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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 1.66 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Finland vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Uruguay
2100 4,615,954 2,256,741
2099 4,632,084 2,279,899
2098 4,648,068 2,303,351
2097 4,663,730 2,326,987
2096 4,678,982 2,350,799
2095 4,694,312 2,374,835
2094 4,709,388 2,398,960
2093 4,724,681 2,423,269
2092 4,739,809 2,447,646
2091 4,755,260 2,472,126
2090 4,770,907 2,496,514
2089 4,786,400 2,520,852
2088 4,801,901 2,545,052
2087 4,817,852 2,569,100
2086 4,833,786 2,592,974
2085 4,849,629 2,616,629
2084 4,864,891 2,640,001
2083 4,880,250 2,663,150
2082 4,896,009 2,686,021
2081 4,911,803 2,708,594
2080 4,927,618 2,730,883
2079 4,943,129 2,752,831
2078 4,958,168 2,774,432
2077 4,973,373 2,795,709
2076 4,988,599 2,816,677
2075 5,003,374 2,837,308
2074 5,018,067 2,857,709
2073 5,032,313 2,877,721
2072 5,046,145 2,897,543
2071 5,059,821 2,917,097
2070 5,073,405 2,936,478
2069 5,086,624 2,955,616
2068 5,100,021 2,974,445
2067 5,113,379 2,992,987
2066 5,126,654 3,011,309
2065 5,140,841 3,029,441
2064 5,154,898 3,047,343
2063 5,169,175 3,065,064
2062 5,183,334 3,082,642
2061 5,197,920 3,100,006
2060 5,212,905 3,117,149
2059 5,228,152 3,133,952
2058 5,242,966 3,150,250
2057 5,258,706 3,166,055
2056 5,274,797 3,181,373
2055 5,290,920 3,196,072
2054 5,306,678 3,210,110
2053 5,321,951 3,223,395
2052 5,337,100 3,235,973
2051 5,352,042 3,247,888
2050 5,366,251 3,259,108
2049 5,380,081 3,269,675
2048 5,393,571 3,279,610
2047 5,406,757 3,288,969
2046 5,419,535 3,297,696
2045 5,432,355 3,305,917
2044 5,444,871 3,313,556
2043 5,457,529 3,320,565
2042 5,469,797 3,326,955
2041 5,482,134 3,332,884
2040 5,494,276 3,338,277
2039 5,506,630 3,343,295
2038 5,518,788 3,347,790
2037 5,530,908 3,351,911
2036 5,542,684 3,355,671
2035 5,554,158 3,359,126
2034 5,565,174 3,362,276
2033 5,575,691 3,365,250
2032 5,585,700 3,368,057
2031 5,595,391 3,370,727
2030 5,604,388 3,373,273
2029 5,612,864 3,375,805
2028 5,620,473 3,378,198
2027 5,627,272 3,380,504
2026 5,631,965 3,382,789
2025 5,630,458 3,384,805
2024 5,619,911 3,386,588
2023 5,583,911 3,388,081
2022 5,556,106 3,390,913
2021 5,541,017 3,396,695
2020 5,529,543 3,398,968
2019 5,521,606 3,397,206
2018 5,515,525 3,394,534
2017 5,508,214 3,388,438
2016 5,495,303 3,379,283
2015 5,479,531 3,368,017
2014 5,461,512 3,356,334
2013 5,438,972 3,345,337
2012 5,413,971 3,335,401
2011 5,388,272 3,326,825
2010 5,363,352 3,318,580
2009 5,338,871 3,310,091
2008 5,313,399 3,302,177
2007 5,288,720 3,295,153
2006 5,266,268 3,289,506
2005 5,246,096 3,285,771
2004 5,228,172 3,283,148
2003 5,213,014 3,281,186
2002 5,200,598 3,278,867
2001 5,188,008 3,274,251
2000 5,176,209 3,266,206
1999 5,165,474 3,254,015
1998 5,153,498 3,239,280
1997 5,139,835 3,223,345
1996 5,124,573 3,206,324
1995 5,107,790 3,189,440
1994 5,088,333 3,172,834
1993 5,066,447 3,156,345
1992 5,041,992 3,139,702
1991 5,013,740 3,122,354
1990 4,986,431 3,104,403
1989 4,964,371 3,086,255
1988 4,946,481 3,067,961
1987 4,932,123 3,049,896
1986 4,918,154 3,032,845
1985 4,902,206 3,017,037
1984 4,881,803 3,002,488
1983 4,855,787 2,988,778
1982 4,826,933 2,975,492
1981 4,799,964 2,963,246
1980 4,779,535 2,951,953
1979 4,764,690 2,939,903
1978 4,752,528 2,925,715
1977 4,738,902 2,909,461
1976 4,725,664 2,891,392
1975 4,711,440 2,872,320
1974 4,690,574 2,853,944
1973 4,666,081 2,837,133
1972 4,639,657 2,821,644
1971 4,612,124 2,806,462
1970 4,606,307 2,790,807
1969 4,623,785 2,773,974
1968 4,626,469 2,754,606
1967 4,605,744 2,732,277
1966 4,580,869 2,707,646
1965 4,563,732 2,681,169
1964 4,548,543 2,653,180
1963 4,523,309 2,623,766
1962 4,491,443 2,593,298
1961 4,461,005 2,562,044
1960 4,429,634 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Uruguay
2100 -0.35% -1.02%
2099 -0.34% -1.02%
2098 -0.34% -1.02%
2097 -0.33% -1.01%
2096 -0.33% -1.01%
2095 -0.32% -1.01%
2094 -0.32% -1%
2093 -0.32% -1%
2092 -0.32% -0.99%
2091 -0.33% -0.98%
2090 -0.32% -0.97%
2089 -0.32% -0.95%
2088 -0.33% -0.94%
2087 -0.33% -0.92%
2086 -0.33% -0.9%
2085 -0.31% -0.89%
2084 -0.31% -0.87%
2083 -0.32% -0.85%
2082 -0.32% -0.83%
2081 -0.32% -0.82%
2080 -0.31% -0.8%
2079 -0.3% -0.78%
2078 -0.31% -0.76%
2077 -0.31% -0.74%
2076 -0.3% -0.73%
2075 -0.29% -0.71%
2074 -0.28% -0.7%
2073 -0.27% -0.68%
2072 -0.27% -0.67%
2071 -0.27% -0.66%
2070 -0.26% -0.65%
2069 -0.26% -0.63%
2068 -0.26% -0.62%
2067 -0.26% -0.61%
2066 -0.28% -0.6%
2065 -0.27% -0.59%
2064 -0.28% -0.58%
2063 -0.27% -0.57%
2062 -0.28% -0.56%
2061 -0.29% -0.55%
2060 -0.29% -0.54%
2059 -0.28% -0.52%
2058 -0.3% -0.5%
2057 -0.31% -0.48%
2056 -0.3% -0.46%
2055 -0.3% -0.44%
2054 -0.29% -0.41%
2053 -0.28% -0.39%
2052 -0.28% -0.37%
2051 -0.26% -0.34%
2050 -0.26% -0.32%
2049 -0.25% -0.3%
2048 -0.24% -0.28%
2047 -0.24% -0.26%
2046 -0.24% -0.25%
2045 -0.23% -0.23%
2044 -0.23% -0.21%
2043 -0.22% -0.19%
2042 -0.23% -0.18%
2041 -0.22% -0.16%
2040 -0.22% -0.15%
2039 -0.22% -0.13%
2038 -0.22% -0.12%
2037 -0.21% -0.11%
2036 -0.21% -0.1%
2035 -0.2% -0.09%
2034 -0.19% -0.09%
2033 -0.18% -0.08%
2032 -0.17% -0.08%
2031 -0.16% -0.08%
2030 -0.15% -0.08%
2029 -0.14% -0.07%
2028 -0.12% -0.07%
2027 -0.08% -0.07%
2026 0.03% -0.06%
2025 0.19% -0.05%
2024 0.64% -0.04%
2023 0.5% -0.08%
2022 0.27% -0.17%
2021 0.21% -0.07%
2020 0.14% 0.05%
2019 0.11% 0.08%
2018 0.13% 0.18%
2017 0.23% 0.27%
2016 0.29% 0.33%
2015 0.33% 0.35%
2014 0.41% 0.33%
2013 0.46% 0.3%
2012 0.48% 0.26%
2011 0.46% 0.25%
2010 0.46% 0.26%
2009 0.48% 0.24%
2008 0.47% 0.21%
2007 0.43% 0.17%
2006 0.38% 0.11%
2005 0.34% 0.08%
2004 0.29% 0.06%
2003 0.24% 0.07%
2002 0.24% 0.14%
2001 0.23% 0.25%
2000 0.21% 0.37%
1999 0.23% 0.45%
1998 0.27% 0.49%
1997 0.3% 0.53%
1996 0.33% 0.53%
1995 0.38% 0.52%
1994 0.43% 0.52%
1993 0.49% 0.53%
1992 0.56% 0.56%
1991 0.55% 0.58%
1990 0.44% 0.59%
1989 0.36% 0.6%
1988 0.29% 0.59%
1987 0.28% 0.56%
1986 0.33% 0.52%
1985 0.42% 0.48%
1984 0.54% 0.46%
1983 0.6% 0.45%
1982 0.56% 0.41%
1981 0.43% 0.38%
1980 0.31% 0.41%
1979 0.26% 0.48%
1978 0.29% 0.56%
1977 0.28% 0.62%
1976 0.3% 0.66%
1975 0.44% 0.64%
1974 0.52% 0.59%
1973 0.57% 0.55%
1972 0.6% 0.54%
1971 0.13% 0.56%
1970 -0.38% 0.61%
1969 -0.06% 0.7%
1968 0.45% 0.82%
1967 0.54% 0.91%
1966 0.38% 0.99%
1965 0.33% 1.05%
1964 0.56% 1.12%
1963 0.71% 1.17%
1962 0.68% 1.22%
1961 0.71% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Finland Uruguay
Current population
5631965
3382789
Population rank 120/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.04%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
12.1 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 -4
Annual growth/decline +36,000 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 167/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +18,246 -1,338
Net migration rank 33/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -1,338
2024 - 26,894 - -1,348
2023 -17,869 38,156 298 -1,501
2022 -18,335 60,353 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -7,757 22,484 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -8,847 17,504 4,048 -1,482
2019 -8,282 15,671 3,873 -2,899
2018 -7,170 11,822 7,322 -2,963
2017 -3,856 13,356 10,907 -3,091
2016 -1,099 17,321 14,008 -3,506
2015 2,740 12,655 16,194 -4,157
2014 4,915 15,915 16,238 -4,919
2013 6,527 18,164 16,318 -5,647
2012 7,579 17,894 15,520 -6,317
2011 9,160 16,798 14,934 -6,982
2010 10,191 14,080 16,231 -7,696
2009 10,678 14,877 16,947 -8,510
2008 10,627 15,626 16,838 -9,458
2007 9,519 14,027 17,422 -10,750
2006 11,059 10,820 17,783 -13,161
2005 9,968 9,251 18,926 -16,086
2004 9,933 6,956 18,067 -15,668
2003 7,819 5,929 18,628 -17,105
2002 6,241 5,255 20,073 -16,957
2001 7,263 6,241 20,729 -14,620
2000 7,765 2,497 21,060 -11,076
1999 7,748 3,604 21,844 -7,441
1998 7,730 4,417 22,114 -7,048
1997 9,766 4,925 23,737 -6,938
1996 11,274 3,757 24,635 -7,397
1995 13,791 4,325 24,872 -8,339
1994 17,300 3,834 24,637 -7,955
1993 13,679 9,036 24,212 -7,922
1992 16,639 9,356 24,847 -7,850
1991 16,044 14,515 25,422 -7,714
1990 15,458 8,920 25,699 -7,499
1989 14,396 5,775 25,322 -7,229
1988 14,344 1,765 25,071 -6,582
1987 11,837 831 24,469 -6,833
1986 13,279 1,491 24,505 -8,046
1985 14,707 2,416 23,988 -8,832
1984 20,015 3,972 23,684 -9,730
1983 21,851 6,925 24,146 -10,671
1982 22,686 7,109 25,224 -12,131
1981 18,720 5,287 24,968 -13,577
1980 18,640 -2,212 25,451 -14,252
1979 19,535 -6,612 27,456 -14,552
1978 20,436 -9,348 30,076 -14,611
1977 21,799 -5,697 31,321 -14,280
1976 21,738 -11,843 33,199 -14,096
1975 21,673 -3,807 33,393 -14,350
1974 17,824 5,891 32,221 -14,512
1973 13,532 11,558 30,213 -14,312
1972 14,847 12,613 28,896 -13,817
1971 15,220 12,286 28,584 -13,288
1970 20,268 -36,579 28,737 -12,727
1969 21,732 -42,207 28,805 -11,149
1968 28,684 -15,561 29,103 -8,028
1967 33,622 -5,353 29,514 -5,938
1966 34,356 -12,059 30,293 -4,599
1965 33,771 -21,731 30,807 -3,542
1964 38,208 -20,414 31,340 -2,623
1963 40,258 -7,624 31,824 -1,707
1962 38,627 -6,852 31,441 -623
1961 41,487 -11,828 30,975 703
1960 42,082 -9,489 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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