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Population in Finland compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 3.94 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Finland vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Sri Lanka
2100 4,615,954 20,270,496
2099 4,632,084 20,383,669
2098 4,648,068 20,498,567
2097 4,663,730 20,611,123
2096 4,678,982 20,723,560
2095 4,694,312 20,834,629
2094 4,709,388 20,943,809
2093 4,724,681 21,052,131
2092 4,739,809 21,158,833
2091 4,755,260 21,263,961
2090 4,770,907 21,371,263
2089 4,786,400 21,475,426
2088 4,801,901 21,577,177
2087 4,817,852 21,677,510
2086 4,833,786 21,777,420
2085 4,849,629 21,876,464
2084 4,864,891 21,970,336
2083 4,880,250 22,062,801
2082 4,896,009 22,151,745
2081 4,911,803 22,240,834
2080 4,927,618 22,326,555
2079 4,943,129 22,411,438
2078 4,958,168 22,489,772
2077 4,973,373 22,565,028
2076 4,988,599 22,637,463
2075 5,003,374 22,707,112
2074 5,018,067 22,778,489
2073 5,032,313 22,844,703
2072 5,046,145 22,905,707
2071 5,059,821 22,964,866
2070 5,073,405 23,022,515
2069 5,086,624 23,076,310
2068 5,100,021 23,129,541
2067 5,113,379 23,184,596
2066 5,126,654 23,234,419
2065 5,140,841 23,285,901
2064 5,154,898 23,331,390
2063 5,169,175 23,372,184
2062 5,183,334 23,409,522
2061 5,197,920 23,441,893
2060 5,212,905 23,474,032
2059 5,228,152 23,502,132
2058 5,242,966 23,528,076
2057 5,258,706 23,550,580
2056 5,274,797 23,570,923
2055 5,290,920 23,582,432
2054 5,306,678 23,591,414
2053 5,321,951 23,601,371
2052 5,337,100 23,605,361
2051 5,352,042 23,606,194
2050 5,366,251 23,603,330
2049 5,380,081 23,597,604
2048 5,393,571 23,587,307
2047 5,406,757 23,570,881
2046 5,419,535 23,547,409
2045 5,432,355 23,515,133
2044 5,444,871 23,483,546
2043 5,457,529 23,446,242
2042 5,469,797 23,404,983
2041 5,482,134 23,357,358
2040 5,494,276 23,306,148
2039 5,506,630 23,248,341
2038 5,518,788 23,187,512
2037 5,530,908 23,120,775
2036 5,542,684 23,053,427
2035 5,554,158 22,981,808
2034 5,565,174 22,906,587
2033 5,575,691 22,826,414
2032 5,585,700 22,742,267
2031 5,595,391 22,655,907
2030 5,604,388 22,564,038
2029 5,612,864 22,470,759
2028 5,620,473 22,370,999
2027 5,627,272 22,266,017
2026 5,631,965 22,155,543
2025 5,630,458 22,039,908
2024 5,619,911 21,916,000
2023 5,583,911 22,037,000
2022 5,556,106 22,181,000
2021 5,541,017 22,156,000
2020 5,529,543 21,919,000
2019 5,521,606 21,803,000
2018 5,515,525 21,670,000
2017 5,508,214 21,453,000
2016 5,495,303 21,209,000
2015 5,479,531 20,970,000
2014 5,461,512 20,778,000
2013 5,438,972 20,585,000
2012 5,413,971 21,169,458
2011 5,388,272 21,009,048
2010 5,363,352 20,879,089
2009 5,338,871 20,756,435
2008 5,313,399 20,629,378
2007 5,288,720 20,492,545
2006 5,266,268 20,352,411
2005 5,246,096 20,216,524
2004 5,228,172 20,087,605
2003 5,213,014 19,951,521
2002 5,200,598 19,805,752
2001 5,188,008 19,600,362
2000 5,176,209 19,293,054
1999 5,165,474 18,944,731
1998 5,153,498 18,596,003
1997 5,139,835 18,248,200
1996 5,124,573 17,905,018
1995 5,107,790 17,564,068
1994 5,088,333 17,275,773
1993 5,066,447 17,025,918
1992 5,041,992 16,739,284
1991 5,013,740 16,475,354
1990 4,986,431 16,352,458
1989 4,964,371 16,248,557
1988 4,946,481 16,078,621
1987 4,932,123 15,916,576
1986 4,918,154 15,731,256
1985 4,902,206 15,544,154
1984 4,881,803 15,441,860
1983 4,855,787 15,388,794
1982 4,826,933 15,286,567
1981 4,799,964 15,099,414
1980 4,779,535 14,847,974
1979 4,764,690 14,579,614
1978 4,752,528 14,310,128
1977 4,738,902 14,049,371
1976 4,725,664 13,796,770
1975 4,711,440 13,548,984
1974 4,690,574 13,305,693
1973 4,666,081 13,060,916
1972 4,639,657 12,809,205
1971 4,612,124 12,551,910
1970 4,606,307 12,287,110
1969 4,623,785 12,013,858
1968 4,626,469 11,736,088
1967 4,605,744 11,457,328
1966 4,580,869 11,183,928
1965 4,563,732 10,916,965
1964 4,548,543 10,653,397
1963 4,523,309 10,395,040
1962 4,491,443 10,143,754
1961 4,461,005 9,899,372
1960 4,429,634 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Sri Lanka
2100 -0.35% -0.56%
2099 -0.34% -0.56%
2098 -0.34% -0.55%
2097 -0.33% -0.54%
2096 -0.33% -0.53%
2095 -0.32% -0.52%
2094 -0.32% -0.51%
2093 -0.32% -0.5%
2092 -0.32% -0.49%
2091 -0.33% -0.5%
2090 -0.32% -0.49%
2089 -0.32% -0.47%
2088 -0.33% -0.46%
2087 -0.33% -0.46%
2086 -0.33% -0.45%
2085 -0.31% -0.43%
2084 -0.31% -0.42%
2083 -0.32% -0.4%
2082 -0.32% -0.4%
2081 -0.32% -0.38%
2080 -0.31% -0.38%
2079 -0.3% -0.35%
2078 -0.31% -0.33%
2077 -0.31% -0.32%
2076 -0.3% -0.31%
2075 -0.29% -0.31%
2074 -0.28% -0.29%
2073 -0.27% -0.27%
2072 -0.27% -0.26%
2071 -0.27% -0.25%
2070 -0.26% -0.23%
2069 -0.26% -0.23%
2068 -0.26% -0.24%
2067 -0.26% -0.21%
2066 -0.28% -0.22%
2065 -0.27% -0.19%
2064 -0.28% -0.17%
2063 -0.27% -0.16%
2062 -0.28% -0.14%
2061 -0.29% -0.14%
2060 -0.29% -0.12%
2059 -0.28% -0.11%
2058 -0.3% -0.1%
2057 -0.31% -0.09%
2056 -0.3% -0.05%
2055 -0.3% -0.04%
2054 -0.29% -0.04%
2053 -0.28% -0.02%
2052 -0.28% -0.004%
2051 -0.26% 0.01%
2050 -0.26% 0.02%
2049 -0.25% 0.04%
2048 -0.24% 0.07%
2047 -0.24% 0.1%
2046 -0.24% 0.14%
2045 -0.23% 0.13%
2044 -0.23% 0.16%
2043 -0.22% 0.18%
2042 -0.23% 0.2%
2041 -0.22% 0.22%
2040 -0.22% 0.25%
2039 -0.22% 0.26%
2038 -0.22% 0.29%
2037 -0.21% 0.29%
2036 -0.21% 0.31%
2035 -0.2% 0.33%
2034 -0.19% 0.35%
2033 -0.18% 0.37%
2032 -0.17% 0.38%
2031 -0.16% 0.41%
2030 -0.15% 0.42%
2029 -0.14% 0.45%
2028 -0.12% 0.47%
2027 -0.08% 0.5%
2026 0.03% 0.52%
2025 0.19% 0.57%
2024 0.64% -0.55%
2023 0.5% -0.65%
2022 0.27% 0.11%
2021 0.21% 1.08%
2020 0.14% 0.53%
2019 0.11% 0.61%
2018 0.13% 1.01%
2017 0.23% 1.15%
2016 0.29% 1.14%
2015 0.33% 0.92%
2014 0.41% 0.94%
2013 0.46% -2.76%
2012 0.48% 0.76%
2011 0.46% 0.62%
2010 0.46% 0.59%
2009 0.48% 0.62%
2008 0.47% 0.67%
2007 0.43% 0.69%
2006 0.38% 0.67%
2005 0.34% 0.64%
2004 0.29% 0.68%
2003 0.24% 0.74%
2002 0.24% 1.05%
2001 0.23% 1.59%
2000 0.21% 1.84%
1999 0.23% 1.88%
1998 0.27% 1.91%
1997 0.3% 1.92%
1996 0.33% 1.94%
1995 0.38% 1.67%
1994 0.43% 1.47%
1993 0.49% 1.71%
1992 0.56% 1.6%
1991 0.55% 0.75%
1990 0.44% 0.64%
1989 0.36% 1.06%
1988 0.29% 1.02%
1987 0.28% 1.18%
1986 0.33% 1.2%
1985 0.42% 0.66%
1984 0.54% 0.34%
1983 0.6% 0.67%
1982 0.56% 1.24%
1981 0.43% 1.69%
1980 0.31% 1.84%
1979 0.26% 1.88%
1978 0.29% 1.86%
1977 0.28% 1.83%
1976 0.3% 1.83%
1975 0.44% 1.83%
1974 0.52% 1.87%
1973 0.57% 1.97%
1972 0.6% 2.05%
1971 0.13% 2.16%
1970 -0.38% 2.27%
1969 -0.06% 2.37%
1968 0.45% 2.43%
1967 0.54% 2.44%
1966 0.38% 2.45%
1965 0.33% 2.47%
1964 0.56% 2.49%
1963 0.71% 2.48%
1962 0.68% 2.47%
1961 0.71% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Finland Sri Lanka
Current population
5631965
22185425
Population rank 120/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.27%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 -332
Annual growth/decline +36,000 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 188/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -30,724
Net migration rank 33/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -30,724
2024 - 26,894 - -27,245
2023 -17,869 38,156 66,111 -28,011
2022 -18,335 60,353 95,378 -27,435
2021 -7,757 22,484 121,858 -29,586
2020 -8,847 17,504 170,968 -29,875
2019 -8,282 15,671 172,243 -28,426
2018 -7,170 11,822 183,610 -28,607
2017 -3,856 13,356 187,993 -22,324
2016 -1,099 17,321 194,232 -18,388
2015 2,740 12,655 201,815 -29,797
2014 4,915 15,915 211,541 -33,672
2013 6,527 18,164 221,021 -37,754
2012 7,579 17,894 229,138 -41,955
2011 9,160 16,798 224,461 -90,839
2010 10,191 14,080 224,325 -98,060
2009 10,678 14,877 200,175 -81,130
2008 10,627 15,626 232,225 -97,144
2007 9,519 14,027 248,287 -109,695
2006 11,059 10,820 248,706 -107,045
2005 9,968 9,251 248,683 -118,594
2004 9,933 6,956 212,527 -84,795
2003 7,819 5,929 252,008 -107,573
2002 6,241 5,255 252,840 -105,718
2001 7,263 6,241 244,377 19,273
2000 7,765 2,497 227,060 123,894
1999 7,748 3,604 206,876 138,799
1998 7,730 4,417 201,059 150,724
1997 9,766 4,925 208,193 135,636
1996 11,274 3,757 215,290 127,236
1995 13,791 4,325 221,957 117,416
1994 17,300 3,834 228,904 8,323
1993 13,679 9,036 226,257 36,232
1992 16,639 9,356 222,230 88,542
1991 16,044 14,515 218,117 -1,047
1990 15,458 8,920 224,454 -195,736
1989 14,396 5,775 212,401 -33,305
1988 14,344 1,765 219,184 -58,415
1987 11,837 831 226,414 -63,105
1986 13,279 1,491 233,782 -26,460
1985 14,707 2,416 247,836 -80,950
1984 20,015 3,972 263,175 -225,450
1983 21,851 6,925 277,768 -209,362
1982 22,686 7,109 300,030 -163,987
1981 18,720 5,287 328,096 -89,824
1980 18,640 -2,212 328,155 -63,541
1979 19,535 -6,612 329,791 -57,683
1978 20,436 -9,348 317,055 -50,189
1977 21,799 -5,697 300,038 -45,383
1976 21,738 -11,843 291,816 -41,258
1975 21,673 -3,807 282,496 -37,475
1974 17,824 5,891 275,521 -33,979
1973 13,532 11,558 278,577 -30,582
1972 14,847 12,613 282,494 -27,071
1971 15,220 12,286 281,200 -22,021
1970 20,268 -36,579 286,719 -16,299
1969 21,732 -42,207 286,218 -10,152
1968 28,684 -15,561 286,642 -7,163
1967 33,622 -5,353 284,738 -6,696
1966 34,356 -12,059 275,549 -6,794
1965 33,771 -21,731 272,422 -7,249
1964 38,208 -20,414 269,584 -7,614
1963 40,258 -7,624 262,880 -8,118
1962 38,627 -6,852 256,719 -8,909
1961 41,487 -11,828 251,087 -10,144
1960 42,082 -9,489 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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