Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 4.12 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Finland vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Taiwan
2100 4,615,954 10,150,338
2099 4,632,084 10,273,881
2098 4,648,068 10,399,680
2097 4,663,730 10,527,804
2096 4,678,982 10,657,536
2095 4,694,312 10,789,978
2094 4,709,388 10,925,075
2093 4,724,681 11,062,491
2092 4,739,809 11,202,670
2091 4,755,260 11,346,131
2090 4,770,907 11,494,369
2089 4,786,400 11,644,743
2088 4,801,901 11,799,177
2087 4,817,852 11,956,109
2086 4,833,786 12,116,149
2085 4,849,629 12,281,248
2084 4,864,891 12,451,872
2083 4,880,250 12,625,681
2082 4,896,009 12,803,442
2081 4,911,803 12,986,931
2080 4,927,618 13,174,137
2079 4,943,129 13,366,920
2078 4,958,168 13,564,788
2077 4,973,373 13,765,770
2076 4,988,599 13,969,802
2075 5,003,374 14,178,904
2074 5,018,067 14,391,331
2073 5,032,313 14,606,033
2072 5,046,145 14,824,987
2071 5,059,821 15,045,310
2070 5,073,405 15,266,143
2069 5,086,624 15,488,280
2068 5,100,021 15,714,125
2067 5,113,379 15,940,945
2066 5,126,654 16,167,553
2065 5,140,841 16,396,032
2064 5,154,898 16,625,600
2063 5,169,175 16,854,355
2062 5,183,334 17,084,600
2061 5,197,920 17,314,450
2060 5,212,905 17,541,998
2059 5,228,152 17,767,014
2058 5,242,966 17,988,239
2057 5,258,706 18,208,151
2056 5,274,797 18,423,453
2055 5,290,920 18,639,554
2054 5,306,678 18,853,384
2053 5,321,951 19,063,428
2052 5,337,100 19,270,076
2051 5,352,042 19,474,323
2050 5,366,251 19,677,203
2049 5,380,081 19,878,438
2048 5,393,571 20,073,645
2047 5,406,757 20,267,326
2046 5,419,535 20,454,154
2045 5,432,355 20,640,565
2044 5,444,871 20,819,477
2043 5,457,529 20,995,111
2042 5,469,797 21,166,213
2041 5,482,134 21,331,710
2040 5,494,276 21,491,361
2039 5,506,630 21,645,911
2038 5,518,788 21,794,529
2037 5,530,908 21,939,617
2036 5,542,684 22,077,701
2035 5,554,158 22,211,115
2034 5,565,174 22,340,809
2033 5,575,691 22,463,465
2032 5,585,700 22,582,449
2031 5,595,391 22,698,460
2030 5,604,388 22,809,605
2029 5,612,864 22,916,803
2028 5,620,473 23,022,058
2027 5,627,272 23,127,410
2026 5,631,965 23,229,461
2025 5,630,458 23,331,886
2024 5,619,911 23,410,331
2023 5,583,911 23,342,541
2022 5,556,106 23,319,977
2021 5,541,017 23,468,275
2020 5,529,543 23,582,179
2019 5,521,606 23,596,027
2018 5,515,525 23,580,080
2017 5,508,214 23,555,522
2016 5,495,303 23,515,945
2015 5,479,531 23,462,914
2014 5,461,512 23,403,635
2013 5,438,972 23,344,670
2012 5,413,971 23,270,367
2011 5,388,272 23,193,518
2010 5,363,352 23,140,948
2009 5,338,871 23,078,402
2008 5,313,399 22,997,696
2007 5,288,720 22,917,444
2006 5,266,268 22,823,455
2005 5,246,096 22,729,753
2004 5,228,172 22,646,836
2003 5,213,014 22,562,663
2002 5,200,598 22,463,172
2001 5,188,008 22,341,120
2000 5,176,209 22,184,530
1999 5,165,474 22,010,489
1998 5,153,498 21,835,703
1997 5,139,835 21,634,124
1996 5,124,573 21,441,432
1995 5,107,790 21,267,653
1994 5,088,333 21,086,645
1993 5,066,447 20,899,019
1992 5,041,992 20,704,227
1991 5,013,740 20,503,568
1990 4,986,431 20,278,946
1989 4,964,371 20,055,492
1988 4,946,481 19,839,704
1987 4,932,123 19,617,046
1986 4,918,154 19,411,454
1985 4,902,206 19,191,510
1984 4,881,803 18,929,866
1983 4,855,787 18,653,146
1982 4,826,933 18,354,855
1981 4,799,964 18,029,982
1980 4,779,535 17,704,538
1979 4,764,690 17,372,779
1978 4,752,528 17,042,272
1977 4,738,902 16,730,895
1976 4,725,664 16,401,413
1975 4,711,440 16,075,128
1974 4,690,574 15,784,817
1973 4,666,081 15,505,121
1972 4,639,657 15,220,495
1971 4,612,124 14,913,564
1970 4,606,307 14,582,944
1969 4,623,785 14,068,984
1968 4,626,469 13,548,537
1967 4,605,744 13,210,344
1966 4,580,869 12,874,153
1965 4,563,732 12,511,863
1964 4,548,543 12,137,143
1963 4,523,309 11,762,101
1962 4,491,443 11,392,513
1961 4,461,005 11,030,385
1960 4,429,634 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/taiwan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Taiwan
2100 -0.35% -1.2%
2099 -0.34% -1.21%
2098 -0.34% -1.22%
2097 -0.33% -1.22%
2096 -0.33% -1.23%
2095 -0.32% -1.24%
2094 -0.32% -1.24%
2093 -0.32% -1.25%
2092 -0.32% -1.26%
2091 -0.33% -1.29%
2090 -0.32% -1.29%
2089 -0.32% -1.31%
2088 -0.33% -1.31%
2087 -0.33% -1.32%
2086 -0.33% -1.34%
2085 -0.31% -1.37%
2084 -0.31% -1.38%
2083 -0.32% -1.39%
2082 -0.32% -1.41%
2081 -0.32% -1.42%
2080 -0.31% -1.44%
2079 -0.3% -1.46%
2078 -0.31% -1.46%
2077 -0.31% -1.46%
2076 -0.3% -1.47%
2075 -0.29% -1.48%
2074 -0.28% -1.47%
2073 -0.27% -1.48%
2072 -0.27% -1.46%
2071 -0.27% -1.45%
2070 -0.26% -1.43%
2069 -0.26% -1.44%
2068 -0.26% -1.42%
2067 -0.26% -1.4%
2066 -0.28% -1.39%
2065 -0.27% -1.38%
2064 -0.28% -1.36%
2063 -0.27% -1.35%
2062 -0.28% -1.33%
2061 -0.29% -1.3%
2060 -0.29% -1.27%
2059 -0.28% -1.23%
2058 -0.3% -1.21%
2057 -0.31% -1.17%
2056 -0.3% -1.16%
2055 -0.3% -1.13%
2054 -0.29% -1.1%
2053 -0.28% -1.07%
2052 -0.28% -1.05%
2051 -0.26% -1.03%
2050 -0.26% -1.01%
2049 -0.25% -0.97%
2048 -0.24% -0.96%
2047 -0.24% -0.91%
2046 -0.24% -0.9%
2045 -0.23% -0.86%
2044 -0.23% -0.84%
2043 -0.22% -0.81%
2042 -0.23% -0.78%
2041 -0.22% -0.74%
2040 -0.22% -0.71%
2039 -0.22% -0.68%
2038 -0.22% -0.66%
2037 -0.21% -0.63%
2036 -0.21% -0.6%
2035 -0.2% -0.58%
2034 -0.19% -0.55%
2033 -0.18% -0.53%
2032 -0.17% -0.51%
2031 -0.16% -0.49%
2030 -0.15% -0.47%
2029 -0.14% -0.46%
2028 -0.12% -0.46%
2027 -0.08% -0.44%
2026 0.03% -0.44%
2025 0.19% -0.34%
2024 0.64% 0.29%
2023 0.5% 0.1%
2022 0.27% -0.63%
2021 0.21% -0.48%
2020 0.14% -0.06%
2019 0.11% 0.07%
2018 0.13% 0.1%
2017 0.23% 0.17%
2016 0.29% 0.23%
2015 0.33% 0.25%
2014 0.41% 0.25%
2013 0.46% 0.32%
2012 0.48% 0.33%
2011 0.46% 0.23%
2010 0.46% 0.27%
2009 0.48% 0.35%
2008 0.47% 0.35%
2007 0.43% 0.41%
2006 0.38% 0.41%
2005 0.34% 0.37%
2004 0.29% 0.37%
2003 0.24% 0.44%
2002 0.24% 0.55%
2001 0.23% 0.71%
2000 0.21% 0.79%
1999 0.23% 0.8%
1998 0.27% 0.93%
1997 0.3% 0.9%
1996 0.33% 0.82%
1995 0.38% 0.86%
1994 0.43% 0.9%
1993 0.49% 0.94%
1992 0.56% 0.98%
1991 0.55% 1.11%
1990 0.44% 1.11%
1989 0.36% 1.09%
1988 0.29% 1.14%
1987 0.28% 1.06%
1986 0.33% 1.15%
1985 0.42% 1.38%
1984 0.54% 1.48%
1983 0.6% 1.63%
1982 0.56% 1.8%
1981 0.43% 1.84%
1980 0.31% 1.91%
1979 0.26% 1.94%
1978 0.29% 1.86%
1977 0.28% 2.01%
1976 0.3% 2.03%
1975 0.44% 1.84%
1974 0.52% 1.8%
1973 0.57% 1.87%
1972 0.6% 2.06%
1971 0.13% 2.27%
1970 -0.38% 3.65%
1969 -0.06% 3.84%
1968 0.45% 2.56%
1967 0.54% 2.61%
1966 0.38% 2.9%
1965 0.33% 3.09%
1964 0.56% 3.19%
1963 0.71% 3.24%
1962 0.68% 3.28%
1961 0.71% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/taiwan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Finland Taiwan
Current population
5631965
23229461
Population rank 120/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.28%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 -215
Annual growth/decline +36,000 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 180/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 +47,029
Net migration rank 33/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 69/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -
2024 - 26,894 -67,188 47,029
2023 -17,869 38,156 -69,794 225,599
2022 -18,335 60,353 -68,327 -42,430
2021 -7,757 22,484 -30,039 -156,010
2020 -8,847 17,504 -7,782 -33,978
2019 -8,282 15,671 1,416 12,718
2018 -7,170 11,822 8,725 8,888
2017 -3,856 13,356 22,613 8,809
2016 -1,099 17,321 35,980 11,707
2015 2,740 12,655 49,741 8,581
2014 4,915 15,915 - -
2013 6,527 18,164 - -
2012 7,579 17,894 - -
2011 9,160 16,798 43,836 19,077
2010 10,191 14,080 - -
2009 10,678 14,877 - -
2008 10,627 15,626 - -
2007 9,519 14,027 - -
2006 11,059 10,820 - -
2005 9,968 9,251 - -
2004 9,933 6,956 - -
2003 7,819 5,929 - -
2002 6,241 5,255 - -
2001 7,263 6,241 132,707 -3,811
2000 7,765 2,497 - -
1999 7,748 3,604 - -
1998 7,730 4,417 - -
1997 9,766 4,925 - -
1996 11,274 3,757 - -
1995 13,791 4,325 - -
1994 17,300 3,834 - -
1993 13,679 9,036 - -
1992 16,639 9,356 - -
1991 16,044 14,515 215,698 -12,128
1990 15,458 8,920 - -
1989 14,396 5,775 - -
1988 14,344 1,765 - -
1987 11,837 831 - -
1986 13,279 1,491 - -
1985 14,707 2,416 - -
1984 20,015 3,972 - -
1983 21,851 6,925 - -
1982 22,686 7,109 - -
1981 18,720 5,287 326,883 4,508
1980 18,640 -2,212 - -
1979 19,535 -6,612 - -
1978 20,436 -9,348 - -
1977 21,799 -5,697 - -
1976 21,738 -11,843 - -
1975 21,673 -3,807 - -
1974 17,824 5,891 - -
1973 13,532 11,558 - -
1972 14,847 12,613 - -
1971 15,220 12,286 - -
1970 20,268 -36,579 - -
1969 21,732 -42,207 - -
1968 28,684 -15,561 - -
1967 33,622 -5,353 - -
1966 34,356 -12,059 346,958 18,774
1965 33,771 -21,731 - -
1964 38,208 -20,414 - -
1963 40,258 -7,624 - -
1962 38,627 -6,852 - -
1961 41,487 -11,828 - -
1960 42,082 -9,489 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/taiwan | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.