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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 9.47 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Finland vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Sudan
2100 4,615,954 137,695,876
2099 4,632,084 137,114,644
2098 4,648,068 136,500,499
2097 4,663,730 135,860,701
2096 4,678,982 135,222,218
2095 4,694,312 134,553,615
2094 4,709,388 133,902,112
2093 4,724,681 133,186,791
2092 4,739,809 132,427,642
2091 4,755,260 131,674,049
2090 4,770,907 130,893,042
2089 4,786,400 130,075,970
2088 4,801,901 129,234,968
2087 4,817,852 128,358,981
2086 4,833,786 127,463,823
2085 4,849,629 126,555,673
2084 4,864,891 125,612,419
2083 4,880,250 124,663,868
2082 4,896,009 123,716,124
2081 4,911,803 122,772,016
2080 4,927,618 121,805,246
2079 4,943,129 120,822,781
2078 4,958,168 119,802,944
2077 4,973,373 118,776,597
2076 4,988,599 117,748,457
2075 5,003,374 116,688,549
2074 5,018,067 115,601,159
2073 5,032,313 114,499,847
2072 5,046,145 113,374,089
2071 5,059,821 112,235,978
2070 5,073,405 111,102,687
2069 5,086,624 109,945,533
2068 5,100,021 108,791,037
2067 5,113,379 107,581,192
2066 5,126,654 106,357,353
2065 5,140,841 105,145,307
2064 5,154,898 103,903,801
2063 5,169,175 102,642,643
2062 5,183,334 101,354,095
2061 5,197,920 100,067,335
2060 5,212,905 98,765,585
2059 5,228,152 97,461,067
2058 5,242,966 96,135,716
2057 5,258,706 94,800,344
2056 5,274,797 93,458,640
2055 5,290,920 92,089,717
2054 5,306,678 90,711,253
2053 5,321,951 89,342,122
2052 5,337,100 87,962,125
2051 5,352,042 86,581,277
2050 5,366,251 85,194,794
2049 5,380,081 83,803,171
2048 5,393,571 82,442,635
2047 5,406,757 81,085,689
2046 5,419,535 79,725,126
2045 5,432,355 78,359,927
2044 5,444,871 77,006,049
2043 5,457,529 75,652,858
2042 5,469,797 74,312,465
2041 5,482,134 72,968,877
2040 5,494,276 71,640,015
2039 5,506,630 70,319,906
2038 5,518,788 69,001,239
2037 5,530,908 67,665,904
2036 5,542,684 66,337,650
2035 5,554,158 65,001,359
2034 5,565,174 63,664,516
2033 5,575,691 62,329,849
2032 5,585,700 61,007,985
2031 5,595,391 59,695,860
2030 5,604,388 58,384,521
2029 5,612,864 57,082,767
2028 5,620,473 55,800,806
2027 5,627,272 54,523,219
2026 5,631,965 52,894,744
2025 5,630,458 51,256,148
2024 5,619,911 50,448,963
2023 5,583,911 50,042,791
2022 5,556,106 49,383,346
2021 5,541,017 48,066,924
2020 5,529,543 46,789,231
2019 5,521,606 45,548,175
2018 5,515,525 44,230,596
2017 5,508,214 42,714,306
2016 5,495,303 41,259,892
2015 5,479,531 40,024,431
2014 5,461,512 38,823,318
2013 5,438,972 37,785,849
2012 5,413,971 36,923,178
2011 5,388,272 36,140,806
2010 5,363,352 35,414,399
2009 5,338,871 34,569,113
2008 5,313,399 33,623,980
2007 5,288,720 32,764,135
2006 5,266,268 31,992,435
2005 5,246,096 31,262,444
2004 5,228,172 30,556,637
2003 5,213,014 29,896,035
2002 5,200,598 29,228,727
2001 5,188,008 28,516,770
2000 5,176,209 27,816,745
1999 5,165,474 27,130,613
1998 5,153,498 26,458,999
1997 5,139,835 25,799,821
1996 5,124,573 25,231,528
1995 5,107,790 24,672,143
1994 5,088,333 24,043,948
1993 5,066,447 23,445,592
1992 5,041,992 22,927,355
1991 5,013,740 22,470,676
1990 4,986,431 22,021,481
1989 4,964,371 21,578,022
1988 4,946,481 21,138,431
1987 4,932,123 20,704,904
1986 4,918,154 20,288,238
1985 4,902,206 19,905,872
1984 4,881,803 19,546,528
1983 4,855,787 19,109,770
1982 4,826,933 18,486,645
1981 4,799,964 17,780,572
1980 4,779,535 17,058,905
1979 4,764,690 16,355,352
1978 4,752,528 15,695,003
1977 4,738,902 15,086,614
1976 4,725,664 14,569,716
1975 4,711,440 14,064,798
1974 4,690,574 13,580,723
1973 4,666,081 13,049,315
1972 4,639,657 12,527,856
1971 4,612,124 12,105,539
1970 4,606,307 11,695,771
1969 4,623,785 11,298,936
1968 4,626,469 10,917,999
1967 4,605,744 10,550,597
1966 4,580,869 10,197,578
1965 4,563,732 9,858,030
1964 4,548,543 9,531,109
1963 4,523,309 9,218,077
1962 4,491,443 8,919,028
1961 4,461,005 8,634,941
1960 4,429,634 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Sudan
2100 -0.35% 0.42%
2099 -0.34% 0.45%
2098 -0.34% 0.47%
2097 -0.33% 0.47%
2096 -0.33% 0.5%
2095 -0.32% 0.49%
2094 -0.32% 0.54%
2093 -0.32% 0.57%
2092 -0.32% 0.57%
2091 -0.33% 0.6%
2090 -0.32% 0.63%
2089 -0.32% 0.65%
2088 -0.33% 0.68%
2087 -0.33% 0.7%
2086 -0.33% 0.72%
2085 -0.31% 0.75%
2084 -0.31% 0.76%
2083 -0.32% 0.77%
2082 -0.32% 0.77%
2081 -0.32% 0.79%
2080 -0.31% 0.81%
2079 -0.3% 0.85%
2078 -0.31% 0.86%
2077 -0.31% 0.87%
2076 -0.3% 0.91%
2075 -0.29% 0.94%
2074 -0.28% 0.96%
2073 -0.27% 0.99%
2072 -0.27% 1.01%
2071 -0.27% 1.02%
2070 -0.26% 1.05%
2069 -0.26% 1.06%
2068 -0.26% 1.12%
2067 -0.26% 1.15%
2066 -0.28% 1.15%
2065 -0.27% 1.19%
2064 -0.28% 1.23%
2063 -0.27% 1.27%
2062 -0.28% 1.29%
2061 -0.29% 1.32%
2060 -0.29% 1.34%
2059 -0.28% 1.38%
2058 -0.3% 1.41%
2057 -0.31% 1.44%
2056 -0.3% 1.49%
2055 -0.3% 1.52%
2054 -0.29% 1.53%
2053 -0.28% 1.57%
2052 -0.28% 1.59%
2051 -0.26% 1.63%
2050 -0.26% 1.66%
2049 -0.25% 1.65%
2048 -0.24% 1.67%
2047 -0.24% 1.71%
2046 -0.24% 1.74%
2045 -0.23% 1.76%
2044 -0.23% 1.79%
2043 -0.22% 1.8%
2042 -0.23% 1.84%
2041 -0.22% 1.85%
2040 -0.22% 1.88%
2039 -0.22% 1.91%
2038 -0.22% 1.97%
2037 -0.21% 2%
2036 -0.21% 2.06%
2035 -0.2% 2.1%
2034 -0.19% 2.14%
2033 -0.18% 2.17%
2032 -0.17% 2.2%
2031 -0.16% 2.25%
2030 -0.15% 2.28%
2029 -0.14% 2.3%
2028 -0.12% 2.34%
2027 -0.08% 3.08%
2026 0.03% 3.2%
2025 0.19% 1.6%
2024 0.64% 0.81%
2023 0.5% 1.34%
2022 0.27% 2.74%
2021 0.21% 2.73%
2020 0.14% 2.72%
2019 0.11% 2.98%
2018 0.13% 3.55%
2017 0.23% 3.53%
2016 0.29% 3.09%
2015 0.33% 3.09%
2014 0.41% 2.75%
2013 0.46% 2.34%
2012 0.48% 2.16%
2011 0.46% 2.05%
2010 0.46% 2.45%
2009 0.48% 2.81%
2008 0.47% 2.62%
2007 0.43% 2.41%
2006 0.38% 2.34%
2005 0.34% 2.31%
2004 0.29% 2.21%
2003 0.24% 2.28%
2002 0.24% 2.5%
2001 0.23% 2.52%
2000 0.21% 2.53%
1999 0.23% 2.54%
1998 0.27% 2.55%
1997 0.3% 2.25%
1996 0.33% 2.27%
1995 0.38% 2.61%
1994 0.43% 2.55%
1993 0.49% 2.26%
1992 0.56% 2.03%
1991 0.55% 2.04%
1990 0.44% 2.06%
1989 0.36% 2.08%
1988 0.29% 2.09%
1987 0.28% 2.05%
1986 0.33% 1.92%
1985 0.42% 1.84%
1984 0.54% 2.29%
1983 0.6% 3.37%
1982 0.56% 3.97%
1981 0.43% 4.23%
1980 0.31% 4.3%
1979 0.26% 4.21%
1978 0.29% 4.03%
1977 0.28% 3.55%
1976 0.3% 3.59%
1975 0.44% 3.56%
1974 0.52% 4.07%
1973 0.57% 4.16%
1972 0.6% 3.49%
1971 0.13% 3.5%
1970 -0.38% 3.51%
1969 -0.06% 3.49%
1968 0.45% 3.48%
1967 0.54% 3.46%
1966 0.38% 3.44%
1965 0.33% 3.43%
1964 0.56% 3.4%
1963 0.71% 3.35%
1962 0.68% 3.29%
1961 0.71% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Finland Sudan
Current population
5631965
53335233
Population rank 120/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 116/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 +291,469
Net migration rank 33/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 291,469
2024 - 26,894 - -544,257
2023 -17,869 38,156 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -18,335 60,353 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -7,757 22,484 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -8,847 17,504 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -8,282 15,671 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -7,170 11,822 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -3,856 13,356 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -1,099 17,321 1,174,422 84,728
2015 2,740 12,655 1,145,259 66,476
2014 4,915 15,915 1,097,962 92,504
2013 6,527 18,164 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 7,579 17,894 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 9,160 16,798 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 10,191 14,080 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 10,678 14,877 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 10,627 15,626 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 9,519 14,027 992,819 -201,769
2006 11,059 10,820 963,740 -211,387
2005 9,968 9,251 907,017 -199,378
2004 9,933 6,956 889,382 -185,392
2003 7,819 5,929 898,226 -281,001
2002 6,241 5,255 897,965 -180,603
2001 7,263 6,241 880,284 -173,745
2000 7,765 2,497 858,536 -165,030
1999 7,748 3,604 835,840 -157,090
1998 7,730 4,417 814,752 -150,271
1997 9,766 4,925 802,245 -148,368
1996 11,274 3,757 792,926 -310,221
1995 13,791 4,325 780,700 -144,670
1994 17,300 3,834 764,645 -144,324
1993 13,679 9,036 743,249 -166,861
1992 16,639 9,356 731,177 -271,093
1991 16,044 14,515 714,612 -261,341
1990 15,458 8,920 699,953 -254,825
1989 14,396 5,775 683,743 -241,979
1988 14,344 1,765 672,604 -235,213
1987 11,837 831 658,416 -228,756
1986 13,279 1,491 649,649 -245,968
1985 14,707 2,416 583,382 -222,315
1984 20,015 3,972 577,405 -219,755
1983 21,851 6,925 570,198 -54,325
1982 22,686 7,109 606,362 124,007
1981 18,720 5,287 585,087 96,697
1980 18,640 -2,212 552,930 208,602
1979 19,535 -6,612 524,942 120,613
1978 20,436 -9,348 497,987 177,153
1977 21,799 -5,697 483,089 58,540
1976 21,738 -11,843 470,019 22,147
1975 21,673 -3,807 454,813 62,843
1974 17,824 5,891 444,456 6,023
1973 13,532 11,558 439,201 173,143
1972 14,847 12,613 428,340 2,238
1971 15,220 12,286 417,641 -3,577
1970 20,268 -36,579 401,013 4,479
1969 21,732 -42,207 385,712 2,476
1968 28,684 -15,561 370,917 2,776
1967 33,622 -5,353 356,599 4,508
1966 34,356 -12,059 342,118 2,813
1965 33,771 -21,731 327,799 6,367
1964 38,208 -20,414 315,166 4,505
1963 40,258 -7,624 302,132 4,263
1962 38,627 -6,852 287,317 4,387
1961 41,487 -11,828 272,562 3,904
1960 42,082 -9,489 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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