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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 7.15 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Finland vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Ukraine
2100 4,629,053 15,603,179
2099 4,645,228 15,862,593
2098 4,661,258 16,125,815
2097 4,676,964 16,393,353
2096 4,692,260 16,664,587
2095 4,707,633 16,939,471
2094 4,722,751 17,219,443
2093 4,738,088 17,504,349
2092 4,753,259 17,793,601
2091 4,768,754 18,087,289
2090 4,784,445 18,386,570
2089 4,799,982 18,689,852
2088 4,815,528 18,998,014
2087 4,831,523 19,311,662
2086 4,847,503 19,630,012
2085 4,863,391 19,952,247
2084 4,878,695 20,280,817
2083 4,894,099 20,613,034
2082 4,909,902 20,949,887
2081 4,925,741 21,289,979
2080 4,941,601 21,633,931
2079 4,957,156 21,981,015
2078 4,972,238 22,331,415
2077 4,987,486 22,684,635
2076 5,002,755 23,041,181
2075 5,017,572 23,400,319
2074 5,032,306 23,762,428
2073 5,046,593 24,126,690
2072 5,060,464 24,491,363
2071 5,074,179 24,859,381
2070 5,087,802 25,229,957
2069 5,101,058 25,602,485
2068 5,114,493 25,976,390
2067 5,127,889 26,352,535
2066 5,141,202 26,730,314
2065 5,155,429 27,109,886
2064 5,169,525 27,491,024
2063 5,183,843 27,872,631
2062 5,198,043 28,254,738
2061 5,212,670 28,638,347
2060 5,227,697 29,021,488
2059 5,242,988 29,404,719
2058 5,257,844 29,788,559
2057 5,273,628 30,170,070
2056 5,289,765 30,548,973
2055 5,305,934 30,926,521
2054 5,321,736 31,299,425
2053 5,337,053 31,669,550
2052 5,352,244 32,035,413
2051 5,367,229 32,397,707
2050 5,381,479 32,754,538
2049 5,395,348 33,107,228
2048 5,408,876 33,451,994
2047 5,422,100 33,793,296
2046 5,434,914 34,131,561
2045 5,447,770 34,463,236
2044 5,460,322 34,790,682
2043 5,473,016 35,115,069
2042 5,485,319 35,437,607
2041 5,497,690 35,758,248
2040 5,509,866 36,075,749
2039 5,522,256 36,396,426
2038 5,534,448 36,714,126
2037 5,546,603 37,031,794
2036 5,558,413 37,345,665
2035 5,569,919 37,659,856
2034 5,580,966 37,972,332
2033 5,591,512 38,283,563
2032 5,601,550 38,592,696
2031 5,611,269 38,902,570
2030 5,620,291 39,210,256
2029 5,628,791 39,514,695
2028 5,636,422 39,816,523
2027 5,643,240 40,111,670
2026 5,647,947 40,408,451
2025 5,646,436 38,980,376
2024 5,619,911 37,860,221
2023 5,583,911 37,732,836
2022 5,556,106 41,048,766
2021 5,541,017 44,298,640
2020 5,529,543 44,680,014
2019 5,521,606 44,957,458
2018 5,515,525 45,208,907
2017 5,508,214 45,436,041
2016 5,495,303 45,616,832
2015 5,479,531 45,784,896
2014 5,461,512 45,972,380
2013 5,438,972 46,126,770
2012 5,413,971 46,210,056
2011 5,388,272 46,307,853
2010 5,363,352 46,456,003
2009 5,338,871 46,623,731
2008 5,313,399 46,819,175
2007 5,288,720 47,062,798
2006 5,266,268 47,278,694
2005 5,246,096 47,585,556
2004 5,228,172 47,979,507
2003 5,213,014 48,315,136
2002 5,200,598 48,677,281
2001 5,188,008 49,106,855
2000 5,176,209 49,556,660
1999 5,165,474 49,976,446
1998 5,153,498 50,379,731
1997 5,139,835 50,786,885
1996 5,124,573 51,226,109
1995 5,107,790 51,665,539
1994 5,088,333 52,075,998
1993 5,066,447 52,350,126
1992 5,041,992 52,323,671
1991 5,013,740 52,170,961
1990 4,986,431 52,054,092
1989 4,964,371 51,917,817
1988 4,946,481 51,724,853
1987 4,932,123 51,515,732
1986 4,918,154 51,318,745
1985 4,902,206 51,108,770
1984 4,881,803 50,887,599
1983 4,855,787 50,637,029
1982 4,826,933 50,402,724
1981 4,799,964 50,189,281
1980 4,779,535 49,955,152
1979 4,764,690 49,721,381
1978 4,752,528 49,521,243
1977 4,738,902 49,336,481
1976 4,725,664 49,120,842
1975 4,711,440 48,865,229
1974 4,690,574 48,576,570
1973 4,666,081 48,277,121
1972 4,639,657 47,946,893
1971 4,612,124 47,573,287
1970 4,606,307 47,261,306
1969 4,623,785 46,976,256
1968 4,626,469 46,614,325
1967 4,605,744 46,215,988
1966 4,580,869 45,802,519
1965 4,563,732 45,386,892
1964 4,548,543 44,951,156
1963 4,523,309 44,462,372
1962 4,491,443 43,943,674
1961 4,461,005 43,399,766
1960 4,429,634 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Ukraine
2100 -0.35% -1.64%
2099 -0.34% -1.63%
2098 -0.34% -1.63%
2097 -0.33% -1.63%
2096 -0.33% -1.62%
2095 -0.32% -1.63%
2094 -0.32% -1.63%
2093 -0.32% -1.63%
2092 -0.32% -1.62%
2091 -0.33% -1.63%
2090 -0.32% -1.62%
2089 -0.32% -1.62%
2088 -0.33% -1.62%
2087 -0.33% -1.62%
2086 -0.33% -1.62%
2085 -0.31% -1.62%
2084 -0.31% -1.61%
2083 -0.32% -1.61%
2082 -0.32% -1.6%
2081 -0.32% -1.59%
2080 -0.31% -1.58%
2079 -0.3% -1.57%
2078 -0.31% -1.56%
2077 -0.31% -1.55%
2076 -0.3% -1.53%
2075 -0.29% -1.52%
2074 -0.28% -1.51%
2073 -0.27% -1.49%
2072 -0.27% -1.48%
2071 -0.27% -1.47%
2070 -0.26% -1.46%
2069 -0.26% -1.44%
2068 -0.26% -1.43%
2067 -0.26% -1.41%
2066 -0.28% -1.4%
2065 -0.27% -1.39%
2064 -0.28% -1.37%
2063 -0.27% -1.35%
2062 -0.28% -1.34%
2061 -0.29% -1.32%
2060 -0.29% -1.3%
2059 -0.28% -1.29%
2058 -0.3% -1.26%
2057 -0.31% -1.24%
2056 -0.3% -1.22%
2055 -0.3% -1.19%
2054 -0.29% -1.17%
2053 -0.28% -1.14%
2052 -0.28% -1.12%
2051 -0.26% -1.09%
2050 -0.26% -1.07%
2049 -0.25% -1.03%
2048 -0.24% -1.01%
2047 -0.24% -0.99%
2046 -0.24% -0.96%
2045 -0.23% -0.94%
2044 -0.23% -0.92%
2043 -0.22% -0.91%
2042 -0.23% -0.9%
2041 -0.22% -0.88%
2040 -0.22% -0.88%
2039 -0.22% -0.87%
2038 -0.22% -0.86%
2037 -0.21% -0.84%
2036 -0.21% -0.83%
2035 -0.2% -0.82%
2034 -0.19% -0.81%
2033 -0.18% -0.8%
2032 -0.17% -0.8%
2031 -0.16% -0.78%
2030 -0.15% -0.77%
2029 -0.14% -0.76%
2028 -0.12% -0.74%
2027 -0.08% -0.73%
2026 0.03% 3.66%
2025 0.47% 2.96%
2024 0.64% 0.34%
2023 0.5% -8.08%
2022 0.27% -7.34%
2021 0.21% -0.85%
2020 0.14% -0.62%
2019 0.11% -0.56%
2018 0.13% -0.5%
2017 0.23% -0.4%
2016 0.29% -0.37%
2015 0.33% -0.41%
2014 0.41% -0.33%
2013 0.46% -0.18%
2012 0.48% -0.21%
2011 0.46% -0.32%
2010 0.46% -0.36%
2009 0.48% -0.42%
2008 0.47% -0.52%
2007 0.43% -0.46%
2006 0.38% -0.64%
2005 0.34% -0.82%
2004 0.29% -0.69%
2003 0.24% -0.74%
2002 0.24% -0.87%
2001 0.23% -0.91%
2000 0.21% -0.84%
1999 0.23% -0.8%
1998 0.27% -0.8%
1997 0.3% -0.86%
1996 0.33% -0.85%
1995 0.38% -0.79%
1994 0.43% -0.52%
1993 0.49% 0.05%
1992 0.56% 0.29%
1991 0.55% 0.22%
1990 0.44% 0.26%
1989 0.36% 0.37%
1988 0.29% 0.41%
1987 0.28% 0.38%
1986 0.33% 0.41%
1985 0.42% 0.43%
1984 0.54% 0.49%
1983 0.6% 0.46%
1982 0.56% 0.43%
1981 0.43% 0.47%
1980 0.31% 0.47%
1979 0.26% 0.4%
1978 0.29% 0.37%
1977 0.28% 0.44%
1976 0.3% 0.52%
1975 0.44% 0.59%
1974 0.52% 0.62%
1973 0.57% 0.69%
1972 0.6% 0.79%
1971 0.13% 0.66%
1970 -0.38% 0.61%
1969 -0.06% 0.78%
1968 0.45% 0.86%
1967 0.54% 0.9%
1966 0.38% 0.92%
1965 0.33% 0.97%
1964 0.56% 1.1%
1963 0.71% 1.18%
1962 0.68% 1.25%
1961 0.71% 1.34%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Finland Ukraine
Current population
5647947
40408451
Population rank 120/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.49%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
28.2 seconds
One birth every
12 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
8.99 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +73 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 13/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +18,246 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 33/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 1,702,358
2024 -14,612 26,894 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 -17,869 38,156 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -18,335 60,353 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -7,757 22,484 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -8,847 17,504 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -8,282 15,671 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -7,170 11,822 -227,491 -32,220
2017 -3,856 13,356 -158,390 -36,155
2016 -1,099 17,321 -135,710 -31,340
2015 2,740 12,655 -147,107 -21,992
2014 4,915 15,915 -140,216 -65,678
2013 6,527 18,164 -129,662 26,781
2012 7,579 17,894 -130,451 66,768
2011 9,160 16,798 -158,372 26,457
2010 10,191 14,080 -180,388 16,030
2009 10,678 14,877 -197,918 26,796
2008 10,627 15,626 -229,086 9,312
2007 9,519 14,027 -282,659 15,237
2006 11,059 10,820 -300,787 136,442
2005 9,968 9,251 -337,857 -111,493
2004 9,933 6,956 -344,157 5,644
2003 7,819 5,929 -351,299 18,540
2002 6,241 5,255 -364,544 -26,991
2001 7,263 6,241 -374,734 -92,847
2000 7,765 2,497 -364,143 -67,865
1999 7,748 3,604 -348,286 -59,247
1998 7,730 4,417 -318,299 -80,684
1997 9,766 4,925 -306,549 -108,735
1996 11,274 3,757 -305,154 -158,008
1995 13,791 4,325 -281,629 -134,053
1994 17,300 3,834 -238,820 -166,380
1993 13,679 9,036 -169,405 26,357
1992 16,639 9,356 -95,857 291,788
1991 16,044 14,515 -16,486 125,962
1990 15,458 8,920 48,463 75,760
1989 14,396 5,775 106,431 36,978
1988 14,344 1,765 162,002 75,637
1987 11,837 831 198,850 -18,275
1986 13,279 1,491 225,751 -12,369
1985 14,707 2,416 201,011 5,546
1984 20,015 3,972 222,430 13,340
1983 21,851 6,925 241,741 23,608
1982 22,686 7,109 194,101 9,096
1981 18,720 5,287 182,839 40,807
1980 18,640 -2,212 197,223 47,406
1979 19,535 -6,612 197,294 25,635
1978 20,436 -9,348 206,554 -29,180
1977 21,799 -5,697 216,932 -24,745
1976 21,738 -11,843 247,323 -8,219
1975 21,673 -3,807 256,787 15,336
1974 17,824 5,891 273,486 31,725
1973 13,532 11,558 274,938 18,777
1972 14,847 12,613 309,785 56,928
1971 15,220 12,286 305,849 74,604
1970 20,268 -36,579 291,839 -48,335
1969 21,732 -42,207 274,858 51,763
1968 28,684 -15,561 295,162 102,096
1967 33,622 -5,353 313,899 85,527
1966 34,356 -12,059 337,794 89,737
1965 33,771 -21,731 334,365 69,354
1964 38,208 -20,414 391,120 76,650
1963 40,258 -7,624 449,648 60,178
1962 38,627 -6,852 481,887 45,712
1961 41,487 -11,828 508,602 51,625
1960 42,082 -9,489 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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