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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 9,646 people in Tuvalu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 9,341 in Tuvalu.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 603 times bigger than Tuvalu's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Tuvalu is the 196th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.0001% for Tuvalu.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -1.19% in Tuvalu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Tuvalu has declined from 10.1K to 9.34K (7.11% decline).

Finland vs Tuvalu: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Tuvalu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Tuvalu
2100 4,615,954 12,153
2099 4,632,084 12,146
2098 4,648,068 12,126
2097 4,663,730 12,104
2096 4,678,982 12,081
2095 4,694,312 12,066
2094 4,709,388 12,048
2093 4,724,681 12,028
2092 4,739,809 11,999
2091 4,755,260 11,972
2090 4,770,907 11,941
2089 4,786,400 11,909
2088 4,801,901 11,874
2087 4,817,852 11,847
2086 4,833,786 11,812
2085 4,849,629 11,772
2084 4,864,891 11,728
2083 4,880,250 11,689
2082 4,896,009 11,649
2081 4,911,803 11,609
2080 4,927,618 11,547
2079 4,943,129 11,491
2078 4,958,168 11,441
2077 4,973,373 11,382
2076 4,988,599 11,324
2075 5,003,374 11,268
2074 5,018,067 11,203
2073 5,032,313 11,127
2072 5,046,145 11,069
2071 5,059,821 10,994
2070 5,073,405 10,936
2069 5,086,624 10,866
2068 5,100,021 10,798
2067 5,113,379 10,730
2066 5,126,654 10,666
2065 5,140,841 10,611
2064 5,154,898 10,546
2063 5,169,175 10,482
2062 5,183,334 10,425
2061 5,197,920 10,356
2060 5,212,905 10,299
2059 5,228,152 10,230
2058 5,242,966 10,167
2057 5,258,706 10,115
2056 5,274,797 10,048
2055 5,290,920 9,985
2054 5,306,678 9,927
2053 5,321,951 9,859
2052 5,337,100 9,802
2051 5,352,042 9,731
2050 5,366,251 9,666
2049 5,380,081 9,600
2048 5,393,571 9,533
2047 5,406,757 9,456
2046 5,419,535 9,390
2045 5,432,355 9,329
2044 5,444,871 9,267
2043 5,457,529 9,201
2042 5,469,797 9,136
2041 5,482,134 9,084
2040 5,494,276 9,043
2039 5,506,630 8,992
2038 5,518,788 8,952
2037 5,530,908 8,925
2036 5,542,684 8,910
2035 5,554,158 8,901
2034 5,565,174 8,894
2033 5,575,691 8,903
2032 5,585,700 8,923
2031 5,595,391 8,946
2030 5,604,388 8,997
2029 5,612,864 9,056
2028 5,620,473 9,132
2027 5,627,272 9,226
2026 5,631,965 9,341
2025 5,630,458 9,484
2024 5,619,911 9,646
2023 5,583,911 9,816
2022 5,556,106 9,992
2021 5,541,017 10,194
2020 5,529,543 10,399
2019 5,521,606 10,581
2018 5,515,525 10,751
2017 5,508,214 10,869
2016 5,495,303 10,930
2015 5,479,531 10,963
2014 5,461,512 10,984
2013 5,438,972 11,001
2012 5,413,971 10,934
2011 5,388,272 10,780
2010 5,363,352 10,614
2009 5,338,871 10,461
2008 5,313,399 10,321
2007 5,288,720 10,182
2006 5,266,268 10,056
2005 5,246,096 9,940
2004 5,228,172 9,816
2003 5,213,014 9,695
2002 5,200,598 9,623
2001 5,188,008 9,586
2000 5,176,209 9,544
1999 5,165,474 9,496
1998 5,153,498 9,451
1997 5,139,835 9,400
1996 5,124,573 9,342
1995 5,107,790 9,280
1994 5,088,333 9,207
1993 5,066,447 9,126
1992 5,041,992 9,038
1991 5,013,740 8,928
1990 4,986,431 8,798
1989 4,964,371 8,662
1988 4,946,481 8,518
1987 4,932,123 8,371
1986 4,918,154 8,217
1985 4,902,206 8,046
1984 4,881,803 7,902
1983 4,855,787 7,789
1982 4,826,933 7,664
1981 4,799,964 7,526
1980 4,779,535 7,366
1979 4,764,690 7,184
1978 4,752,528 6,957
1977 4,738,902 6,686
1976 4,725,664 6,404
1975 4,711,440 6,117
1974 4,690,574 5,822
1973 4,666,081 5,681
1972 4,639,657 5,692
1971 4,612,124 5,685
1970 4,606,307 5,663
1969 4,623,785 5,631
1968 4,626,469 5,624
1967 4,605,744 5,652
1966 4,580,869 5,686
1965 4,563,732 5,715
1964 4,548,543 5,752
1963 4,523,309 5,751
1962 4,491,443 5,699
1961 4,461,005 5,648
1960 4,429,634 5,598

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/tuvalu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Tuvalu gained 874 people (a 8.69% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by 1,589 people (a 14.5% decline).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Tuvalu was ranked 195th in 2006 and ranked 196th 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 Tuvalu will increase by 3.48% to 9,666 people and will still be ranked 196th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 12.2K people in 2100 for Tuvalu.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Tuvalu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Tuvalu
2100 -0.35% 0.06%
2099 -0.34% 0.17%
2098 -0.34% 0.18%
2097 -0.33% 0.19%
2096 -0.33% 0.12%
2095 -0.32% 0.15%
2094 -0.32% 0.16%
2093 -0.32% 0.25%
2092 -0.32% 0.22%
2091 -0.33% 0.26%
2090 -0.32% 0.27%
2089 -0.32% 0.3%
2088 -0.33% 0.23%
2087 -0.33% 0.29%
2086 -0.33% 0.35%
2085 -0.31% 0.37%
2084 -0.31% 0.33%
2083 -0.32% 0.35%
2082 -0.32% 0.34%
2081 -0.32% 0.54%
2080 -0.31% 0.48%
2079 -0.3% 0.43%
2078 -0.31% 0.52%
2077 -0.31% 0.51%
2076 -0.3% 0.5%
2075 -0.29% 0.58%
2074 -0.28% 0.69%
2073 -0.27% 0.53%
2072 -0.27% 0.68%
2071 -0.27% 0.54%
2070 -0.26% 0.64%
2069 -0.26% 0.63%
2068 -0.26% 0.63%
2067 -0.26% 0.6%
2066 -0.28% 0.51%
2065 -0.27% 0.62%
2064 -0.28% 0.61%
2063 -0.27% 0.55%
2062 -0.28% 0.67%
2061 -0.29% 0.55%
2060 -0.29% 0.68%
2059 -0.28% 0.61%
2058 -0.3% 0.52%
2057 -0.31% 0.66%
2056 -0.3% 0.64%
2055 -0.3% 0.58%
2054 -0.29% 0.69%
2053 -0.28% 0.58%
2052 -0.28% 0.73%
2051 -0.26% 0.67%
2050 -0.26% 0.69%
2049 -0.25% 0.7%
2048 -0.24% 0.82%
2047 -0.24% 0.71%
2046 -0.24% 0.65%
2045 -0.23% 0.67%
2044 -0.23% 0.71%
2043 -0.22% 0.72%
2042 -0.23% 0.57%
2041 -0.22% 0.46%
2040 -0.22% 0.56%
2039 -0.22% 0.44%
2038 -0.22% 0.31%
2037 -0.21% 0.17%
2036 -0.21% 0.1%
2035 -0.2% 0.08%
2034 -0.19% -0.1%
2033 -0.18% -0.22%
2032 -0.17% -0.27%
2031 -0.16% -0.56%
2030 -0.15% -0.66%
2029 -0.14% -0.83%
2028 -0.12% -1.02%
2027 -0.08% -1.23%
2026 0.03% -1.51%
2025 0.19% -1.68%
2024 0.64% -1.73%
2023 0.5% -1.76%
2022 0.27% -1.98%
2021 0.21% -1.97%
2020 0.14% -1.72%
2019 0.11% -1.58%
2018 0.13% -1.09%
2017 0.23% -0.56%
2016 0.29% -0.3%
2015 0.33% -0.19%
2014 0.41% -0.15%
2013 0.46% 0.61%
2012 0.48% 1.43%
2011 0.46% 1.56%
2010 0.46% 1.46%
2009 0.48% 1.36%
2008 0.47% 1.37%
2007 0.43% 1.25%
2006 0.38% 1.17%
2005 0.34% 1.26%
2004 0.29% 1.25%
2003 0.24% 0.75%
2002 0.24% 0.39%
2001 0.23% 0.44%
2000 0.21% 0.51%
1999 0.23% 0.48%
1998 0.27% 0.54%
1997 0.3% 0.62%
1996 0.33% 0.67%
1995 0.38% 0.79%
1994 0.43% 0.89%
1993 0.49% 0.97%
1992 0.56% 1.23%
1991 0.55% 1.48%
1990 0.44% 1.57%
1989 0.36% 1.69%
1988 0.29% 1.76%
1987 0.28% 1.87%
1986 0.33% 2.13%
1985 0.42% 1.82%
1984 0.54% 1.45%
1983 0.6% 1.63%
1982 0.56% 1.83%
1981 0.43% 2.17%
1980 0.31% 2.53%
1979 0.26% 3.26%
1978 0.29% 4.05%
1977 0.28% 4.4%
1976 0.3% 4.69%
1975 0.44% 5.07%
1974 0.52% 2.48%
1973 0.57% -0.19%
1972 0.6% 0.12%
1971 0.13% 0.39%
1970 -0.38% 0.57%
1969 -0.06% 0.12%
1968 0.45% -0.5%
1967 0.54% -0.6%
1966 0.38% -0.51%
1965 0.33% -0.64%
1964 0.56% 0.02%
1963 0.71% 0.91%
1962 0.68% 0.9%
1961 0.71% 0.89%

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/tuvalu | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Tuvalu's population declined by 1.73%.

Live population counters

Finland Tuvalu
Current population
5631965
9341
Population rank 120/197 196/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.0001%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
2.15 days
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.62 days
One death every
8.56 minutes
4.1 days
Daily growth/decline +99 +0
Annual growth/decline +36,000 -170
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% -1.73%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 195/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.44 days
Annual migration change +18,246 -255
Net migration rank 33/196 86/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 246
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 195/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 126/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Tuvalu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Tuvalu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -255
2024 - 26,894 - -280
2023 -17,869 38,156 137 -323
2022 -18,335 60,353 150 -320
2021 -7,757 22,484 151 -366
2020 -8,847 17,504 161 -355
2019 -8,282 15,671 166 -343
2018 -7,170 11,822 169 -329
2017 -3,856 13,356 163 -246
2016 -1,099 17,321 157 -200
2015 2,740 12,655 153 -179
2014 4,915 15,915 149 -166
2013 6,527 18,164 148 -160
2012 7,579 17,894 148 1
2011 9,160 16,798 142 28
2010 10,191 14,080 136 22
2009 10,678 14,877 130 15
2008 10,627 15,626 125 10
2007 9,519 14,027 125 1
2006 11,059 10,820 129 -5
2005 9,968 9,251 131 -8
2004 9,933 6,956 132 -10
2003 7,819 5,929 136 -16
2002 6,241 5,255 141 -104
2001 7,263 6,241 151 -117
2000 7,765 2,497 159 -118
1999 7,748 3,604 166 -120
1998 7,730 4,417 172 -122
1997 9,766 4,925 177 -120
1996 11,274 3,757 182 -121
1995 13,791 4,325 191 -125
1994 17,300 3,834 195 -120
1993 13,679 9,036 202 -119
1992 16,639 9,356 196 -104
1991 16,044 14,515 203 -72
1990 15,458 8,920 204 -69
1989 14,396 5,775 208 -71
1988 14,344 1,765 215 -72
1987 11,837 831 219 -68
1986 13,279 1,491 219 -56
1985 14,707 2,416 215 -36
1984 20,015 3,972 212 -103
1983 21,851 6,925 206 -87
1982 22,686 7,109 198 -66
1981 18,720 5,287 186 -46
1980 18,640 -2,212 173 0
1979 19,535 -6,612 158 37
1978 20,436 -9,348 141 119
1977 21,799 -5,697 128 149
1976 21,738 -11,843 117 171
1975 21,673 -3,807 108 186
1974 17,824 5,891 102 197
1973 13,532 11,558 101 -121
1972 14,847 12,613 94 -102
1971 15,220 12,286 101 -85
1970 20,268 -36,579 102 -71
1969 21,732 -42,207 102 -65
1968 28,684 -15,561 97 -127
1967 33,622 -5,353 92 -123
1966 34,356 -12,059 91 -121
1965 33,771 -21,731 93 -128
1964 38,208 -20,414 98 -135
1963 40,258 -7,624 106 -52
1962 38,627 -6,852 113 -61
1961 41,487 -11,828 120 -77
1960 42,082 -9,489 126 -79

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/tuvalu | 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 Tuvalu 35.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,556 people) and 64.5% is from migration (a loss of 2,827 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 246 people or 2.6% in Tuvalu.

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
Tuvalu
City Population
Funafuti 6.02K
Vaiaku 516

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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