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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 9.47 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Finland vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Uganda
2100 4,629,053 122,461,518
2099 4,645,228 122,400,118
2098 4,661,258 122,328,333
2097 4,676,964 122,230,315
2096 4,692,260 122,110,905
2095 4,707,633 121,940,556
2094 4,722,751 121,763,948
2093 4,738,088 121,549,120
2092 4,753,259 121,301,128
2091 4,768,754 121,034,858
2090 4,784,445 120,731,912
2089 4,799,982 120,392,371
2088 4,815,528 120,029,300
2087 4,831,523 119,633,372
2086 4,847,503 119,221,630
2085 4,863,391 118,780,837
2084 4,878,695 118,304,392
2083 4,894,099 117,787,304
2082 4,909,902 117,240,484
2081 4,925,741 116,673,088
2080 4,941,601 116,061,969
2079 4,957,156 115,440,209
2078 4,972,238 114,771,629
2077 4,987,486 114,085,142
2076 5,002,755 113,356,858
2075 5,017,572 112,604,741
2074 5,032,306 111,830,528
2073 5,046,593 111,038,122
2072 5,060,464 110,208,535
2071 5,074,179 109,360,734
2070 5,087,802 108,473,738
2069 5,101,058 107,576,028
2068 5,114,493 106,646,220
2067 5,127,889 105,691,752
2066 5,141,202 104,708,323
2065 5,155,429 103,707,399
2064 5,169,525 102,671,371
2063 5,183,843 101,616,654
2062 5,198,043 100,532,299
2061 5,212,670 99,421,530
2060 5,227,697 98,305,883
2059 5,242,988 97,158,930
2058 5,257,844 95,986,215
2057 5,273,628 94,793,892
2056 5,289,765 93,585,691
2055 5,305,934 92,357,892
2054 5,321,736 91,106,039
2053 5,337,053 89,831,291
2052 5,352,244 88,542,276
2051 5,367,229 87,244,950
2050 5,381,479 85,932,109
2049 5,395,348 84,607,399
2048 5,408,876 83,260,483
2047 5,422,100 81,904,082
2046 5,434,914 80,545,542
2045 5,447,770 79,185,378
2044 5,460,322 77,812,065
2043 5,473,016 76,431,508
2042 5,485,319 75,053,218
2041 5,497,690 73,680,031
2040 5,509,866 72,312,112
2039 5,522,256 70,942,351
2038 5,534,448 69,559,994
2037 5,546,603 68,166,092
2036 5,558,413 66,785,108
2035 5,569,919 65,392,706
2034 5,580,966 64,004,533
2033 5,591,512 62,616,072
2032 5,601,550 61,217,174
2031 5,611,269 59,807,490
2030 5,620,291 58,398,308
2029 5,628,791 56,989,526
2028 5,636,422 55,580,177
2027 5,643,240 54,175,341
2026 5,647,947 52,777,106
2025 5,646,436 51,384,894
2024 5,619,911 50,015,092
2023 5,583,911 48,656,601
2022 5,556,106 47,312,719
2021 5,541,017 45,910,930
2020 5,529,543 44,457,152
2019 5,521,606 42,999,637
2018 5,515,525 41,565,831
2017 5,508,214 40,177,388
2016 5,495,303 38,799,152
2015 5,479,531 37,531,446
2014 5,461,512 36,395,539
2013 5,438,972 35,337,042
2012 5,413,971 34,337,438
2011 5,388,272 33,354,543
2010 5,363,352 32,390,802
2009 5,338,871 31,451,151
2008 5,313,399 30,539,553
2007 5,288,720 29,653,430
2006 5,266,268 28,794,003
2005 5,246,096 27,963,289
2004 5,228,172 27,154,515
2003 5,213,014 26,352,124
2002 5,200,598 25,532,870
2001 5,188,008 24,745,676
2000 5,176,209 24,000,150
1999 5,165,474 23,257,281
1998 5,153,498 22,515,806
1997 5,139,835 21,856,046
1996 5,124,573 21,231,550
1995 5,107,790 20,665,667
1994 5,088,333 20,108,801
1993 5,066,447 19,445,161
1992 5,041,992 18,785,032
1991 5,013,740 18,155,901
1990 4,986,431 17,569,897
1989 4,964,371 17,010,698
1988 4,946,481 16,470,483
1987 4,932,123 15,954,170
1986 4,918,154 15,467,579
1985 4,902,206 15,023,681
1984 4,881,803 14,607,677
1983 4,855,787 14,221,881
1982 4,826,933 13,873,631
1981 4,799,964 13,556,452
1980 4,779,535 13,275,741
1979 4,764,690 13,002,163
1978 4,752,528 12,692,113
1977 4,738,902 12,359,669
1976 4,725,664 12,037,294
1975 4,711,440 11,725,240
1974 4,690,574 11,424,846
1973 4,666,081 11,144,236
1972 4,639,657 10,885,796
1971 4,612,124 10,618,206
1970 4,606,307 10,321,603
1969 4,623,785 10,014,858
1968 4,626,469 9,708,632
1967 4,605,744 9,408,924
1966 4,580,869 9,122,864
1965 4,563,732 8,849,203
1964 4,548,543 8,586,363
1963 4,523,309 8,333,663
1962 4,491,443 8,092,231
1961 4,461,005 7,862,217
1960 4,429,634 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Uganda
2100 -0.35% 0.05%
2099 -0.34% 0.06%
2098 -0.34% 0.08%
2097 -0.33% 0.1%
2096 -0.33% 0.14%
2095 -0.32% 0.15%
2094 -0.32% 0.18%
2093 -0.32% 0.2%
2092 -0.32% 0.22%
2091 -0.33% 0.25%
2090 -0.32% 0.28%
2089 -0.32% 0.3%
2088 -0.33% 0.33%
2087 -0.33% 0.35%
2086 -0.33% 0.37%
2085 -0.31% 0.4%
2084 -0.31% 0.44%
2083 -0.32% 0.47%
2082 -0.32% 0.49%
2081 -0.32% 0.53%
2080 -0.31% 0.54%
2079 -0.3% 0.58%
2078 -0.31% 0.6%
2077 -0.31% 0.64%
2076 -0.3% 0.67%
2075 -0.29% 0.69%
2074 -0.28% 0.71%
2073 -0.27% 0.75%
2072 -0.27% 0.78%
2071 -0.27% 0.82%
2070 -0.26% 0.83%
2069 -0.26% 0.87%
2068 -0.26% 0.9%
2067 -0.26% 0.94%
2066 -0.28% 0.97%
2065 -0.27% 1.01%
2064 -0.28% 1.04%
2063 -0.27% 1.08%
2062 -0.28% 1.12%
2061 -0.29% 1.13%
2060 -0.29% 1.18%
2059 -0.28% 1.22%
2058 -0.3% 1.26%
2057 -0.31% 1.29%
2056 -0.3% 1.33%
2055 -0.3% 1.37%
2054 -0.29% 1.42%
2053 -0.28% 1.46%
2052 -0.28% 1.49%
2051 -0.26% 1.53%
2050 -0.26% 1.57%
2049 -0.25% 1.62%
2048 -0.24% 1.66%
2047 -0.24% 1.69%
2046 -0.24% 1.72%
2045 -0.23% 1.76%
2044 -0.23% 1.81%
2043 -0.22% 1.84%
2042 -0.23% 1.86%
2041 -0.22% 1.89%
2040 -0.22% 1.93%
2039 -0.22% 1.99%
2038 -0.22% 2.04%
2037 -0.21% 2.07%
2036 -0.21% 2.13%
2035 -0.2% 2.17%
2034 -0.19% 2.22%
2033 -0.18% 2.29%
2032 -0.17% 2.36%
2031 -0.16% 2.41%
2030 -0.15% 2.47%
2029 -0.14% 2.54%
2028 -0.12% 2.59%
2027 -0.08% 2.65%
2026 0.03% 2.71%
2025 0.47% 2.74%
2024 0.64% 2.79%
2023 0.5% 2.84%
2022 0.27% 3.05%
2021 0.21% 3.27%
2020 0.14% 3.39%
2019 0.11% 3.45%
2018 0.13% 3.46%
2017 0.23% 3.55%
2016 0.29% 3.38%
2015 0.33% 3.12%
2014 0.41% 3%
2013 0.46% 2.91%
2012 0.48% 2.95%
2011 0.46% 2.98%
2010 0.46% 2.99%
2009 0.48% 2.98%
2008 0.47% 2.99%
2007 0.43% 2.98%
2006 0.38% 2.97%
2005 0.34% 2.98%
2004 0.29% 3.04%
2003 0.24% 3.21%
2002 0.24% 3.18%
2001 0.23% 3.11%
2000 0.21% 3.19%
1999 0.23% 3.29%
1998 0.27% 3.02%
1997 0.3% 2.94%
1996 0.33% 2.74%
1995 0.38% 2.77%
1994 0.43% 3.41%
1993 0.49% 3.51%
1992 0.56% 3.47%
1991 0.55% 3.34%
1990 0.44% 3.29%
1989 0.36% 3.28%
1988 0.29% 3.24%
1987 0.28% 3.15%
1986 0.33% 2.95%
1985 0.42% 2.85%
1984 0.54% 2.71%
1983 0.6% 2.51%
1982 0.56% 2.34%
1981 0.43% 2.11%
1980 0.31% 2.1%
1979 0.26% 2.44%
1978 0.29% 2.69%
1977 0.28% 2.68%
1976 0.3% 2.66%
1975 0.44% 2.63%
1974 0.52% 2.52%
1973 0.57% 2.37%
1972 0.6% 2.52%
1971 0.13% 2.87%
1970 -0.38% 3.06%
1969 -0.06% 3.15%
1968 0.45% 3.19%
1967 0.54% 3.14%
1966 0.38% 3.09%
1965 0.33% 3.06%
1964 0.56% 3.03%
1963 0.71% 2.98%
1962 0.68% 2.93%
1961 0.71% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Finland Uganda
Current population
5647947
53495325
Population rank 120/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
12 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
8.99 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 21/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -119,059
Net migration rank 33/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -119,059
2024 -14,612 26,894 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 -17,869 38,156 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -18,335 60,353 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -7,757 22,484 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -8,847 17,504 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -8,282 15,671 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -7,170 11,822 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -3,856 13,356 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -1,099 17,321 1,249,565 123,379
2015 2,740 12,655 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 4,915 15,915 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 6,527 18,164 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 7,579 17,894 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 9,160 16,798 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 10,191 14,080 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 10,678 14,877 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 10,627 15,626 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 9,519 14,027 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 11,059 10,820 999,958 -156,232
2005 9,968 9,251 969,096 -151,386
2004 9,933 6,956 938,623 -138,770
2003 7,819 5,929 901,374 -96,429
2002 6,241 5,255 868,756 -35,149
2001 7,263 6,241 836,751 -95,956
2000 7,765 2,497 803,069 -52,824
1999 7,748 3,604 775,166 -39,695
1998 7,730 4,417 741,175 6,277
1997 9,766 4,925 727,523 -155,461
1996 11,274 3,757 699,707 -22,795
1995 13,791 4,325 697,218 -242,378
1994 17,300 3,834 675,092 -16,198
1993 13,679 9,036 650,032 18,349
1992 16,639 9,356 627,139 24,723
1991 16,044 14,515 602,740 3,643
1990 15,458 8,920 587,291 -21,688
1989 14,396 5,775 565,367 -12,576
1988 14,344 1,765 547,759 -20,113
1987 11,837 831 527,397 -22,415
1986 13,279 1,491 487,693 -19,485
1985 14,707 2,416 462,534 -42,942
1984 20,015 3,972 421,241 -8,818
1983 21,851 6,925 404,940 -45,776
1982 22,686 7,109 390,820 -53,497
1981 18,720 5,287 380,028 -83,010
1980 18,640 -2,212 370,287 -105,900
1979 19,535 -6,612 381,626 -98,863
1978 20,436 -9,348 371,930 -34,606
1977 21,799 -5,697 365,216 -37,671
1976 21,738 -11,843 359,458 -42,259
1975 21,673 -3,807 354,278 -47,359
1974 17,824 5,891 345,773 -51,910
1973 13,532 11,558 340,780 -73,439
1972 14,847 12,613 335,935 -86,409
1971 15,220 12,286 328,294 -42,642
1970 20,268 -36,579 333,202 -25,646
1969 21,732 -42,207 320,486 -14,548
1968 28,684 -15,561 309,725 -3,214
1967 33,622 -5,353 296,692 -3,773
1966 34,356 -12,059 282,225 -3,021
1965 33,771 -21,731 271,830 -3,716
1964 38,208 -20,414 260,733 -3,169
1963 40,258 -7,624 250,885 -3,058
1962 38,627 -6,852 241,513 -6,470
1961 41,487 -11,828 232,894 -7,893
1960 42,082 -9,489 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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