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
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| Current population |
5643254
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48786181
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| Population rank | 118/197 | 32/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.59% |
| One net population change |
9.86 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
12.1 minutes
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1.62 minutes
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| One death every |
8.56 minutes
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1.21 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
19.5 minutes
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4.71 minutes
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| 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
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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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Population differences between Finland and Spain
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| Life expectancy | 82.2 years | 84 years |
| Average age | 44 years | 44.7 years |
| Median age | 44 years | 46.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.26 births per woman | 1.12 births per woman |
| Population density | 48 ppl/mi² | 253 ppl/mi² |
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