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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 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 8.67 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 +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Finland vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Spain
2100 4,615,954 33,862,981
2099 4,632,084 34,039,965
2098 4,648,068 34,215,187
2097 4,663,730 34,387,116
2096 4,678,982 34,552,002
2095 4,694,312 34,719,411
2094 4,709,388 34,882,039
2093 4,724,681 35,044,043
2092 4,739,809 35,204,657
2091 4,755,260 35,366,895
2090 4,770,907 35,535,838
2089 4,786,400 35,707,942
2088 4,801,901 35,877,681
2087 4,817,852 36,043,209
2086 4,833,786 36,210,710
2085 4,849,629 36,386,207
2084 4,864,891 36,564,622
2083 4,880,250 36,749,680
2082 4,896,009 36,936,644
2081 4,911,803 37,133,976
2080 4,927,618 37,337,517
2079 4,943,129 37,551,557
2078 4,958,168 37,771,135
2077 4,973,373 38,002,963
2076 4,988,599 38,249,247
2075 5,003,374 38,506,040
2074 5,018,067 38,777,715
2073 5,032,313 39,056,249
2072 5,046,145 39,348,447
2071 5,059,821 39,642,346
2070 5,073,405 39,949,413
2069 5,086,624 40,256,590
2068 5,100,021 40,575,543
2067 5,113,379 40,893,798
2066 5,126,654 41,218,263
2065 5,140,841 41,543,254
2064 5,154,898 41,878,338
2063 5,169,175 42,208,320
2062 5,183,334 42,542,893
2061 5,197,920 42,874,096
2060 5,212,905 43,191,452
2059 5,228,152 43,506,737
2058 5,242,966 43,809,907
2057 5,258,706 44,112,668
2056 5,274,797 44,415,689
2055 5,290,920 44,691,749
2054 5,306,678 44,958,971
2053 5,321,951 45,223,225
2052 5,337,100 45,470,541
2051 5,352,042 45,695,307
2050 5,366,251 45,911,520
2049 5,380,081 46,127,777
2048 5,393,571 46,322,244
2047 5,406,757 46,510,152
2046 5,419,535 46,687,914
2045 5,432,355 46,858,778
2044 5,444,871 47,016,278
2043 5,457,529 47,158,325
2042 5,469,797 47,301,091
2041 5,482,134 47,434,593
2040 5,494,276 47,563,236
2039 5,506,630 47,685,343
2038 5,518,788 47,798,797
2037 5,530,908 47,910,899
2036 5,542,684 48,020,350
2035 5,554,158 48,124,430
2034 5,565,174 48,220,051
2033 5,575,691 48,311,842
2032 5,585,700 48,402,470
2031 5,595,391 48,495,278
2030 5,604,388 48,579,920
2029 5,612,864 48,648,699
2028 5,620,473 48,707,969
2027 5,627,272 48,758,200
2026 5,631,965 48,806,901
2025 5,630,458 48,838,057
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% 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 5,366,251 people with a rank change from 120th to 127th. The population of Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M 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 0.19% -0.02%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Finland Spain
Current population
5631965
48806901
Population rank 120/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.59%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 100/197
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 - 26,894 - 111,674
2023 -17,869 38,156 -111,211 119,099
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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 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 687K
Espoo 315K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 215K
Turku 206K
Jyvaskyla 148K
Kuopio 124K
Lahti 121K
Pori 83.2K
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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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