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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,619,911 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,631,965 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 5.09 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.63M (6.94% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Finland vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Venezuela
2100 4,615,954 28,408,393
2099 4,632,084 28,554,225
2098 4,648,068 28,705,786
2097 4,663,730 28,850,257
2096 4,678,982 28,995,972
2095 4,694,312 29,132,759
2094 4,709,388 29,262,925
2093 4,724,681 29,392,244
2092 4,739,809 29,508,795
2091 4,755,260 29,621,832
2090 4,770,907 29,732,297
2089 4,786,400 29,838,428
2088 4,801,901 29,934,468
2087 4,817,852 30,028,670
2086 4,833,786 30,118,600
2085 4,849,629 30,199,220
2084 4,864,891 30,274,712
2083 4,880,250 30,346,195
2082 4,896,009 30,416,426
2081 4,911,803 30,482,094
2080 4,927,618 30,547,260
2079 4,943,129 30,610,834
2078 4,958,168 30,672,514
2077 4,973,373 30,728,816
2076 4,988,599 30,777,988
2075 5,003,374 30,827,559
2074 5,018,067 30,866,891
2073 5,032,313 30,911,390
2072 5,046,145 30,954,923
2071 5,059,821 30,997,109
2070 5,073,405 31,037,381
2069 5,086,624 31,075,808
2068 5,100,021 31,109,149
2067 5,113,379 31,145,122
2066 5,126,654 31,175,867
2065 5,140,841 31,200,466
2064 5,154,898 31,215,062
2063 5,169,175 31,230,451
2062 5,183,334 31,243,713
2061 5,197,920 31,253,501
2060 5,212,905 31,262,578
2059 5,228,152 31,270,532
2058 5,242,966 31,271,671
2057 5,258,706 31,274,675
2056 5,274,797 31,266,571
2055 5,290,920 31,250,513
2054 5,306,678 31,236,686
2053 5,321,951 31,220,143
2052 5,337,100 31,192,608
2051 5,352,042 31,172,098
2050 5,366,251 31,137,475
2049 5,380,081 31,102,109
2048 5,393,571 31,060,623
2047 5,406,757 31,007,458
2046 5,419,535 30,958,617
2045 5,432,355 30,903,304
2044 5,444,871 30,843,044
2043 5,457,529 30,774,770
2042 5,469,797 30,692,483
2041 5,482,134 30,605,785
2040 5,494,276 30,502,599
2039 5,506,630 30,387,061
2038 5,518,788 30,266,220
2037 5,530,908 30,143,030
2036 5,542,684 30,012,966
2035 5,554,158 29,868,832
2034 5,565,174 29,716,052
2033 5,575,691 29,572,150
2032 5,585,700 29,426,362
2031 5,595,391 29,278,011
2030 5,604,388 29,137,930
2029 5,612,864 29,002,751
2028 5,620,473 28,878,872
2027 5,627,272 28,749,068
2026 5,631,965 28,628,678
2025 5,630,458 28,514,989
2024 5,619,911 28,405,543
2023 5,583,911 28,300,854
2022 5,556,106 28,213,017
2021 5,541,017 28,237,826
2020 5,529,543 28,444,077
2019 5,521,606 28,938,098
2018 5,515,525 29,807,592
2017 5,508,214 30,565,323
2016 5,495,303 30,765,720
2015 5,479,531 30,573,972
2014 5,461,512 30,254,079
2013 5,438,972 29,912,198
2012 5,413,971 29,553,826
2011 5,388,272 29,185,212
2010 5,363,352 28,813,101
2009 5,338,871 28,438,298
2008 5,313,399 28,053,696
2007 5,288,720 27,649,363
2006 5,266,268 27,224,686
2005 5,246,096 26,785,804
2004 5,228,172 26,340,838
2003 5,213,014 25,892,703
2002 5,200,598 25,435,671
2001 5,188,008 24,979,922
2000 5,176,209 24,526,708
1999 5,165,474 24,066,593
1998 5,153,498 23,601,337
1997 5,139,835 23,131,685
1996 5,124,573 22,662,113
1995 5,107,790 22,193,821
1994 5,088,333 21,725,188
1993 5,066,447 21,254,520
1992 5,041,992 20,780,948
1991 5,013,740 20,304,896
1990 4,986,431 19,827,010
1989 4,964,371 19,348,921
1988 4,946,481 18,871,020
1987 4,932,123 18,394,963
1986 4,918,154 17,923,536
1985 4,902,206 17,461,434
1984 4,881,803 17,008,841
1983 4,855,787 16,562,205
1982 4,826,933 16,121,874
1981 4,799,964 15,687,297
1980 4,779,535 15,258,218
1979 4,764,690 14,834,552
1978 4,752,528 14,416,684
1977 4,738,902 14,006,812
1976 4,725,664 13,606,284
1975 4,711,440 13,215,892
1974 4,690,574 12,835,351
1973 4,666,081 12,463,537
1972 4,639,657 12,099,180
1971 4,612,124 11,741,008
1970 4,606,307 11,387,790
1969 4,623,785 11,040,280
1968 4,626,469 10,697,530
1967 4,605,744 10,358,513
1966 4,580,869 10,024,854
1965 4,563,732 9,697,790
1964 4,548,543 9,377,712
1963 4,523,309 9,064,021
1962 4,491,443 8,756,870
1961 4,461,005 8,455,915
1960 4,429,634 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Venezuela
2100 -0.35% -0.51%
2099 -0.34% -0.53%
2098 -0.34% -0.5%
2097 -0.33% -0.5%
2096 -0.33% -0.47%
2095 -0.32% -0.44%
2094 -0.32% -0.44%
2093 -0.32% -0.39%
2092 -0.32% -0.38%
2091 -0.33% -0.37%
2090 -0.32% -0.36%
2089 -0.32% -0.32%
2088 -0.33% -0.31%
2087 -0.33% -0.3%
2086 -0.33% -0.27%
2085 -0.31% -0.25%
2084 -0.31% -0.24%
2083 -0.32% -0.23%
2082 -0.32% -0.22%
2081 -0.32% -0.21%
2080 -0.31% -0.21%
2079 -0.3% -0.2%
2078 -0.31% -0.18%
2077 -0.31% -0.16%
2076 -0.3% -0.16%
2075 -0.29% -0.13%
2074 -0.28% -0.14%
2073 -0.27% -0.14%
2072 -0.27% -0.14%
2071 -0.27% -0.13%
2070 -0.26% -0.12%
2069 -0.26% -0.11%
2068 -0.26% -0.12%
2067 -0.26% -0.1%
2066 -0.28% -0.08%
2065 -0.27% -0.05%
2064 -0.28% -0.05%
2063 -0.27% -0.04%
2062 -0.28% -0.03%
2061 -0.29% -0.03%
2060 -0.29% -0.03%
2059 -0.28% -0.004%
2058 -0.3% -0.01%
2057 -0.31% 0.03%
2056 -0.3% 0.05%
2055 -0.3% 0.04%
2054 -0.29% 0.05%
2053 -0.28% 0.09%
2052 -0.28% 0.07%
2051 -0.26% 0.11%
2050 -0.26% 0.11%
2049 -0.25% 0.13%
2048 -0.24% 0.17%
2047 -0.24% 0.16%
2046 -0.24% 0.18%
2045 -0.23% 0.2%
2044 -0.23% 0.22%
2043 -0.22% 0.27%
2042 -0.23% 0.28%
2041 -0.22% 0.34%
2040 -0.22% 0.38%
2039 -0.22% 0.4%
2038 -0.22% 0.41%
2037 -0.21% 0.43%
2036 -0.21% 0.48%
2035 -0.2% 0.51%
2034 -0.19% 0.49%
2033 -0.18% 0.5%
2032 -0.17% 0.51%
2031 -0.16% 0.48%
2030 -0.15% 0.47%
2029 -0.14% 0.43%
2028 -0.12% 0.45%
2027 -0.08% 0.42%
2026 0.03% 0.4%
2025 0.19% 0.39%
2024 0.64% 0.37%
2023 0.5% 0.31%
2022 0.27% -0.09%
2021 0.21% -0.73%
2020 0.14% -1.71%
2019 0.11% -2.92%
2018 0.13% -2.48%
2017 0.23% -0.65%
2016 0.29% 0.63%
2015 0.33% 1.06%
2014 0.41% 1.14%
2013 0.46% 1.21%
2012 0.48% 1.26%
2011 0.46% 1.29%
2010 0.46% 1.32%
2009 0.48% 1.37%
2008 0.47% 1.46%
2007 0.43% 1.56%
2006 0.38% 1.64%
2005 0.34% 1.69%
2004 0.29% 1.73%
2003 0.24% 1.8%
2002 0.24% 1.82%
2001 0.23% 1.85%
2000 0.21% 1.91%
1999 0.23% 1.97%
1998 0.27% 2.03%
1997 0.3% 2.07%
1996 0.33% 2.11%
1995 0.38% 2.16%
1994 0.43% 2.21%
1993 0.49% 2.28%
1992 0.56% 2.34%
1991 0.55% 2.41%
1990 0.44% 2.47%
1989 0.36% 2.53%
1988 0.29% 2.59%
1987 0.28% 2.63%
1986 0.33% 2.65%
1985 0.42% 2.66%
1984 0.54% 2.7%
1983 0.6% 2.73%
1982 0.56% 2.77%
1981 0.43% 2.81%
1980 0.31% 2.86%
1979 0.26% 2.9%
1978 0.29% 2.93%
1977 0.28% 2.94%
1976 0.3% 2.95%
1975 0.44% 2.96%
1974 0.52% 2.98%
1973 0.57% 3.01%
1972 0.6% 3.05%
1971 0.13% 3.1%
1970 -0.38% 3.15%
1969 -0.06% 3.2%
1968 0.45% 3.27%
1967 0.54% 3.33%
1966 0.38% 3.37%
1965 0.33% 3.41%
1964 0.56% 3.46%
1963 0.71% 3.51%
1962 0.68% 3.56%
1961 0.71% 3.63%

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/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Finland grew by 0.64%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Finland Venezuela
Current population
5631965
28661242
Population rank 120/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.35%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
12.1 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
8.56 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +99 +287
Annual growth/decline +36,000 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 122/197 143/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -100,467
Net migration rank 33/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -100,467
2024 - 26,894 - -105,297
2023 -17,869 38,156 213,020 -112,899
2022 -18,335 60,353 216,619 -141,107
2021 -7,757 22,484 207,746 -332,936
2020 -8,847 17,504 237,223 -524,649
2019 -8,282 15,671 274,826 -975,534
2018 -7,170 11,822 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 -3,856 13,356 340,222 -817,376
2016 -1,099 17,321 359,651 -283,270
2015 2,740 12,655 384,560 -77,417
2014 4,915 15,915 395,088 -62,437
2013 6,527 18,164 408,930 -57,818
2012 7,579 17,894 420,758 -55,131
2011 9,160 16,798 425,958 -54,384
2010 10,191 14,080 425,397 -52,781
2009 10,678 14,877 427,257 -50,286
2008 10,627 15,626 435,870 -43,636
2007 9,519 14,027 452,482 -36,060
2006 11,059 10,820 460,152 -27,240
2005 9,968 9,251 463,260 -18,407
2004 9,933 6,956 455,881 -10,798
2003 7,819 5,929 456,902 -5,729
2002 6,241 5,255 466,821 -3,944
2001 7,263 6,241 451,487 -2,856
2000 7,765 2,497 459,802 -1,999
1999 7,748 3,604 463,787 -1,376
1998 7,730 4,417 469,123 -1,010
1997 9,766 4,925 472,002 -816
1996 11,274 3,757 468,653 -708
1995 13,791 4,325 469,267 -622
1994 17,300 3,834 469,178 -559
1993 13,679 9,036 473,189 -477
1992 16,639 9,356 474,824 -381
1991 16,044 14,515 477,917 -236
1990 15,458 8,920 478,168 -69
1989 14,396 5,775 478,053 32
1988 14,344 1,765 477,569 137
1987 11,837 831 474,204 182
1986 13,279 1,491 468,252 201
1985 14,707 2,416 455,517 237
1984 20,015 3,972 449,186 247
1983 21,851 6,925 443,569 260
1982 22,686 7,109 436,564 260
1981 18,720 5,287 432,059 251
1980 18,640 -2,212 425,613 237
1979 19,535 -6,612 421,256 228
1978 20,436 -9,348 414,032 205
1977 21,799 -5,697 405,315 196
1976 21,738 -11,843 395,344 190
1975 21,673 -3,807 385,045 186
1974 17,824 5,891 375,678 173
1973 13,532 11,558 367,612 171
1972 14,847 12,613 360,749 173
1971 15,220 12,286 355,212 215
1970 20,268 -36,579 350,709 305
1969 21,732 -42,207 343,596 403
1968 28,684 -15,561 340,973 532
1967 33,622 -5,353 335,813 717
1966 34,356 -12,059 329,697 1,087
1965 33,771 -21,731 321,695 1,656
1964 38,208 -20,414 314,397 2,410
1963 40,258 -7,624 307,279 3,296
1962 38,627 -6,852 299,345 4,386
1961 41,487 -11,828 292,109 6,069
1960 42,082 -9,489 285,105 8,369

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

GeoRank.org/population/finland/venezuela | 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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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