Finland population
Finland: 5.65 million people in 2025 (5,646,436), 117th of 217 countries and areas — and 5.34 million projected for 2050.
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Where it stands
In 2025 Finland has 5,646,436 people, which is 0.069% of the 8.19 billion counted across the 217 countries and areas on this site. That puts it 117th by population, behind Liberia and ahead of Norway.
Since 1960
In 1960 the figure was 4,429,634. Since then the population has grown 1.27×, an average of 0.37% a year upward. It has not yet doubled since then.
The population peaked in 2025 at 5,646,436, and it has not fallen since. By 2050 the projected total is 5,344,446, 5.3% below the 2025 figure.
The ranking in 2050
In 2050 the projected rank is 127th, down 10 places from 117th. Rankings move when other countries grow faster or slower, not only when Finland changes.
People and land
Finland covers 303,960 km² of land, so 2025 density is 19 people per km² — 191st most crowded of 216 places with an area figure. At that density a square 10 km on a side holds about 1,858 people.
The fertility rate was 1.25 births per woman in 2024, below the roughly 2.1 needed to keep a population steady without migration; life expectancy at birth was 82.3 years (2024); 14.3% of people were under 15 and 24.2% were 65 or older (2025); 75% of the population lived in cities. These shape the curve above: a young population keeps growing after fertility falls, an old one starts shrinking sooner.
Its nearest neighbours in the ranking are Liberia just above, with 5.73 million (1.02× as many), and Norway just below, with 5.61 million (1.01× as many as Norway has).
How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.