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

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 335,169 people in Vanuatu in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 346,488 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 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 346K (60.5% growth).

Finland vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Vanuatu
2100 4,629,053 883,016
2099 4,645,228 878,369
2098 4,661,258 873,597
2097 4,676,964 868,672
2096 4,692,260 863,700
2095 4,707,633 858,515
2094 4,722,751 853,182
2093 4,738,088 847,713
2092 4,753,259 842,198
2091 4,768,754 836,615
2090 4,784,445 830,915
2089 4,799,982 825,143
2088 4,815,528 819,225
2087 4,831,523 813,199
2086 4,847,503 807,118
2085 4,863,391 800,846
2084 4,878,695 794,459
2083 4,894,099 788,013
2082 4,909,902 781,513
2081 4,925,741 774,913
2080 4,941,601 768,233
2079 4,957,156 761,418
2078 4,972,238 754,464
2077 4,987,486 747,507
2076 5,002,755 740,413
2075 5,017,572 733,236
2074 5,032,306 725,977
2073 5,046,593 718,583
2072 5,060,464 711,096
2071 5,074,179 703,543
2070 5,087,802 695,963
2069 5,101,058 688,347
2068 5,114,493 680,670
2067 5,127,889 672,919
2066 5,141,202 665,095
2065 5,155,429 657,238
2064 5,169,525 649,317
2063 5,183,843 641,384
2062 5,198,043 633,453
2061 5,212,670 625,585
2060 5,227,697 617,652
2059 5,242,988 609,661
2058 5,257,844 601,631
2057 5,273,628 593,578
2056 5,289,765 585,523
2055 5,305,934 577,375
2054 5,321,736 569,204
2053 5,337,053 560,984
2052 5,352,244 552,762
2051 5,367,229 544,521
2050 5,381,479 536,181
2049 5,395,348 527,854
2048 5,408,876 519,491
2047 5,422,100 511,139
2046 5,434,914 502,701
2045 5,447,770 494,279
2044 5,460,322 485,821
2043 5,473,016 477,431
2042 5,485,319 469,034
2041 5,497,690 460,706
2040 5,509,866 452,395
2039 5,522,256 444,129
2038 5,534,448 435,887
2037 5,546,603 427,727
2036 5,558,413 419,648
2035 5,569,919 411,652
2034 5,580,966 403,718
2033 5,591,512 395,853
2032 5,601,550 388,114
2031 5,611,269 380,413
2030 5,620,291 372,755
2029 5,628,791 365,162
2028 5,636,422 357,621
2027 5,643,240 350,124
2026 5,647,947 342,649
2025 5,646,436 335,169
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 74,401 people (a 27.3% 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 5,381,479 people with a rank change from 120th to 126th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 54.7% to 536,181 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M 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 0.47% 2.26%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Finland Vanuatu
Current population
5647947
346488
Population rank 120/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.004%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
1.19 hours
One birth every
12 minutes
58 minutes
One death every
8.99 minutes
5.33 hours
Daily growth/decline +73 +20
Annual growth/decline +26,525 +7,392
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 36/197
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 -14,612 26,894 7,419 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu 93.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 73,217 people) and 6.28% is from migration (a loss of 4,904 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 694K
Espoo 326K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 217K
Turku 210K
Jyvaskyla 150K
Kuopio 127K
Lahti 122K
Pori 83K
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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