980 0.31% 0.81%
1979 0.26% 0.89%
1978 0.29% 0.97%
1977 0.28% 1.03%
1976 0.3% 1.06%
1975 0.44% 1.09%
1974 0.52% 1.1%
1973 0.57% 1.11%
1972 0.6% 1.11%
1971 0.13% 1.21%
1970 -0.38% 1.12%
1969 -0.06% 0.99%
1968 0.45% 1.32%
1967 0.54% 1.24%
1966 0.38% 1.03%
1965 0.33% 1.09%
1964 0.56% 1%
1963 0.71% 0.88%
1962 0.68% 0.92%
1961 0.71% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Spain's population grew by 1.04%.

Live population counters

Finland Spain
Current population
5647947
49323658
Population rank 120/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.59%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
1.04 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
1.66 minutes
One death every
8.99 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 +1,387
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +506,303
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +1.04%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 98/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 +96,630
Net migration rank 33/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 96,630
2024 -14,612 26,894 -117,237 111,674
2023 -17,869 38,156 -116,046 119,099
2022 -18,335 60,353 -133,801 299,779
2021 -7,757 22,484 -113,865 144,385
2020 -8,847 17,504 -151,551 236,854
2019 -8,282 15,671 -56,542 464,783
2018 -7,170 11,822 -56,139 337,467
2017 -3,856 13,356 -32,600 201,135
2016 -1,099 17,321 0 106,474
2015 2,740 12,655 -4,642 -1,979
2014 4,915 15,915 32,522 -97,870
2013 6,527 18,164 37,284 -250,741
2012 7,579 17,894 51,450 -153,486
2011 9,160 16,798 84,137 60,761
2010 10,191 14,080 102,469 69,406
2009 10,678 14,877 106,635 129,557
2008 10,627 15,626 133,267 434,135
2007 9,519 14,027 108,545 772,317
2006 11,059 10,820 110,994 659,720
2005 9,968 9,251 78,576 629,803
2004 9,933 6,956 85,844 661,158
2003 7,819 5,929 54,844 658,428
2002 6,241 5,255 53,861 737,880
2001 7,263 6,241 44,936 181,307
2000 7,765 2,497 36,512 176,269
1999 7,748 3,604 8,077 178,559
1998 7,730 4,417 4,022 182,926
1997 9,766 4,925 20,028 165,345
1996 11,274 3,757 11,967 162,704
1995 13,791 4,325 15,889 162,434
1994 17,300 3,834 31,639 160,407
1993 13,679 9,036 47,234 160,907
1992 16,639 9,356 62,652 177,544
1991 16,044 14,515 58,450 122,841
1990 15,458 8,920 66,075 -30,684
1989 14,396 5,775 81,538 -25,892
1988 14,344 1,765 100,794 -17,663
1987 11,837 831 116,054 -12,681
1986 13,279 1,491 131,188 -13,540
1985 14,707 2,416 146,184 -589
1984 20,015 3,972 172,487 2,754
1983 21,851 6,925 183,223 1,241
1982 22,686 7,109 231,714 -7,384
1981 18,720 5,287 237,879 2,563
1980 18,640 -2,212 281,184 20,166
1979 19,535 -6,612 312,407 -5,929
1978 20,436 -9,348 339,157 -2,504
1977 21,799 -5,697 361,465 -1,332
1976 21,738 -11,843 375,834 2,804
1975 21,673 -3,807 371,882 -218
1974 17,824 5,891 396,182 105,838
1973 13,532 11,558 374,381 8,624
1972 14,847 12,613 391,030 7,935
1971 15,220 12,286 369,625 7,363
1970 20,268 -36,579 378,723 -60,580
1969 21,732 -42,207 367,851 -49,956
1968 28,684 -15,561 387,423 -46,088
1967 33,622 -5,353 402,001 -42,344
1966 34,356 -12,059 397,084 -41,467
1965 33,771 -21,731 405,819 -42,476
1964 38,208 -20,414 429,885 -41,461
1963 40,258 -7,624 394,338 -44,446
1962 38,627 -6,852 384,690 -45,211
1961 41,487 -11,828 396,537 -46,517
1960 42,082 -9,489 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/spain | 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 Spain 27.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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