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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 73,639,263 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 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Finland vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Tanzania
2100 4,629,053 265,471,550
2099 4,645,228 263,137,702
2098 4,661,258 260,784,676
2097 4,676,964 258,387,890
2096 4,692,260 255,972,277
2095 4,707,633 253,543,248
2094 4,722,751 251,095,452
2093 4,738,088 248,605,184
2092 4,753,259 246,083,651
2091 4,768,754 243,533,968
2090 4,784,445 240,979,094
2089 4,799,982 238,393,867
2088 4,815,528 235,775,056
2087 4,831,523 233,145,231
2086 4,847,503 230,474,072
2085 4,863,391 227,778,580
2084 4,878,695 225,090,075
2083 4,894,099 222,400,079
2082 4,909,902 219,697,321
2081 4,925,741 216,974,796
2080 4,941,601 214,235,505
2079 4,957,156 211,466,096
2078 4,972,238 208,688,171
2077 4,987,486 205,898,494
2076 5,002,755 203,086,766
2075 5,017,572 200,278,383
2074 5,032,306 197,449,196
2073 5,046,593 194,624,081
2072 5,060,464 191,805,820
2071 5,074,179 188,974,004
2070 5,087,802 186,134,634
2069 5,101,058 183,293,747
2068 5,114,493 180,458,385
2067 5,127,889 177,622,538
2066 5,141,202 174,786,430
2065 5,155,429 171,897,059
2064 5,169,525 169,048,435
2063 5,183,843 166,202,091
2062 5,198,043 163,354,473
2061 5,212,670 160,521,858
2060 5,227,697 157,707,240
2059 5,242,988 154,905,240
2058 5,257,844 152,106,040
2057 5,273,628 149,311,257
2056 5,289,765 146,505,507
2055 5,305,934 143,722,840
2054 5,321,736 140,970,467
2053 5,337,053 138,249,490
2052 5,352,244 135,540,803
2051 5,367,229 132,838,721
2050 5,381,479 130,145,345
2049 5,395,348 127,483,126
2048 5,408,876 124,809,212
2047 5,422,100 122,146,647
2046 5,434,914 119,511,124
2045 5,447,770 116,903,642
2044 5,460,322 114,318,843
2043 5,473,016 111,765,580
2042 5,485,319 109,231,423
2041 5,497,690 106,738,458
2040 5,509,866 104,262,479
2039 5,522,256 101,804,600
2038 5,534,448 99,370,760
2037 5,546,603 96,974,485
2036 5,558,413 94,592,848
2035 5,569,919 92,248,476
2034 5,580,966 89,920,872
2033 5,591,512 87,646,627
2032 5,601,550 85,401,853
2031 5,611,269 83,172,579
2030 5,620,291 80,989,443
2029 5,628,791 78,830,947
2028 5,636,422 76,723,335
2027 5,643,240 74,639,948
2026 5,647,947 72,582,361
2025 5,646,436 70,545,865
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% 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 5,381,479 people with a rank change from 120th to 126th. The population of Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M 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 0.47% 2.9%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Finland Tanzania
Current population
5647947
73639263
Population rank 120/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.89%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
12 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
8.99 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 +5,440
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 16/197
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 -14,612 26,894 1,993,730 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.5% of the population change in Finland is from natural causes (a loss of 85,087 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a gain of 236,216 people). In Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 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 694K
Espoo 326K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 217K
Turku 210K
Jyvaskyla 150K
Kuopio 127K
Lahti 122K
Pori 83K
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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