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

Finland and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Finland	Sweden	Finland	Sweden
1960	4,429,634	7,484,656	-	-
1961	4,461,005	7,519,998	0.71%	0.47%
1962	4,491,443	7,561,588	0.68%	0.55%
1963	4,523,309	7,604,328	0.71%	0.57%
1964	4,548,543	7,661,354	0.56%	0.75%
1965	4,563,732	7,733,853	0.33%	0.95%
1966	4,580,869	7,807,797	0.38%	0.96%
1967	4,605,744	7,867,931	0.54%	0.77%
1968	4,626,469	7,912,273	0.45%	0.56%
1969	4,623,785	7,968,072	-0.06%	0.71%
1970	4,606,307	8,042,801	-0.38%	0.94%
1971	4,612,124	8,098,334	0.13%	0.69%
1972	4,639,657	8,122,300	0.6%	0.3%
1973	4,666,081	8,136,312	0.57%	0.17%
1974	4,690,574	8,159,955	0.52%	0.29%
1975	4,711,440	8,192,437	0.44%	0.4%
1976	4,725,664	8,222,286	0.3%	0.36%
1977	4,738,902	8,251,540	0.28%	0.36%
1978	4,752,528	8,275,599	0.29%	0.29%
1979	4,764,690	8,293,678	0.26%	0.22%
1980	4,779,535	8,310,531	0.31%	0.2%
1981	4,799,964	8,320,503	0.43%	0.12%
1982	4,826,933	8,325,263	0.56%	0.06%
1983	4,855,787	8,329,033	0.6%	0.05%
1984	4,881,803	8,336,605	0.54%	0.09%
1985	4,902,206	8,350,386	0.42%	0.17%
1986	4,918,154	8,369,829	0.33%	0.23%
1987	4,932,123	8,397,804	0.28%	0.33%
1988	4,946,481	8,436,489	0.29%	0.46%
1989	4,964,371	8,492,964	0.36%	0.67%
1990	4,986,431	8,558,835	0.44%	0.78%
1991	5,013,740	8,617,375	0.55%	0.68%
1992	5,041,992	8,668,067	0.56%	0.59%
1993	5,066,447	8,718,561	0.49%	0.58%
1994	5,088,333	8,780,745	0.43%	0.71%
1995	5,107,790	8,826,939	0.38%	0.53%
1996	5,124,573	8,840,998	0.33%	0.16%
1997	5,139,835	8,846,062	0.3%	0.06%
1998	5,153,498	8,850,974	0.27%	0.06%
1999	5,165,474	8,857,874	0.23%	0.08%
2000	5,176,209	8,872,109	0.21%	0.16%
2001	5,188,008	8,895,960	0.23%	0.27%
2002	5,200,598	8,924,958	0.24%	0.33%
2003	5,213,014	8,958,229	0.24%	0.37%
2004	5,228,172	8,993,531	0.29%	0.39%
2005	5,246,096	9,029,572	0.34%	0.4%
2006	5,266,268	9,080,505	0.38%	0.56%
2007	5,288,720	9,148,092	0.43%	0.74%
2008	5,313,399	9,219,637	0.47%	0.78%
2009	5,338,871	9,298,515	0.48%	0.86%
2010	5,363,352	9,378,126	0.46%	0.86%
2011	5,388,272	9,449,213	0.46%	0.76%
2012	5,413,971	9,519,374	0.48%	0.74%
2013	5,438,972	9,600,379	0.46%	0.85%
2014	5,461,512	9,696,110	0.41%	1%
2015	5,479,531	9,799,186	0.33%	1.06%
2016	5,495,303	9,923,085	0.29%	1.26%
2017	5,508,214	10,057,698	0.23%	1.36%
2018	5,515,525	10,175,214	0.13%	1.17%
2019	5,521,606	10,278,887	0.11%	1.02%
2020	5,529,543	10,353,442	0.14%	0.73%
2021	5,541,017	10,415,811	0.21%	0.6%
2022	5,556,106	10,486,941	0.27%	0.68%
2023	5,583,911	10,536,632	0.5%	0.47%
2024	5,637,214	10,569,709	0.95%	0.31%
2025	5,643,254	10,619,177	0.11%	0.47%
2026	5,641,649	10,663,427	-0.03%	0.42%
2027	5,635,897	10,703,497	-0.1%	0.38%
2028	5,628,676	10,740,420	-0.13%	0.34%
2029	5,620,617	10,773,692	-0.14%	0.31%
2030	5,611,856	10,803,699	-0.16%	0.28%
2031	5,602,498	10,830,583	-0.17%	0.25%
2032	5,592,622	10,855,855	-0.18%	0.23%
2033	5,582,339	10,880,544	-0.18%	0.23%
2034	5,571,550	10,903,924	-0.19%	0.21%
2035	5,560,286	10,926,433	-0.2%	0.21%
2036	5,548,634	10,949,062	-0.21%	0.21%
2037	5,536,663	10,971,259	-0.22%	0.2%
2038	5,524,493	10,993,203	-0.22%	0.2%
2039	5,512,215	11,015,926	-0.22%	0.21%
2040	5,499,935	11,039,663	-0.22%	0.22%
2041	5,487,678	11,063,604	-0.22%	0.22%
2042	5,475,338	11,088,299	-0.22%	0.22%
2043	5,462,854	11,113,927	-0.23%	0.23%
2044	5,450,242	11,139,125	-0.23%	0.23%
2045	5,437,548	11,163,492	-0.23%	0.22%
2046	5,424,719	11,186,803	-0.24%	0.21%
2047	5,411,708	11,209,183	-0.24%	0.2%
2048	5,398,346	11,230,526	-0.25%	0.19%
2049	5,384,653	11,250,663	-0.25%	0.18%
2050	5,370,605	11,269,877	-0.26%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Finland increased by 233,435 people (a 4.45% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Finland gained 163,723 (a 2.99% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2005 and is 118th in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.83% to 5,370,605 people with a rank change from 118th to 126th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.