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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 3.88 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 0.33% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

Finland vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Sri Lanka
2100 4,629,053 20,009,380
2099 4,645,228 20,121,095
2098 4,661,258 20,234,513
2097 4,676,964 20,345,619
2096 4,692,260 20,456,607
2095 4,707,633 20,566,246
2094 4,722,751 20,674,019
2093 4,738,088 20,780,946
2092 4,753,259 20,886,274
2091 4,768,754 20,990,047
2090 4,784,445 21,095,968
2089 4,799,982 21,198,788
2088 4,815,528 21,299,229
2087 4,831,523 21,398,269
2086 4,847,503 21,496,892
2085 4,863,391 21,594,661
2084 4,878,695 21,687,323
2083 4,894,099 21,778,597
2082 4,909,902 21,866,395
2081 4,925,741 21,954,337
2080 4,941,601 22,038,953
2079 4,957,156 22,122,744
2078 4,972,238 22,200,069
2077 4,987,486 22,274,355
2076 5,002,755 22,345,857
2075 5,017,572 22,414,609
2074 5,032,306 22,485,066
2073 5,046,593 22,550,427
2072 5,060,464 22,610,645
2071 5,074,179 22,669,042
2070 5,087,802 22,725,948
2069 5,101,058 22,779,050
2068 5,114,493 22,831,596
2067 5,127,889 22,885,941
2066 5,141,202 22,935,123
2065 5,155,429 22,985,942
2064 5,169,525 23,030,844
2063 5,183,843 23,071,114
2062 5,198,043 23,107,970
2061 5,212,670 23,139,924
2060 5,227,697 23,171,649
2059 5,242,988 23,199,387
2058 5,257,844 23,224,997
2057 5,273,628 23,247,211
2056 5,289,765 23,267,292
2055 5,305,934 23,278,653
2054 5,321,736 23,287,520
2053 5,337,053 23,297,347
2052 5,352,244 23,301,287
2051 5,367,229 23,302,108
2050 5,381,479 23,299,282
2049 5,395,348 23,293,630
2048 5,408,876 23,283,465
2047 5,422,100 23,267,251
2046 5,434,914 23,244,081
2045 5,447,770 23,212,221
2044 5,460,322 23,181,041
2043 5,473,016 23,144,217
2042 5,485,319 23,103,489
2041 5,497,690 23,056,478
2040 5,509,866 23,005,928
2039 5,522,256 22,948,866
2038 5,534,448 22,888,821
2037 5,546,603 22,822,943
2036 5,558,413 22,756,462
2035 5,569,919 22,685,766
2034 5,580,966 22,611,514
2033 5,591,512 22,532,374
2032 5,601,550 22,449,310
2031 5,611,269 22,364,063
2030 5,620,291 22,273,377
2029 5,628,791 22,181,300
2028 5,636,422 22,082,826
2027 5,643,240 21,979,196
2026 5,647,947 21,870,145
2025 5,646,436 21,756,000
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% 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 5,381,479 people with a rank change from 120th to 126th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people compared to the peak of 23.3M 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 0.47% -0.73%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Finland Sri Lanka
Current population
5647947
21926160
Population rank 120/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.26%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
3.29 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
2.37 minutes
One death every
8.99 minutes
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 -438
Annual growth/decline +26,525 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 190/197
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 -14,612 26,894 50,407 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 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 694K
Espoo 326K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 217K
Turku 210K
Jyvaskyla 150K
Kuopio 127K
Lahti 122K
Pori 83K
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 (1960–2025, 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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