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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,637,214 in 2024 vs 48,807,137 people in Spain in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,643,254 people compared to 48,786,181 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 8.65 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 118th 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 +0.33% per year vs +0.42% in Spain.
  • Since 2005, the population of Finland has increased from 5.25M people to 5.64M (7.57% growth), while Spain has grown from 43.7M to 48.8M (11.8% growth).
  • Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2025 at 5.64M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.7M people by 2100.

Finland vs Spain: live population counter

Finland Spain
Current population
5643254
48786181
Population rank 118/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.59%
One net population change
9.86 minutes
1.14 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
1.21 minutes
One migration net change every
19.5 minutes
4.71 minutes
Annual migration change +26,894 +111,674
Daily growth/decline +146 +1,258
Annual growth/decline +53,303 +459,227
Annual growth/decline rate +0.95% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 108/197

Finland and Spain: population history and growth rate by year chart

Finland
Population

Growth rate
Spain
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Finland Spain Finland Spain
1960 4,429,634 30,455,000 - -
1961 4,461,005 30,739,250 0.71% 0.93%
1962 4,491,443 31,023,366 0.68% 0.92%
1963 4,523,309 31,296,651 0.71% 0.88%
1964 4,548,543 31,609,195 0.56% 1%
1965 4,563,732 31,954,292 0.33% 1.09%
1966 4,580,869 32,283,194 0.38% 1.03%
1967 4,605,744 32,682,947 0.54% 1.24%
1968 4,626,469 33,113,134 0.45% 1.32%
1969 4,623,785 33,441,054 -0.06% 0.99%
1970 4,606,307 33,814,531 -0.38% 1.12%
1971 4,612,124 34,224,490 0.13% 1.21%
1972 4,639,657 34,604,469 0.6% 1.11%
1973 4,666,081 34,988,947 0.57% 1.11%
1974 4,690,574 35,373,335 0.52% 1.1%
1975 4,711,440 35,757,900 0.44% 1.09%
1976 4,725,664 36,137,812 0.3% 1.06%
1977 4,738,902 36,511,638 0.28% 1.03%
1978 4,752,528 36,864,898 0.29% 0.97%
1979 4,764,690 37,191,330 0.26% 0.89%
1980 4,779,535 37,491,165 0.31% 0.81%
1981 4,799,964 37,758,631 0.43% 0.71%
1982 4,826,933 37,986,012 0.56% 0.6%
1983 4,855,787 38,171,525 0.6% 0.49%
1984 4,881,803 38,330,364 0.54% 0.42%
1985 4,902,206 38,469,512 0.42% 0.36%
1986 4,918,154 38,584,624 0.33% 0.3%
1987 4,932,123 38,684,815 0.28% 0.26%
1988 4,946,481 38,766,939 0.29% 0.21%
1989 4,964,371 38,827,764 0.36% 0.16%
1990 4,986,431 38,867,322 0.44% 0.1%
1991 5,013,740 38,966,376 0.55% 0.25%
1992 5,041,992 39,157,685 0.56% 0.49%
1993 5,066,447 39,361,262 0.49% 0.52%
1994 5,088,333 39,549,108 0.43% 0.48%
1995 5,107,790 39,724,050 0.38% 0.44%
1996 5,124,573 39,889,852 0.33% 0.42%
1997 5,139,835 40,057,389 0.3% 0.42%
1998 5,153,498 40,223,509 0.27% 0.41%
1999 5,165,474 40,386,875 0.23% 0.41%
2000 5,176,209 40,567,864 0.21% 0.45%
2001 5,188,008 40,850,412 0.23% 0.7%
2002 5,200,598 41,431,558 0.24% 1.42%
2003 5,213,014 42,187,645 0.24% 1.82%
2004 5,228,172 42,921,895 0.29% 1.74%
2005 5,246,096 43,653,155 0.34% 1.7%
2006 5,266,268 44,397,319 0.38% 1.7%
2007 5,288,720 45,226,803 0.43% 1.87%
2008 5,313,399 45,954,106 0.47% 1.61%
2009 5,338,871 46,362,946 0.48% 0.89%
2010 5,363,352 46,576,897 0.46% 0.46%
2011 5,388,272 46,742,697 0.46% 0.36%
2012 5,413,971 46,773,055 0.48% 0.06%
2013 5,438,972 46,604,197 0.46% -0.36%
2014 5,461,512 46,460,733 0.41% -0.31%
2015 5,479,531 46,422,303 0.33% -0.08%
2016 5,495,303 46,458,139 0.29% 0.08%
2017 5,508,214 46,571,232 0.23% 0.24%
2018 5,515,525 46,782,011 0.13% 0.45%
2019 5,521,606 47,118,501 0.11% 0.72%
2020 5,529,543 47,359,424 0.14% 0.51%
2021 5,541,017 47,443,821 0.21% 0.18%
2022 5,556,106 47,786,102 0.27% 0.72%
2023 5,583,911 48,347,910 0.5% 1.18%
2024 5,637,214 48,807,137 0.95% 0.95%
2025 5,643,254 48,786,181 0.11% -0.04%
2026 5,641,649 48,746,279 -0.03% -0.08%
2027 5,635,897 48,696,847 -0.1% -0.1%
2028 5,628,676 48,642,132 -0.13% -0.11%
2029 5,620,617 48,578,166 -0.14% -0.13%
2030 5,611,856 48,501,513 -0.16% -0.16%
2031 5,602,498 48,412,854 -0.17% -0.18%
2032 5,592,622 48,321,195 -0.18% -0.19%
2033 5,582,339 48,230,054 -0.18% -0.19%
2034 5,571,550 48,136,421 -0.19% -0.19%
2035 5,560,286 48,036,650 -0.2% -0.21%
2036 5,548,634 47,929,957 -0.21% -0.22%
2037 5,536,663 47,819,257 -0.22% -0.23%
2038 5,524,493 47,706,580 -0.22% -0.24%
2039 5,512,215 47,588,878 -0.22% -0.25%
2040 5,499,935 47,463,597 -0.22% -0.26%
2041 5,487,678 47,332,618 -0.22% -0.28%
2042 5,475,338 47,194,588 -0.22% -0.29%
2043 5,462,854 47,052,293 -0.23% -0.3%
2044 5,450,242 46,902,636 -0.23% -0.32%
2045 5,437,548 46,738,565 -0.23% -0.35%
2046 5,424,719 46,564,383 -0.24% -0.37%
2047 5,411,708 46,381,681 -0.24% -0.39%
2048 5,398,346 46,190,642 -0.25% -0.41%
2049 5,384,653 45,985,428 -0.25% -0.44%
2050 5,370,605 45,769,362 -0.26% -0.47%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Finland increased by 233,435 people (a 4.45% growth), while Spain gained 2,769,148 people (a 6.34% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Finland gained 163,723 (a 2.99% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,363,878 (a 5.09% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2005 and is 118th in 2025. Spain was ranked 28th in 2005 and ranked 32nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.83% to 5,370,605 people with a rank change from 118th to 126th. The population of Spain will decrease by 6.18% to 45,769,362 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

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