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Population in Finland compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 12.5 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Finland vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland United Kingdom
2100 4,615,954 74,700,585
2099 4,632,084 74,831,175
2098 4,648,068 74,950,267
2097 4,663,730 75,064,397
2096 4,678,982 75,176,691
2095 4,694,312 75,287,063
2094 4,709,388 75,383,856
2093 4,724,681 75,482,205
2092 4,739,809 75,575,769
2091 4,755,260 75,666,091
2090 4,770,907 75,753,129
2089 4,786,400 75,835,723
2088 4,801,901 75,907,614
2087 4,817,852 75,978,712
2086 4,833,786 76,046,742
2085 4,849,629 76,105,680
2084 4,864,891 76,156,223
2083 4,880,250 76,205,894
2082 4,896,009 76,246,844
2081 4,911,803 76,274,040
2080 4,927,618 76,306,205
2079 4,943,129 76,334,949
2078 4,958,168 76,353,484
2077 4,973,373 76,371,123
2076 4,988,599 76,373,520
2075 5,003,374 76,386,071
2074 5,018,067 76,397,426
2073 5,032,313 76,406,554
2072 5,046,145 76,398,941
2071 5,059,821 76,388,223
2070 5,073,405 76,378,505
2069 5,086,624 76,371,827
2068 5,100,021 76,370,973
2067 5,113,379 76,363,548
2066 5,126,654 76,356,638
2065 5,140,841 76,355,841
2064 5,154,898 76,352,770
2063 5,169,175 76,353,175
2062 5,183,334 76,346,535
2061 5,197,920 76,344,206
2060 5,212,905 76,344,725
2059 5,228,152 76,345,215
2058 5,242,966 76,326,961
2057 5,258,706 76,307,006
2056 5,274,797 76,274,247
2055 5,290,920 76,235,304
2054 5,306,678 76,167,710
2053 5,321,951 76,094,051
2052 5,337,100 76,001,979
2051 5,352,042 75,895,690
2050 5,366,251 75,777,445
2049 5,380,081 75,646,044
2048 5,393,571 75,499,380
2047 5,406,757 75,338,951
2046 5,419,535 75,171,300
2045 5,432,355 74,993,186
2044 5,444,871 74,807,530
2043 5,457,529 74,607,485
2042 5,469,797 74,407,783
2041 5,482,134 74,203,292
2040 5,494,276 73,994,525
2039 5,506,630 73,782,112
2038 5,518,788 73,559,085
2037 5,530,908 73,335,723
2036 5,542,684 73,101,646
2035 5,554,158 72,850,722
2034 5,565,174 72,597,177
2033 5,575,691 72,322,802
2032 5,585,700 72,046,316
2031 5,595,391 71,757,868
2030 5,604,388 71,442,811
2029 5,612,864 71,123,782
2028 5,620,473 70,783,199
2027 5,627,272 70,421,923
2026 5,631,965 70,055,911
2025 5,630,458 69,658,188
2024 5,619,911 69,226,000
2023 5,583,911 68,492,000
2022 5,556,106 67,604,000
2021 5,541,017 66,984,000
2020 5,529,543 66,744,000
2019 5,521,606 66,631,000
2018 5,515,525 66,289,000
2017 5,508,214 65,966,000
2016 5,495,303 65,607,000
2015 5,479,531 65,088,000
2014 5,461,512 64,620,000
2013 5,438,972 64,139,000
2012 5,413,971 63,711,000
2011 5,388,272 63,258,810
2010 5,363,352 62,766,365
2009 5,338,871 62,276,270
2008 5,313,399 61,806,995
2007 5,288,720 61,322,463
2006 5,266,268 60,846,820
2005 5,246,096 60,401,206
2004 5,228,172 59,987,905
2003 5,213,014 59,647,577
2002 5,200,598 59,370,479
2001 5,188,008 59,119,673
2000 5,176,209 58,892,514
1999 5,165,474 58,682,466
1998 5,153,498 58,487,141
1997 5,139,835 58,316,954
1996 5,124,573 58,166,950
1995 5,107,790 58,019,030
1994 5,088,333 57,865,745
1993 5,066,447 57,718,614
1992 5,041,992 57,580,402
1991 5,013,740 57,424,897
1990 4,986,431 57,247,586
1989 4,964,371 57,076,711
1988 4,946,481 56,928,327
1987 4,932,123 56,802,050
1986 4,918,154 56,681,396
1985 4,902,206 56,550,268
1984 4,881,803 56,422,072
1983 4,855,787 56,332,848
1982 4,826,933 56,313,641
1981 4,799,964 56,333,829
1980 4,779,535 56,314,216
1979 4,764,690 56,246,951
1978 4,752,528 56,196,504
1977 4,738,902 56,193,492
1976 4,725,664 56,211,968
1975 4,711,440 56,225,800
1974 4,690,574 56,229,974
1973 4,666,081 56,194,527
1972 4,639,657 56,086,065
1971 4,612,124 55,896,223
1970 4,606,307 55,663,250
1969 4,623,785 55,441,750
1968 4,626,469 55,211,700
1967 4,605,744 54,943,600
1966 4,580,869 54,648,500
1965 4,563,732 54,348,050
1964 4,548,543 54,000,000
1963 4,523,309 53,650,000
1962 4,491,443 53,250,000
1961 4,461,005 52,800,000
1960 4,429,634 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland United Kingdom
2100 -0.35% -0.17%
2099 -0.34% -0.16%
2098 -0.34% -0.15%
2097 -0.33% -0.15%
2096 -0.33% -0.15%
2095 -0.32% -0.13%
2094 -0.32% -0.13%
2093 -0.32% -0.12%
2092 -0.32% -0.12%
2091 -0.33% -0.11%
2090 -0.32% -0.11%
2089 -0.32% -0.09%
2088 -0.33% -0.09%
2087 -0.33% -0.09%
2086 -0.33% -0.08%
2085 -0.31% -0.07%
2084 -0.31% -0.07%
2083 -0.32% -0.05%
2082 -0.32% -0.04%
2081 -0.32% -0.04%
2080 -0.31% -0.04%
2079 -0.3% -0.02%
2078 -0.31% -0.02%
2077 -0.31% -0.003%
2076 -0.3% -0.02%
2075 -0.29% -0.01%
2074 -0.28% -0.01%
2073 -0.27% 0.01%
2072 -0.27% 0.01%
2071 -0.27% 0.01%
2070 -0.26% 0.009%
2069 -0.26% 0.001%
2068 -0.26% 0.01%
2067 -0.26% 0.009%
2066 -0.28% 0.001%
2065 -0.27% 0.004%
2064 -0.28% -0%
2063 -0.27% 0.009%
2062 -0.28% 0.003%
2061 -0.29% -0.001%
2060 -0.29% -0.001%
2059 -0.28% 0.02%
2058 -0.3% 0.03%
2057 -0.31% 0.04%
2056 -0.3% 0.05%
2055 -0.3% 0.09%
2054 -0.29% 0.1%
2053 -0.28% 0.12%
2052 -0.28% 0.14%
2051 -0.26% 0.16%
2050 -0.26% 0.17%
2049 -0.25% 0.19%
2048 -0.24% 0.21%
2047 -0.24% 0.22%
2046 -0.24% 0.24%
2045 -0.23% 0.25%
2044 -0.23% 0.27%
2043 -0.22% 0.27%
2042 -0.23% 0.28%
2041 -0.22% 0.28%
2040 -0.22% 0.29%
2039 -0.22% 0.3%
2038 -0.22% 0.3%
2037 -0.21% 0.32%
2036 -0.21% 0.34%
2035 -0.2% 0.35%
2034 -0.19% 0.38%
2033 -0.18% 0.38%
2032 -0.17% 0.4%
2031 -0.16% 0.44%
2030 -0.15% 0.45%
2029 -0.14% 0.48%
2028 -0.12% 0.51%
2027 -0.08% 0.52%
2026 0.03% 0.57%
2025 0.19% 0.62%
2024 0.64% 1.07%
2023 0.5% 1.31%
2022 0.27% 0.93%
2021 0.21% 0.36%
2020 0.14% 0.17%
2019 0.11% 0.52%
2018 0.13% 0.49%
2017 0.23% 0.55%
2016 0.29% 0.8%
2015 0.33% 0.72%
2014 0.41% 0.75%
2013 0.46% 0.67%
2012 0.48% 0.71%
2011 0.46% 0.78%
2010 0.46% 0.79%
2009 0.48% 0.76%
2008 0.47% 0.79%
2007 0.43% 0.78%
2006 0.38% 0.74%
2005 0.34% 0.69%
2004 0.29% 0.57%
2003 0.24% 0.47%
2002 0.24% 0.42%
2001 0.23% 0.39%
2000 0.21% 0.36%
1999 0.23% 0.33%
1998 0.27% 0.29%
1997 0.3% 0.26%
1996 0.33% 0.25%
1995 0.38% 0.26%
1994 0.43% 0.25%
1993 0.49% 0.24%
1992 0.56% 0.27%
1991 0.55% 0.31%
1990 0.44% 0.3%
1989 0.36% 0.26%
1988 0.29% 0.22%
1987 0.28% 0.21%
1986 0.33% 0.23%
1985 0.42% 0.23%
1984 0.54% 0.16%
1983 0.6% 0.03%
1982 0.56% -0.04%
1981 0.43% 0.03%
1980 0.31% 0.12%
1979 0.26% 0.09%
1978 0.29% 0.005%
1977 0.28% -0.03%
1976 0.3% -0.02%
1975 0.44% -0.007%
1974 0.52% 0.06%
1973 0.57% 0.19%
1972 0.6% 0.34%
1971 0.13% 0.42%
1970 -0.38% 0.4%
1969 -0.06% 0.42%
1968 0.45% 0.49%
1967 0.54% 0.54%
1966 0.38% 0.55%
1965 0.33% 0.64%
1964 0.56% 0.65%
1963 0.71% 0.75%
1962 0.68% 0.85%
1961 0.71% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Finland United Kingdom
Current population
5631965
70154914
Population rank 120/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.85%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
12.1 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
8.56 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +99 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 97/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 +389,911
Net migration rank 33/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - 389,911
2024 - 26,894 - 417,114
2023 -17,869 38,156 34,589 445,523
2022 -18,335 60,353 39,751 487,029
2021 -7,757 22,484 30,612 462,967
2020 -8,847 17,504 -4,272 144,221
2019 -8,282 15,671 108,342 232,727
2018 -7,170 11,822 119,321 259,744
2017 -3,856 13,356 145,125 272,311
2016 -1,099 17,321 177,139 324,649
2015 2,740 12,655 175,738 347,839
2014 4,915 15,915 206,784 306,091
2013 6,527 18,164 198,830 237,272
2012 7,579 17,894 248,473 172,088
2011 9,160 16,798 259,361 228,773
2010 10,191 14,080 251,066 274,811
2009 10,678 14,877 230,422 249,639
2008 10,627 15,626 216,325 263,390
2007 9,519 14,027 196,232 309,385
2006 11,059 10,820 176,455 288,923
2005 9,968 9,251 144,963 308,279
2004 9,933 6,956 131,974 276,077
2003 7,819 5,929 89,471 211,846
2002 6,241 5,255 65,308 203,577
2001 7,263 6,241 65,032 175,133
2000 7,765 2,497 70,671 153,917
1999 7,748 3,604 64,551 152,653
1998 7,730 4,417 87,730 125,541
1997 9,766 4,925 99,138 59,723
1996 11,274 3,757 98,884 54,964
1995 13,791 4,325 87,028 61,385
1994 17,300 3,834 127,304 45,339
1993 13,679 9,036 103,893 27,403
1992 16,639 9,356 149,709 17,846
1991 16,044 14,515 143,562 27,601
1990 15,458 8,920 154,569 57,132
1989 14,396 5,775 119,861 49,586
1988 14,344 1,765 136,628 13,952
1987 11,837 831 136,325 8,266
1986 13,279 1,491 90,690 41,836
1985 14,707 2,416 79,170 83,164
1984 20,015 3,972 84,633 71,107
1983 21,851 6,925 61,966 27,063
1982 22,686 7,109 56,314 -61,152
1981 18,720 5,287 73,234 -83,876
1980 18,640 -2,212 95,734 -25,187
1979 19,535 -6,612 61,872 11,255
1978 20,436 -9,348 16,859 3,783
1977 21,799 -5,697 0 -21,636
1976 21,738 -11,843 -5,621 -19,135
1975 21,673 -3,807 33,735 -40,241
1974 17,824 5,891 67,476 -65,710
1973 13,532 11,558 112,389 -33,840
1972 14,847 12,613 162,650 -1,406
1971 15,220 12,286 257,123 1,175
1970 20,268 -36,579 244,918 -15,254
1969 21,732 -42,207 260,577 -60,655
1968 28,684 -15,561 292,622 -38,852
1967 33,622 -5,353 346,145 -39,659
1966 34,356 -12,059 333,356 -27,935
1965 33,771 -21,731 364,132 -24,955
1964 38,208 -20,414 405,000 -23,885
1963 40,258 -7,624 337,995 8,271
1962 38,627 -6,852 340,800 76,443
1961 41,487 -11,828 311,519 52,295
1960 42,082 -9,489 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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