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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 1.9 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Finland vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Sweden
2100 4,615,954 11,357,586
2099 4,632,084 11,361,443
2098 4,648,068 11,365,725
2097 4,663,730 11,366,889
2096 4,678,982 11,368,572
2095 4,694,312 11,371,525
2094 4,709,388 11,374,169
2093 4,724,681 11,376,054
2092 4,739,809 11,378,099
2091 4,755,260 11,379,549
2090 4,770,907 11,381,475
2089 4,786,400 11,384,408
2088 4,801,901 11,387,073
2087 4,817,852 11,390,874
2086 4,833,786 11,398,223
2085 4,849,629 11,403,279
2084 4,864,891 11,408,050
2083 4,880,250 11,411,588
2082 4,896,009 11,416,796
2081 4,911,803 11,418,438
2080 4,927,618 11,420,629
2079 4,943,129 11,420,158
2078 4,958,168 11,418,032
2077 4,973,373 11,415,948
2076 4,988,599 11,412,112
2075 5,003,374 11,407,978
2074 5,018,067 11,404,682
2073 5,032,313 11,401,754
2072 5,046,145 11,398,056
2071 5,059,821 11,393,134
2070 5,073,405 11,389,416
2069 5,086,624 11,385,560
2068 5,100,021 11,384,165
2067 5,113,379 11,383,331
2066 5,126,654 11,383,335
2065 5,140,841 11,382,611
2064 5,154,898 11,381,643
2063 5,169,175 11,381,489
2062 5,183,334 11,382,109
2061 5,197,920 11,379,849
2060 5,212,905 11,378,661
2059 5,228,152 11,376,317
2058 5,242,966 11,372,527
2057 5,258,706 11,367,109
2056 5,274,797 11,361,843
2055 5,290,920 11,354,884
2054 5,306,678 11,347,343
2053 5,321,951 11,336,678
2052 5,337,100 11,322,876
2051 5,352,042 11,306,983
2050 5,366,251 11,287,973
2049 5,380,081 11,268,461
2048 5,393,571 11,247,615
2047 5,406,757 11,225,655
2046 5,419,535 11,202,749
2045 5,432,355 11,178,920
2044 5,444,871 11,153,887
2043 5,457,529 11,128,417
2042 5,469,797 11,102,505
2041 5,482,134 11,078,898
2040 5,494,276 11,054,498
2039 5,506,630 11,031,322
2038 5,518,788 11,008,943
2037 5,530,908 10,987,323
2036 5,542,684 10,964,438
2035 5,554,158 10,941,953
2034 5,565,174 10,919,289
2033 5,575,691 10,895,104
2032 5,585,700 10,869,796
2031 5,595,391 10,844,434
2030 5,604,388 10,815,888
2029 5,612,864 10,784,274
2028 5,620,473 10,749,191
2027 5,627,272 10,710,226
2026 5,631,965 10,668,870
2025 5,630,458 10,621,495
2024 5,619,911 10,569,709
2023 5,583,911 10,536,632
2022 5,556,106 10,486,941
2021 5,541,017 10,415,811
2020 5,529,543 10,353,442
2019 5,521,606 10,278,887
2018 5,515,525 10,175,214
2017 5,508,214 10,057,698
2016 5,495,303 9,923,085
2015 5,479,531 9,799,186
2014 5,461,512 9,696,110
2013 5,438,972 9,600,379
2012 5,413,971 9,519,374
2011 5,388,272 9,449,213
2010 5,363,352 9,378,126
2009 5,338,871 9,298,515
2008 5,313,399 9,219,637
2007 5,288,720 9,148,092
2006 5,266,268 9,080,505
2005 5,246,096 9,029,572
2004 5,228,172 8,993,531
2003 5,213,014 8,958,229
2002 5,200,598 8,924,958
2001 5,188,008 8,895,960
2000 5,176,209 8,872,109
1999 5,165,474 8,857,874
1998 5,153,498 8,850,974
1997 5,139,835 8,846,062
1996 5,124,573 8,840,998
1995 5,107,790 8,826,939
1994 5,088,333 8,780,745
1993 5,066,447 8,718,561
1992 5,041,992 8,668,067
1991 5,013,740 8,617,375
1990 4,986,431 8,558,835
1989 4,964,371 8,492,964
1988 4,946,481 8,436,489
1987 4,932,123 8,397,804
1986 4,918,154 8,369,829
1985 4,902,206 8,350,386
1984 4,881,803 8,336,605
1983 4,855,787 8,329,033
1982 4,826,933 8,325,263
1981 4,799,964 8,320,503
1980 4,779,535 8,310,531
1979 4,764,690 8,293,678
1978 4,752,528 8,275,599
1977 4,738,902 8,251,540
1976 4,725,664 8,222,286
1975 4,711,440 8,192,437
1974 4,690,574 8,159,955
1973 4,666,081 8,136,312
1972 4,639,657 8,122,300
1971 4,612,124 8,098,334
1970 4,606,307 8,042,801
1969 4,623,785 7,968,072
1968 4,626,469 7,912,273
1967 4,605,744 7,867,931
1966 4,580,869 7,807,797
1965 4,563,732 7,733,853
1964 4,548,543 7,661,354
1963 4,523,309 7,604,328
1962 4,491,443 7,561,588
1961 4,461,005 7,519,998
1960 4,429,634 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Sweden
2100 -0.35% -0.03%
2099 -0.34% -0.04%
2098 -0.34% -0.01%
2097 -0.33% -0.01%
2096 -0.33% -0.03%
2095 -0.32% -0.02%
2094 -0.32% -0.02%
2093 -0.32% -0.02%
2092 -0.32% -0.01%
2091 -0.33% -0.02%
2090 -0.32% -0.03%
2089 -0.32% -0.02%
2088 -0.33% -0.03%
2087 -0.33% -0.06%
2086 -0.33% -0.04%
2085 -0.31% -0.04%
2084 -0.31% -0.03%
2083 -0.32% -0.05%
2082 -0.32% -0.01%
2081 -0.32% -0.02%
2080 -0.31% 0.004%
2079 -0.3% 0.02%
2078 -0.31% 0.02%
2077 -0.31% 0.03%
2076 -0.3% 0.04%
2075 -0.29% 0.03%
2074 -0.28% 0.03%
2073 -0.27% 0.03%
2072 -0.27% 0.04%
2071 -0.27% 0.03%
2070 -0.26% 0.03%
2069 -0.26% 0.01%
2068 -0.26% 0.007%
2067 -0.26% -0%
2066 -0.28% 0.006%
2065 -0.27% 0.009%
2064 -0.28% 0.001%
2063 -0.27% -0.005%
2062 -0.28% 0.02%
2061 -0.29% 0.01%
2060 -0.29% 0.02%
2059 -0.28% 0.03%
2058 -0.3% 0.05%
2057 -0.31% 0.05%
2056 -0.3% 0.06%
2055 -0.3% 0.07%
2054 -0.29% 0.09%
2053 -0.28% 0.12%
2052 -0.28% 0.14%
2051 -0.26% 0.17%
2050 -0.26% 0.17%
2049 -0.25% 0.19%
2048 -0.24% 0.2%
2047 -0.24% 0.2%
2046 -0.24% 0.21%
2045 -0.23% 0.22%
2044 -0.23% 0.23%
2043 -0.22% 0.23%
2042 -0.23% 0.21%
2041 -0.22% 0.22%
2040 -0.22% 0.21%
2039 -0.22% 0.2%
2038 -0.22% 0.2%
2037 -0.21% 0.21%
2036 -0.21% 0.21%
2035 -0.2% 0.21%
2034 -0.19% 0.22%
2033 -0.18% 0.23%
2032 -0.17% 0.23%
2031 -0.16% 0.26%
2030 -0.15% 0.29%
2029 -0.14% 0.33%
2028 -0.12% 0.36%
2027 -0.08% 0.39%
2026 0.03% 0.45%
2025 0.19% 0.49%
2024 0.64% 0.31%
2023 0.5% 0.47%
2022 0.27% 0.68%
2021 0.21% 0.6%
2020 0.14% 0.73%
2019 0.11% 1.02%
2018 0.13% 1.17%
2017 0.23% 1.36%
2016 0.29% 1.26%
2015 0.33% 1.06%
2014 0.41% 1%
2013 0.46% 0.85%
2012 0.48% 0.74%
2011 0.46% 0.76%
2010 0.46% 0.86%
2009 0.48% 0.86%
2008 0.47% 0.78%
2007 0.43% 0.74%
2006 0.38% 0.56%
2005 0.34% 0.4%
2004 0.29% 0.39%
2003 0.24% 0.37%
2002 0.24% 0.33%
2001 0.23% 0.27%
2000 0.21% 0.16%
1999 0.23% 0.08%
1998 0.27% 0.06%
1997 0.3% 0.06%
1996 0.33% 0.16%
1995 0.38% 0.53%
1994 0.43% 0.71%
1993 0.49% 0.58%
1992 0.56% 0.59%
1991 0.55% 0.68%
1990 0.44% 0.78%
1989 0.36% 0.67%
1988 0.29% 0.46%
1987 0.28% 0.33%
1986 0.33% 0.23%
1985 0.42% 0.17%
1984 0.54% 0.09%
1983 0.6% 0.05%
1982 0.56% 0.06%
1981 0.43% 0.12%
1980 0.31% 0.2%
1979 0.26% 0.22%
1978 0.29% 0.29%
1977 0.28% 0.36%
1976 0.3% 0.36%
1975 0.44% 0.4%
1974 0.52% 0.29%
1973 0.57% 0.17%
1972 0.6% 0.3%
1971 0.13% 0.69%
1970 -0.38% 0.94%
1969 -0.06% 0.71%
1968 0.45% 0.56%
1967 0.54% 0.77%
1966 0.38% 0.96%
1965 0.33% 0.95%
1964 0.56% 0.75%
1963 0.71% 0.57%
1962 0.68% 0.55%
1961 0.71% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Finland Sweden
Current population
5631965
10680056
Population rank 120/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.13%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +91
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 149/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 +47,079
Net migration rank 33/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 47,079
2024 - 26,894 - 50,115
2023 -17,869 38,156 5,269 55,209
2022 -18,335 60,353 10,487 58,955
2021 -7,757 22,484 22,914 51,947
2020 -8,847 17,504 14,495 37,302
2019 -8,282 15,671 25,697 72,619
2018 -7,170 11,822 23,403 87,517
2017 -3,856 13,356 24,138 102,671
2016 -1,099 17,321 25,800 119,234
2015 2,740 12,655 23,518 80,534
2014 4,915 15,915 26,179 77,654
2013 6,527 18,164 23,041 66,760
2012 7,579 17,894 20,943 52,879
2011 9,160 16,798 21,733 46,049
2010 10,191 14,080 25,320 51,175
2009 10,678 14,877 21,387 63,638
2008 10,627 15,626 18,439 56,452
2007 9,519 14,027 15,552 54,907
2006 11,059 10,820 15,436 51,675
2005 9,968 9,251 9,030 27,030
2004 9,933 6,956 9,893 25,842
2003 7,819 5,929 6,271 29,161
2002 6,241 5,255 893 31,364
2001 7,263 6,241 -1,779 28,856
2000 7,765 2,497 -2,662 24,900
1999 7,748 3,604 -6,201 13,940
1998 7,730 4,417 -3,541 11,325
1997 9,766 4,925 -3,539 6,047
1996 11,274 3,757 1,768 5,773
1995 13,791 4,325 9,710 11,621
1994 17,300 3,834 20,196 51,545
1993 13,679 9,036 20,924 32,725
1992 16,639 9,356 28,605 20,507
1991 16,044 14,515 29,299 25,314
1990 15,458 8,920 29,100 35,668
1989 14,396 5,775 24,629 44,565
1988 14,344 1,765 15,186 30,064
1987 11,837 831 11,757 21,335
1986 13,279 1,491 9,206 15,211
1985 14,707 2,416 4,175 11,464
1984 20,015 3,972 3,335 8,668
1983 21,851 6,925 833 2,105
1982 22,686 7,109 1,665 2,524
1981 18,720 5,287 1,664 3,209
1980 18,640 -2,212 5,818 10,040
1979 19,535 -6,612 4,976 13,895
1978 20,436 -9,348 4,138 13,807
1977 21,799 -5,697 7,426 23,528
1976 21,738 -11,843 8,222 20,324
1975 21,673 -3,807 14,746 16,564
1974 17,824 5,891 23,664 9,217
1973 13,532 11,558 24,409 -9,551
1972 14,847 12,613 28,428 -13,519
1971 15,220 12,286 31,583 2,334
1970 20,268 -36,579 30,563 47,242
1969 21,732 -42,207 23,904 48,824
1968 28,684 -15,561 30,858 8,545
1967 33,622 -5,353 41,700 11,075
1966 34,356 -12,059 45,286 24,920
1965 33,771 -21,731 44,857 32,444
1964 38,208 -20,414 45,968 23,581
1963 40,258 -7,624 35,741 11,009
1962 38,627 -6,852 30,246 9,627
1961 41,487 -11,828 30,832 14,401
1960 42,082 -9,489 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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