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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Finland	Switzerland	Finland	Switzerland
1960	4,429,634	5,327,827	-	-
1961	4,461,005	5,434,294	0.71%	2%
1962	4,491,443	5,573,815	0.68%	2.57%
1963	4,523,309	5,694,247	0.71%	2.16%
1964	4,548,543	5,789,228	0.56%	1.67%
1965	4,563,732	5,856,472	0.33%	1.16%
1966	4,580,869	5,918,002	0.38%	1.05%
1967	4,605,744	5,991,785	0.54%	1.25%
1968	4,626,469	6,067,714	0.45%	1.27%
1969	4,623,785	6,136,387	-0.06%	1.13%
1970	4,606,307	6,180,877	-0.38%	0.73%
1971	4,612,124	6,213,399	0.13%	0.53%
1972	4,639,657	6,260,956	0.6%	0.77%
1973	4,666,081	6,307,347	0.57%	0.74%
1974	4,690,574	6,341,405	0.52%	0.54%
1975	4,711,440	6,338,632	0.44%	-0.04%
1976	4,725,664	6,302,504	0.3%	-0.57%
1977	4,738,902	6,281,174	0.28%	-0.34%
1978	4,752,528	6,281,738	0.29%	0.009%
1979	4,764,690	6,294,365	0.26%	0.2%
1980	4,779,535	6,319,408	0.31%	0.4%
1981	4,799,964	6,354,074	0.43%	0.55%
1982	4,826,933	6,391,309	0.56%	0.59%
1983	4,855,787	6,418,773	0.6%	0.43%
1984	4,881,803	6,441,865	0.54%	0.36%
1985	4,902,206	6,470,365	0.42%	0.44%
1986	4,918,154	6,504,124	0.33%	0.52%
1987	4,932,123	6,545,106	0.28%	0.63%
1988	4,946,481	6,593,386	0.29%	0.74%
1989	4,964,371	6,646,912	0.36%	0.81%
1990	4,986,431	6,715,519	0.44%	1.03%
1991	5,013,740	6,799,978	0.55%	1.26%
1992	5,041,992	6,875,364	0.56%	1.11%
1993	5,066,447	6,938,265	0.49%	0.91%
1994	5,088,333	6,993,795	0.43%	0.8%
1995	5,107,790	7,040,687	0.38%	0.67%
1996	5,124,573	7,071,850	0.33%	0.44%
1997	5,139,835	7,088,906	0.3%	0.24%
1998	5,153,498	7,110,001	0.27%	0.3%
1999	5,165,474	7,143,991	0.23%	0.48%
2000	5,176,209	7,184,250	0.21%	0.56%
2001	5,188,008	7,229,854	0.23%	0.63%
2002	5,200,598	7,284,753	0.24%	0.76%
2003	5,213,014	7,339,001	0.24%	0.74%
2004	5,228,172	7,389,625	0.29%	0.69%
2005	5,246,096	7,437,115	0.34%	0.64%
2006	5,266,268	7,483,934	0.38%	0.63%
2007	5,288,720	7,551,117	0.43%	0.9%
2008	5,313,399	7,647,675	0.47%	1.28%
2009	5,338,871	7,743,831	0.48%	1.26%
2010	5,363,352	7,824,909	0.46%	1.05%
2011	5,388,272	7,912,398	0.46%	1.12%
2012	5,413,971	7,996,861	0.48%	1.07%
2013	5,438,972	8,089,346	0.46%	1.16%
2014	5,461,512	8,188,649	0.41%	1.23%
2015	5,479,531	8,282,396	0.33%	1.14%
2016	5,495,303	8,373,338	0.29%	1.1%
2017	5,508,214	8,451,840	0.23%	0.94%
2018	5,515,525	8,514,329	0.13%	0.74%
2019	5,521,606	8,575,280	0.11%	0.72%
2020	5,529,543	8,638,167	0.14%	0.73%
2021	5,541,017	8,704,546	0.21%	0.77%
2022	5,556,106	8,777,088	0.27%	0.83%
2023	5,583,911	8,888,822	0.5%	1.27%
2024	5,619,911	9,005,582	0.64%	1.31%
2025	5,625,932	9,051,441	0.11%	0.51%
2026	5,624,333	9,092,200	-0.03%	0.45%
2027	5,618,598	9,128,649	-0.1%	0.4%
2028	5,611,400	9,161,558	-0.13%	0.36%
2029	5,603,365	9,190,268	-0.14%	0.31%
2030	5,594,631	9,215,844	-0.16%	0.28%
2031	5,585,302	9,239,801	-0.17%	0.26%
2032	5,575,456	9,260,664	-0.18%	0.23%
2033	5,565,204	9,278,524	-0.18%	0.19%
2034	5,554,448	9,295,500	-0.19%	0.18%
2035	5,543,219	9,310,659	-0.2%	0.16%
2036	5,531,603	9,323,296	-0.21%	0.14%
2037	5,519,668	9,334,565	-0.22%	0.12%
2038	5,507,536	9,344,395	-0.22%	0.11%
2039	5,495,296	9,353,187	-0.22%	0.09%
2040	5,483,053	9,363,095	-0.22%	0.11%
2041	5,470,834	9,372,148	-0.22%	0.1%
2042	5,458,532	9,380,579	-0.22%	0.09%
2043	5,446,086	9,389,228	-0.23%	0.09%
2044	5,433,513	9,396,409	-0.23%	0.08%
2045	5,420,858	9,402,783	-0.23%	0.07%
2046	5,408,069	9,408,721	-0.24%	0.06%
2047	5,395,098	9,415,274	-0.24%	0.07%
2048	5,381,776	9,422,270	-0.25%	0.07%
2049	5,368,125	9,427,479	-0.25%	0.06%
2050	5,354,121	9,430,133	-0.26%	0.03%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 129,030 (a 2.35% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 719,260 (a 8.59% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.8% to 5,354,121 people with a rank change from 120th to 127th. The population of Switzerland will increase by 3.71% to 9,430,133 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.