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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 13 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Finland vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Tanzania
2100 4,615,954 265,496,854
2099 4,632,084 263,162,785
2098 4,648,068 260,809,535
2097 4,663,730 258,412,520
2096 4,678,982 255,996,677
2095 4,694,312 253,567,416
2094 4,709,388 251,119,386
2093 4,724,681 248,628,881
2092 4,739,809 246,107,108
2091 4,755,260 243,557,182
2090 4,770,907 241,002,065
2089 4,786,400 238,416,591
2088 4,801,901 235,797,530
2087 4,817,852 233,167,455
2086 4,833,786 230,496,041
2085 4,849,629 227,800,292
2084 4,864,891 225,111,530
2083 4,880,250 222,421,279
2082 4,896,009 219,718,263
2081 4,911,803 216,995,478
2080 4,927,618 214,255,926
2079 4,943,129 211,486,253
2078 4,958,168 208,708,063
2077 4,973,373 205,918,120
2076 4,988,599 203,106,125
2075 5,003,374 200,297,474
2074 5,018,067 197,468,017
2073 5,032,313 194,642,633
2072 5,046,145 191,824,103
2071 5,059,821 188,992,017
2070 5,073,405 186,152,377
2069 5,086,624 183,311,218
2068 5,100,021 180,475,586
2067 5,113,379 177,639,469
2066 5,126,654 174,803,090
2065 5,140,841 171,913,445
2064 5,154,898 169,064,549
2063 5,169,175 166,217,933
2062 5,183,334 163,370,044
2061 5,197,920 160,537,159
2060 5,212,905 157,722,273
2059 5,228,152 154,920,005
2058 5,242,966 152,120,539
2057 5,258,706 149,325,489
2056 5,274,797 146,519,472
2055 5,290,920 143,736,540
2054 5,306,678 140,983,905
2053 5,321,951 138,262,668
2052 5,337,100 135,553,723
2051 5,352,042 132,851,383
2050 5,366,251 130,157,751
2049 5,380,081 127,495,278
2048 5,393,571 124,821,109
2047 5,406,757 122,158,290
2046 5,419,535 119,522,516
2045 5,432,355 116,914,785
2044 5,444,871 114,329,740
2043 5,457,529 111,776,234
2042 5,469,797 109,241,835
2041 5,482,134 106,748,632
2040 5,494,276 104,272,418
2039 5,506,630 101,814,304
2038 5,518,788 99,380,232
2037 5,530,908 96,983,729
2036 5,542,684 94,601,865
2035 5,554,158 92,257,269
2034 5,565,174 89,929,444
2033 5,575,691 87,654,982
2032 5,585,700 85,409,993
2031 5,595,391 83,180,507
2030 5,604,388 80,997,163
2029 5,612,864 78,838,461
2028 5,620,473 76,730,649
2027 5,627,272 74,647,063
2026 5,631,965 72,589,279
2025 5,630,458 70,552,589
2024 5,619,911 68,560,157
2023 5,583,911 66,617,606
2022 5,556,106 64,711,821
2021 5,541,017 62,830,412
2020 5,529,543 60,972,798
2019 5,521,606 59,174,891
2018 5,515,525 57,437,145
2017 5,508,214 55,652,890
2016 5,495,303 53,824,013
2015 5,479,531 52,020,962
2014 5,461,512 50,351,512
2013 5,438,972 48,824,128
2012 5,413,971 47,374,260
2011 5,388,272 46,029,367
2010 5,363,352 44,758,488
2009 5,338,871 43,633,982
2008 5,313,399 42,570,728
2007 5,288,720 41,435,512
2006 5,266,268 40,294,902
2005 5,246,096 39,182,076
2004 5,228,172 38,109,668
2003 5,213,014 37,089,555
2002 5,200,598 36,121,304
2001 5,188,008 35,198,299
2000 5,176,209 34,260,139
1999 5,165,474 33,300,330
1998 5,153,498 32,420,458
1997 5,139,835 31,578,089
1996 5,124,573 30,945,762
1995 5,107,790 30,383,497
1994 5,088,333 29,442,356
1993 5,066,447 28,332,692
1992 5,041,992 27,457,588
1991 5,013,740 26,780,436
1990 4,986,431 26,110,207
1989 4,964,371 25,438,759
1988 4,946,481 24,769,686
1987 4,932,123 24,030,378
1986 4,918,154 23,258,959
1985 4,902,206 22,501,693
1984 4,881,803 21,779,066
1983 4,855,787 21,079,874
1982 4,826,933 20,398,571
1981 4,799,964 19,784,703
1980 4,779,535 19,189,769
1979 4,764,690 18,592,038
1978 4,752,528 17,976,566
1977 4,738,902 17,352,929
1976 4,725,664 16,736,211
1975 4,711,440 16,138,361
1974 4,690,574 15,561,630
1973 4,666,081 15,010,101
1972 4,639,657 14,479,308
1971 4,612,124 13,971,451
1970 4,606,307 13,492,677
1969 4,623,785 13,036,700
1968 4,626,469 12,602,076
1967 4,605,744 12,200,109
1966 4,580,869 11,827,459
1965 4,563,732 11,470,728
1964 4,548,543 11,127,826
1963 4,523,309 10,799,528
1962 4,491,443 10,487,756
1961 4,461,005 10,187,886
1960 4,429,634 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Tanzania
2100 -0.35% 0.89%
2099 -0.34% 0.9%
2098 -0.34% 0.93%
2097 -0.33% 0.94%
2096 -0.33% 0.96%
2095 -0.32% 0.97%
2094 -0.32% 1%
2093 -0.32% 1.02%
2092 -0.32% 1.05%
2091 -0.33% 1.06%
2090 -0.32% 1.08%
2089 -0.32% 1.11%
2088 -0.33% 1.13%
2087 -0.33% 1.16%
2086 -0.33% 1.18%
2085 -0.31% 1.19%
2084 -0.31% 1.21%
2083 -0.32% 1.23%
2082 -0.32% 1.25%
2081 -0.32% 1.28%
2080 -0.31% 1.31%
2079 -0.3% 1.33%
2078 -0.31% 1.35%
2077 -0.31% 1.38%
2076 -0.3% 1.4%
2075 -0.29% 1.43%
2074 -0.28% 1.45%
2073 -0.27% 1.47%
2072 -0.27% 1.5%
2071 -0.27% 1.53%
2070 -0.26% 1.55%
2069 -0.26% 1.57%
2068 -0.26% 1.6%
2067 -0.26% 1.62%
2066 -0.28% 1.68%
2065 -0.27% 1.69%
2064 -0.28% 1.71%
2063 -0.27% 1.74%
2062 -0.28% 1.76%
2061 -0.29% 1.78%
2060 -0.29% 1.81%
2059 -0.28% 1.84%
2058 -0.3% 1.87%
2057 -0.31% 1.92%
2056 -0.3% 1.94%
2055 -0.3% 1.95%
2054 -0.29% 1.97%
2053 -0.28% 2%
2052 -0.28% 2.03%
2051 -0.26% 2.07%
2050 -0.26% 2.09%
2049 -0.25% 2.14%
2048 -0.24% 2.18%
2047 -0.24% 2.21%
2046 -0.24% 2.23%
2045 -0.23% 2.26%
2044 -0.23% 2.28%
2043 -0.22% 2.32%
2042 -0.23% 2.34%
2041 -0.22% 2.37%
2040 -0.22% 2.41%
2039 -0.22% 2.45%
2038 -0.22% 2.47%
2037 -0.21% 2.52%
2036 -0.21% 2.54%
2035 -0.2% 2.59%
2034 -0.19% 2.59%
2033 -0.18% 2.63%
2032 -0.17% 2.68%
2031 -0.16% 2.7%
2030 -0.15% 2.74%
2029 -0.14% 2.75%
2028 -0.12% 2.79%
2027 -0.08% 2.83%
2026 0.03% 2.89%
2025 0.19% 2.91%
2024 0.64% 2.92%
2023 0.5% 2.95%
2022 0.27% 2.99%
2021 0.21% 3.05%
2020 0.14% 3.04%
2019 0.11% 3.03%
2018 0.13% 3.21%
2017 0.23% 3.4%
2016 0.29% 3.47%
2015 0.33% 3.32%
2014 0.41% 3.13%
2013 0.46% 3.06%
2012 0.48% 2.92%
2011 0.46% 2.84%
2010 0.46% 2.58%
2009 0.48% 2.5%
2008 0.47% 2.74%
2007 0.43% 2.83%
2006 0.38% 2.84%
2005 0.34% 2.81%
2004 0.29% 2.75%
2003 0.24% 2.68%
2002 0.24% 2.62%
2001 0.23% 2.74%
2000 0.21% 2.88%
1999 0.23% 2.71%
1998 0.27% 2.67%
1997 0.3% 2.04%
1996 0.33% 1.85%
1995 0.38% 3.2%
1994 0.43% 3.92%
1993 0.49% 3.19%
1992 0.56% 2.53%
1991 0.55% 2.57%
1990 0.44% 2.64%
1989 0.36% 2.7%
1988 0.29% 3.08%
1987 0.28% 3.32%
1986 0.33% 3.37%
1985 0.42% 3.32%
1984 0.54% 3.32%
1983 0.6% 3.34%
1982 0.56% 3.1%
1981 0.43% 3.1%
1980 0.31% 3.21%
1979 0.26% 3.42%
1978 0.29% 3.59%
1977 0.28% 3.68%
1976 0.3% 3.7%
1975 0.44% 3.71%
1974 0.52% 3.67%
1973 0.57% 3.67%
1972 0.6% 3.63%
1971 0.13% 3.55%
1970 -0.38% 3.5%
1969 -0.06% 3.45%
1968 0.45% 3.29%
1967 0.54% 3.15%
1966 0.38% 3.11%
1965 0.33% 3.08%
1964 0.56% 3.04%
1963 0.71% 2.97%
1962 0.68% 2.94%
1961 0.71% 2.89%

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/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Finland Tanzania
Current population
5631965
73145892
Population rank 120/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.88%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
12.1 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 18/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -12,730
Net migration rank 33/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -12,730
2024 - 26,894 - -29,865
2023 -17,869 38,156 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -18,335 60,353 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -7,757 22,484 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -8,847 17,504 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 -8,282 15,671 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 -7,170 11,822 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 -3,856 13,356 1,726,909 119,142
2016 -1,099 17,321 1,659,502 152,194
2015 2,740 12,655 1,592,882 201,495
2014 4,915 15,915 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 6,527 18,164 1,509,008 1,241
2012 7,579 17,894 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 9,160 16,798 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 10,191 14,080 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 10,678 14,877 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 10,627 15,626 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 9,519 14,027 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 11,059 10,820 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 9,968 9,251 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 9,933 6,956 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 7,819 5,929 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 6,241 5,255 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 7,263 6,241 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 7,765 2,497 985,185 -9,701
1999 7,748 3,604 948,659 -4,489
1998 7,730 4,417 920,806 -105,184
1997 9,766 4,925 882,544 -13,400
1996 11,274 3,757 868,524 -473,007
1995 13,791 4,325 838,980 -109,971
1994 17,300 3,834 803,953 349,348
1993 13,679 9,036 778,044 288,004
1992 16,639 9,356 767,961 -83,825
1991 16,044 14,515 762,011 -91,851
1990 15,458 8,920 750,825 -80,529
1989 14,396 5,775 743,854 -71,268
1988 14,344 1,765 736,551 -71,012
1987 11,837 831 718,580 94,498
1986 13,279 1,491 705,677 24,101
1985 14,707 2,416 697,867 86,864
1984 20,015 3,972 687,435 -26,938
1983 21,851 6,925 679,720 58,161
1982 22,686 7,109 662,627 -37,883
1981 18,720 5,287 645,496 -42,485
1980 18,640 -2,212 629,444 -42,588
1979 19,535 -6,612 613,388 -4,792
1978 20,436 -9,348 595,024 27,307
1977 21,799 -5,697 574,938 49,997
1976 21,738 -11,843 553,617 54,875
1975 21,673 -3,807 533,906 53,290
1974 17,824 5,891 515,152 51,127
1973 13,532 11,558 488,429 48,363
1972 14,847 12,613 467,305 57,489
1971 15,220 12,286 449,014 41,900
1970 20,268 -36,579 427,988 38,635
1969 21,732 -42,207 408,322 37,006
1968 28,684 -15,561 389,467 34,455
1967 33,622 -5,353 374,763 5,265
1966 34,356 -12,059 360,229 5,049
1965 33,771 -21,731 343,456 4,742
1964 38,208 -20,414 328,527 9,090
1963 40,258 -7,624 314,644 4,333
1962 38,627 -6,852 300,663 3,916
1961 41,487 -11,828 286,839 8,338
1960 42,082 -9,489 275,814 1,946

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

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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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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