| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Finland is 5,563,264 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Finland is projected at 5,548,360 or 5.548 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Finland is projected at 5,540,720 or 5.541 million people for the year 2020. Finland ranks number 117th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Finland is ranked 23rd among 48 countries in Europe.
Finland's population peak will be 2031 with 5.58 mn people after Finland's population will be decreased year by year. The Finlandn population is projected to reach 5.58 million in 2030 and decrease further to 5.49 million in 2050 and 5.25 million by 2100. Finland accounts for 0.070 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.157% in 1951 and is projected to decline at 0.048% by 2100.
Finland was at 76th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 130th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 5,540,720 | 8,564 | 0.15 | 0.071 |
| 2021 | 5,548,360 | 7,640 | 0.14 | 0.070 |
| 2022 | 5,554,960 | 6,600 | 0.12 | 0.070 |
| 2023 | 5,560,624 | 5,664 | 0.10 | 0.069 |
| 2024 | 5,565,466 | 4,842 | 0.09 | 0.069 |
| 2025 | 5,569,572 | 4,106 | 0.07 | 0.068 |
| 2026 | 5,573,028 | 3,456 | 0.06 | 0.067 |
| 2027 | 5,575,894 | 2,866 | 0.05 | 0.067 |
| 2028 | 5,578,139 | 2,245 | 0.04 | 0.066 |
| 2029 | 5,579,704 | 1,565 | 0.03 | 0.066 |
| 2030 | 5,580,537 | 833 | 0.01 | 0.065 |
| 2031 | 5,580,676 | 139 | 0.00 | 0.065 |
| 2032 | 5,580,152 | -524 | -0.01 | 0.064 |
| 2033 | 5,578,960 | -1,192 | -0.02 | 0.064 |
| 2034 | 5,577,040 | -1,920 | -0.03 | 0.063 |
| 2035 | 5,574,392 | -2,648 | -0.05 | 0.063 |
| 2036 | 5,571,008 | -3,384 | -0.06 | 0.062 |
| 2037 | 5,566,957 | -4,051 | -0.07 | 0.062 |
| 2038 | 5,562,317 | -4,640 | -0.08 | 0.061 |
| 2039 | 5,557,224 | -5,093 | -0.09 | 0.061 |
| 2040 | 5,551,766 | -5,458 | -0.10 | 0.060 |
| 2041 | 5,546,006 | -5,760 | -0.10 | 0.060 |
| 2042 | 5,539,963 | -6,043 | -0.11 | 0.059 |
| 2043 | 5,533,673 | -6,290 | -0.11 | 0.059 |
| 2044 | 5,527,196 | -6,477 | -0.12 | 0.059 |
| 2045 | 5,520,554 | -6,642 | -0.12 | 0.058 |
| 2046 | 5,513,812 | -6,742 | -0.12 | 0.058 |
| 2047 | 5,506,982 | -6,830 | -0.12 | 0.057 |
| 2048 | 5,500,096 | -6,886 | -0.13 | 0.057 |
| 2049 | 5,493,149 | -6,947 | -0.13 | 0.057 |
| 2050 | 5,486,143 | -7,006 | -0.13 | 0.056 |
| 2051 | 5,479,128 | -7,015 | -0.13 | 0.056 |
| 2052 | 5,472,135 | -6,993 | -0.13 | 0.056 |
| 2053 | 5,465,199 | -6,936 | -0.13 | 0.055 |
| 2054 | 5,458,365 | -6,834 | -0.13 | 0.055 |
| 2055 | 5,451,676 | -6,689 | -0.12 | 0.055 |
| 2056 | 5,445,146 | -6,530 | -0.12 | 0.054 |
| 2057 | 5,438,799 | -6,347 | -0.12 | 0.054 |
| 2058 | 5,432,717 | -6,082 | -0.11 | 0.054 |
| 2059 | 5,427,007 | -5,710 | -0.11 | 0.054 |
| 2060 | 5,421,724 | -5,283 | -0.10 | 0.053 |
| 2061 | 5,416,883 | -4,841 | -0.09 | 0.053 |
| 2062 | 5,412,457 | -4,426 | -0.08 | 0.053 |
| 2063 | 5,408,417 | -4,040 | -0.07 | 0.053 |
| 2064 | 5,404,697 | -3,720 | -0.07 | 0.053 |
| 2065 | 5,401,247 | -3,450 | -0.06 | 0.052 |
| 2066 | 5,398,041 | -3,206 | -0.06 | 0.052 |
| 2067 | 5,395,058 | -2,983 | -0.06 | 0.052 |
| 2068 | 5,392,171 | -2,887 | -0.05 | 0.052 |
| 2069 | 5,389,277 | -2,894 | -0.05 | 0.052 |
| 2070 | 5,386,266 | -3,011 | -0.06 | 0.051 |
| 2071 | 5,383,090 | -3,176 | -0.06 | 0.051 |
| 2072 | 5,379,746 | -3,344 | -0.06 | 0.051 |
| 2073 | 5,376,184 | -3,562 | -0.07 | 0.051 |
| 2074 | 5,372,372 | -3,812 | -0.07 | 0.051 |
| 2075 | 5,368,307 | -4,065 | -0.08 | 0.051 |
| 2076 | 5,363,963 | -4,344 | -0.08 | 0.051 |
| 2077 | 5,359,346 | -4,617 | -0.09 | 0.050 |
| 2078 | 5,354,481 | -4,865 | -0.09 | 0.050 |
| 2079 | 5,349,418 | -5,063 | -0.09 | 0.050 |
| 2080 | 5,344,188 | -5,230 | -0.10 | 0.050 |
| 2081 | 5,338,819 | -5,369 | -0.10 | 0.050 |
| 2082 | 5,333,339 | -5,480 | -0.10 | 0.050 |
| 2083 | 5,327,777 | -5,562 | -0.10 | 0.050 |
| 2084 | 5,322,193 | -5,584 | -0.10 | 0.050 |
| 2085 | 5,316,625 | -5,568 | -0.10 | 0.049 |
| 2086 | 5,311,106 | -5,519 | -0.10 | 0.049 |
| 2087 | 5,305,658 | -5,448 | -0.10 | 0.049 |
| 2088 | 5,300,337 | -5,321 | -0.10 | 0.049 |
| 2089 | 5,295,183 | -5,154 | -0.10 | 0.049 |
| 2090 | 5,290,238 | -4,945 | -0.09 | 0.049 |
| 2091 | 5,285,523 | -4,715 | -0.09 | 0.049 |
| 2092 | 5,281,064 | -4,459 | -0.08 | 0.049 |
| 2093 | 5,276,852 | -4,212 | -0.08 | 0.049 |
| 2094 | 5,272,892 | -3,960 | -0.08 | 0.049 |
| 2095 | 5,269,180 | -3,712 | -0.07 | 0.049 |
| 2096 | 5,265,711 | -3,469 | -0.07 | 0.048 |
| 2097 | 5,262,492 | -3,219 | -0.06 | 0.048 |
| 2098 | 5,259,528 | -2,964 | -0.06 | 0.048 |
| 2099 | 5,256,817 | -2,711 | -0.05 | 0.048 |
| 2100 | 5,254,366 | -2,451 | -0.05 | 0.048 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 4,008,294 | - | - | 0.158 |
| 1951 | 4,050,492 | 42,198 | 1.05 | 0.157 |
| 1952 | 4,096,554 | 46,062 | 1.14 | 0.156 |
| 1953 | 4,144,297 | 47,743 | 1.17 | 0.155 |
| 1954 | 4,191,979 | 47,682 | 1.15 | 0.154 |
| 1955 | 4,238,275 | 46,296 | 1.10 | 0.153 |
| 1956 | 4,282,379 | 44,104 | 1.04 | 0.152 |
| 1957 | 4,323,921 | 41,542 | 0.97 | 0.150 |
| 1958 | 4,362,913 | 38,992 | 0.90 | 0.149 |
| 1959 | 4,399,674 | 36,761 | 0.84 | 0.148 |
| 1960 | 4,434,590 | 34,916 | 0.79 | 0.146 |
| 1961 | 4,467,773 | 33,183 | 0.75 | 0.145 |
| 1962 | 4,498,817 | 31,044 | 0.69 | 0.143 |
| 1963 | 4,526,746 | 27,929 | 0.62 | 0.141 |
| 1964 | 4,550,239 | 23,493 | 0.52 | 0.139 |
| 1965 | 4,568,598 | 18,359 | 0.40 | 0.137 |
| 1966 | 4,581,115 | 12,517 | 0.27 | 0.134 |
| 1967 | 4,588,656 | 7,541 | 0.16 | 0.132 |
| 1968 | 4,594,024 | 5,368 | 0.12 | 0.129 |
| 1969 | 4,601,033 | 7,009 | 0.15 | 0.127 |
| 1970 | 4,612,366 | 11,333 | 0.25 | 0.125 |
| 1971 | 4,629,380 | 17,014 | 0.37 | 0.123 |
| 1972 | 4,651,172 | 21,792 | 0.47 | 0.121 |
| 1973 | 4,675,456 | 24,284 | 0.52 | 0.119 |
| 1974 | 4,698,779 | 23,323 | 0.50 | 0.117 |
| 1975 | 4,718,749 | 19,970 | 0.43 | 0.116 |
| 1976 | 4,734,437 | 15,688 | 0.33 | 0.114 |
| 1977 | 4,746,932 | 12,495 | 0.26 | 0.112 |
| 1978 | 4,758,252 | 11,320 | 0.24 | 0.111 |
| 1979 | 4,771,345 | 13,093 | 0.28 | 0.109 |
| 1980 | 4,788,243 | 16,898 | 0.35 | 0.107 |
| 1981 | 4,809,813 | 21,570 | 0.45 | 0.106 |
| 1982 | 4,835,100 | 25,287 | 0.53 | 0.105 |
| 1983 | 4,862,178 | 27,078 | 0.56 | 0.103 |
| 1984 | 4,888,204 | 26,026 | 0.54 | 0.102 |
| 1985 | 4,911,220 | 23,016 | 0.47 | 0.101 |
| 1986 | 4,930,341 | 19,121 | 0.39 | 0.099 |
| 1987 | 4,946,373 | 16,032 | 0.33 | 0.098 |
| 1988 | 4,961,087 | 14,714 | 0.30 | 0.096 |
| 1989 | 4,977,115 | 16,028 | 0.32 | 0.095 |
| 1990 | 4,996,222 | 19,107 | 0.38 | 0.094 |
| 1991 | 5,019,125 | 22,903 | 0.46 | 0.093 |
| 1992 | 5,044,925 | 25,800 | 0.51 | 0.092 |
| 1993 | 5,071,789 | 26,864 | 0.53 | 0.091 |
| 1994 | 5,097,097 | 25,308 | 0.50 | 0.090 |
| 1995 | 5,119,005 | 21,908 | 0.43 | 0.089 |
| 1996 | 5,136,979 | 17,974 | 0.35 | 0.088 |
| 1997 | 5,151,746 | 14,767 | 0.29 | 0.087 |
| 1998 | 5,164,242 | 12,496 | 0.24 | 0.086 |
| 1999 | 5,175,926 | 11,684 | 0.23 | 0.085 |
| 2000 | 5,187,954 | 12,028 | 0.23 | 0.084 |
| 2001 | 5,200,477 | 12,523 | 0.24 | 0.084 |
| 2002 | 5,213,366 | 12,889 | 0.25 | 0.083 |
| 2003 | 5,227,093 | 13,727 | 0.26 | 0.082 |
| 2004 | 5,242,170 | 15,077 | 0.29 | 0.081 |
| 2005 | 5,258,927 | 16,757 | 0.32 | 0.080 |
| 2006 | 5,277,491 | 18,564 | 0.35 | 0.080 |
| 2007 | 5,297,739 | 20,248 | 0.38 | 0.079 |
| 2008 | 5,319,449 | 21,710 | 0.41 | 0.078 |
| 2009 | 5,342,262 | 22,813 | 0.43 | 0.078 |
| 2010 | 5,365,782 | 23,520 | 0.44 | 0.077 |
| 2011 | 5,390,038 | 24,256 | 0.45 | 0.077 |
| 2012 | 5,414,770 | 24,732 | 0.46 | 0.076 |
| 2013 | 5,438,982 | 24,212 | 0.45 | 0.075 |
| 2014 | 5,461,411 | 22,429 | 0.41 | 0.075 |
| 2015 | 5,481,122 | 19,711 | 0.36 | 0.074 |
| 2016 | 5,497,713 | 16,591 | 0.30 | 0.074 |
| 2017 | 5,511,371 | 13,658 | 0.25 | 0.073 |
| 2018 | 5,522,576 | 11,205 | 0.20 | 0.072 |
| 2019 | 5,532,156 | 9,580 | 0.17 | 0.072 |