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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 16.3 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).

Finland vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Vanuatu
2100 4,615,954 883,219
2099 4,632,084 878,572
2098 4,648,068 873,798
2097 4,663,730 868,872
2096 4,678,982 863,899
2095 4,694,312 858,713
2094 4,709,388 853,379
2093 4,724,681 847,908
2092 4,739,809 842,392
2091 4,755,260 836,807
2090 4,770,907 831,106
2089 4,786,400 825,333
2088 4,801,901 819,413
2087 4,817,852 813,386
2086 4,833,786 807,304
2085 4,849,629 801,030
2084 4,864,891 794,642
2083 4,880,250 788,195
2082 4,896,009 781,693
2081 4,911,803 775,091
2080 4,927,618 768,410
2079 4,943,129 761,593
2078 4,958,168 754,638
2077 4,973,373 747,679
2076 4,988,599 740,583
2075 5,003,374 733,404
2074 5,018,067 726,144
2073 5,032,313 718,748
2072 5,046,145 711,260
2071 5,059,821 703,705
2070 5,073,405 696,123
2069 5,086,624 688,506
2068 5,100,021 680,826
2067 5,113,379 673,074
2066 5,126,654 665,248
2065 5,140,841 657,389
2064 5,154,898 649,466
2063 5,169,175 641,532
2062 5,183,334 633,599
2061 5,197,920 625,729
2060 5,212,905 617,794
2059 5,228,152 609,801
2058 5,242,966 601,770
2057 5,258,706 593,715
2056 5,274,797 585,658
2055 5,290,920 577,507
2054 5,306,678 569,335
2053 5,321,951 561,113
2052 5,337,100 552,889
2051 5,352,042 544,646
2050 5,366,251 536,304
2049 5,380,081 527,975
2048 5,393,571 519,610
2047 5,406,757 511,256
2046 5,419,535 502,817
2045 5,432,355 494,393
2044 5,444,871 485,933
2043 5,457,529 477,540
2042 5,469,797 469,142
2041 5,482,134 460,812
2040 5,494,276 452,499
2039 5,506,630 444,231
2038 5,518,788 435,987
2037 5,530,908 427,825
2036 5,542,684 419,744
2035 5,554,158 411,746
2034 5,565,174 403,811
2033 5,575,691 395,944
2032 5,585,700 388,203
2031 5,595,391 380,500
2030 5,604,388 372,841
2029 5,612,864 365,246
2028 5,620,473 357,704
2027 5,627,272 350,204
2026 5,631,965 342,728
2025 5,630,458 335,246
2024 5,619,911 327,777
2023 5,583,911 320,409
2022 5,556,106 313,046
2021 5,541,017 305,868
2020 5,529,543 298,858
2019 5,521,606 291,985
2018 5,515,525 285,259
2017 5,508,214 278,507
2016 5,495,303 272,087
2015 5,479,531 266,101
2014 5,461,512 260,240
2013 5,438,972 254,482
2012 5,413,971 248,883
2011 5,388,272 243,474
2010 5,363,352 238,248
2009 5,338,871 232,731
2008 5,313,399 226,896
2007 5,288,720 221,276
2006 5,266,268 215,923
2005 5,246,096 210,760
2004 5,228,172 205,711
2003 5,213,014 200,746
2002 5,200,598 195,863
2001 5,188,008 191,031
2000 5,176,209 186,281
1999 5,165,474 182,048
1998 5,153,498 178,313
1997 5,139,835 174,626
1996 5,124,573 170,911
1995 5,107,790 167,137
1994 5,088,333 163,314
1993 5,066,447 159,463
1992 5,041,992 155,608
1991 5,013,740 151,793
1990 4,986,431 148,063
1989 4,964,371 144,393
1988 4,946,481 140,756
1987 4,932,123 137,187
1986 4,918,154 133,720
1985 4,902,206 130,356
1984 4,881,803 127,109
1983 4,855,787 123,998
1982 4,826,933 121,035
1981 4,799,964 118,249
1980 4,779,535 115,660
1979 4,764,690 113,040
1978 4,752,528 109,963
1977 4,738,902 106,618
1976 4,725,664 103,388
1975 4,711,440 100,269
1974 4,690,574 97,260
1973 4,666,081 94,362
1972 4,639,657 91,562
1971 4,612,124 88,862
1970 4,606,307 86,266
1969 4,623,785 83,755
1968 4,626,469 81,314
1967 4,605,744 78,921
1966 4,580,869 76,590
1965 4,563,732 74,358
1964 4,548,543 72,219
1963 4,523,309 70,159
1962 4,491,443 68,174
1961 4,461,005 66,264
1960 4,429,634 64,431

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/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Vanuatu
2100 -0.35% 0.53%
2099 -0.34% 0.55%
2098 -0.34% 0.57%
2097 -0.33% 0.58%
2096 -0.33% 0.6%
2095 -0.32% 0.63%
2094 -0.32% 0.65%
2093 -0.32% 0.65%
2092 -0.32% 0.67%
2091 -0.33% 0.69%
2090 -0.32% 0.7%
2089 -0.32% 0.72%
2088 -0.33% 0.74%
2087 -0.33% 0.75%
2086 -0.33% 0.78%
2085 -0.31% 0.8%
2084 -0.31% 0.82%
2083 -0.32% 0.83%
2082 -0.32% 0.85%
2081 -0.32% 0.87%
2080 -0.31% 0.9%
2079 -0.3% 0.92%
2078 -0.31% 0.93%
2077 -0.31% 0.96%
2076 -0.3% 0.98%
2075 -0.29% 1%
2074 -0.28% 1.03%
2073 -0.27% 1.05%
2072 -0.27% 1.07%
2071 -0.27% 1.09%
2070 -0.26% 1.11%
2069 -0.26% 1.13%
2068 -0.26% 1.15%
2067 -0.26% 1.18%
2066 -0.28% 1.2%
2065 -0.27% 1.22%
2064 -0.28% 1.24%
2063 -0.27% 1.25%
2062 -0.28% 1.26%
2061 -0.29% 1.28%
2060 -0.29% 1.31%
2059 -0.28% 1.33%
2058 -0.3% 1.36%
2057 -0.31% 1.38%
2056 -0.3% 1.41%
2055 -0.3% 1.44%
2054 -0.29% 1.47%
2053 -0.28% 1.49%
2052 -0.28% 1.51%
2051 -0.26% 1.56%
2050 -0.26% 1.58%
2049 -0.25% 1.61%
2048 -0.24% 1.63%
2047 -0.24% 1.68%
2046 -0.24% 1.7%
2045 -0.23% 1.74%
2044 -0.23% 1.76%
2043 -0.22% 1.79%
2042 -0.23% 1.81%
2041 -0.22% 1.84%
2040 -0.22% 1.86%
2039 -0.22% 1.89%
2038 -0.22% 1.91%
2037 -0.21% 1.93%
2036 -0.21% 1.94%
2035 -0.2% 1.97%
2034 -0.19% 1.99%
2033 -0.18% 1.99%
2032 -0.17% 2.02%
2031 -0.16% 2.05%
2030 -0.15% 2.08%
2029 -0.14% 2.11%
2028 -0.12% 2.14%
2027 -0.08% 2.18%
2026 0.03% 2.23%
2025 0.19% 2.28%
2024 0.64% 2.3%
2023 0.5% 2.35%
2022 0.27% 2.35%
2021 0.21% 2.35%
2020 0.14% 2.35%
2019 0.11% 2.36%
2018 0.13% 2.42%
2017 0.23% 2.36%
2016 0.29% 2.25%
2015 0.33% 2.25%
2014 0.41% 2.26%
2013 0.46% 2.25%
2012 0.48% 2.22%
2011 0.46% 2.19%
2010 0.46% 2.37%
2009 0.48% 2.57%
2008 0.47% 2.54%
2007 0.43% 2.48%
2006 0.38% 2.45%
2005 0.34% 2.45%
2004 0.29% 2.47%
2003 0.24% 2.49%
2002 0.24% 2.53%
2001 0.23% 2.55%
2000 0.21% 2.33%
1999 0.23% 2.09%
1998 0.27% 2.11%
1997 0.3% 2.17%
1996 0.33% 2.26%
1995 0.38% 2.34%
1994 0.43% 2.41%
1993 0.49% 2.48%
1992 0.56% 2.51%
1991 0.55% 2.52%
1990 0.44% 2.54%
1989 0.36% 2.58%
1988 0.29% 2.6%
1987 0.28% 2.59%
1986 0.33% 2.58%
1985 0.42% 2.55%
1984 0.54% 2.51%
1983 0.6% 2.45%
1982 0.56% 2.36%
1981 0.43% 2.24%
1980 0.31% 2.32%
1979 0.26% 2.8%
1978 0.29% 3.14%
1977 0.28% 3.12%
1976 0.3% 3.11%
1975 0.44% 3.09%
1974 0.52% 3.07%
1973 0.57% 3.06%
1972 0.6% 3.04%
1971 0.13% 3.01%
1970 -0.38% 3%
1969 -0.06% 3%
1968 0.45% 3.03%
1967 0.54% 3.04%
1966 0.38% 3%
1965 0.33% 2.96%
1964 0.56% 2.94%
1963 0.71% 2.91%
1962 0.68% 2.88%
1961 0.71% 2.84%

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/vanuatu | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Finland Vanuatu
Current population
5631965
344750
Population rank 120/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.004%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
1.19 hours
One birth every
12.1 minutes
58.5 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
5.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +99 +20
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 38/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change +18,246 -52
Net migration rank 33/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -52
2024 - 26,894 - -43
2023 -17,869 38,156 7,359 0
2022 -18,335 60,353 7,358 0
2021 -7,757 22,484 7,199 -201
2020 -8,847 17,504 7,233 -201
2019 -8,282 15,671 7,364 -652
2018 -7,170 11,822 7,379 -638
2017 -3,856 13,356 7,371 -610
2016 -1,099 17,321 7,315 -1,235
2015 2,740 12,655 7,220 -1,324
2014 4,915 15,915 7,143 -1,320
2013 6,527 18,164 7,036 -1,343
2012 7,579 17,894 6,877 -1,369
2011 9,160 16,798 6,715 -1,395
2010 10,191 14,080 6,548 -1,413
2009 10,678 14,877 6,362 -467
2008 10,627 15,626 6,138 -372
2007 9,519 14,027 5,842 -374
2006 11,059 10,820 5,606 -364
2005 9,968 9,251 5,454 -364
2004 9,933 6,956 5,353 -349
2003 7,819 5,929 5,258 -342
2002 6,241 5,255 5,181 -329
2001 7,263 6,241 5,144 -328
2000 7,765 2,497 5,026 -339
1999 7,748 3,604 4,871 -1,090
1998 7,730 4,417 4,866 -1,178
1997 9,766 4,925 4,854 -1,166
1996 11,274 3,757 4,897 -1,154
1995 13,791 4,325 4,945 -1,140
1994 17,300 3,834 4,973 -1,132
1993 13,679 9,036 4,973 -1,115
1992 16,639 9,356 4,941 -1,095
1991 16,044 14,515 4,859 -1,078
1990 15,458 8,920 4,762 -1,072
1989 14,396 5,775 4,656 -1,006
1988 14,344 1,765 4,577 -959
1987 11,837 831 4,427 -907
1986 13,279 1,491 4,360 -938
1985 14,707 2,416 4,219 -916
1984 20,015 3,972 4,088 -907
1983 21,851 6,925 3,944 -899
1982 22,686 7,109 3,778 -897
1981 18,720 5,287 3,592 -896
1980 18,640 -2,212 3,383 -896
1979 19,535 -6,612 3,590 -845
1978 20,436 -9,348 3,428 -15
1977 21,799 -5,697 3,285 -3
1976 21,738 -11,843 3,174 3
1975 21,673 -3,807 3,074 -15
1974 17,824 5,891 2,968 -17
1973 13,532 11,558 2,876 -22
1972 14,847 12,613 2,775 -28
1971 15,220 12,286 2,685 -40
1970 20,268 -36,579 2,597 -46
1969 21,732 -42,207 2,529 -53
1968 28,684 -15,561 2,470 -68
1967 33,622 -5,353 2,384 0
1966 34,356 -12,059 2,278 0
1965 33,771 -21,731 2,180 0
1964 38,208 -20,414 2,098 0
1963 40,258 -7,624 2,025 0
1962 38,627 -6,852 1,947 0
1961 41,487 -11,828 1,872 0
1960 42,082 -9,489 1,796 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

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
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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

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