What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Finland and Rwanda?

1,116 immigrants, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Rwanda?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Rwanda: Total number of international immigrants

Finland

514,432 immigrants

in 2024

Rwanda

513,316 immigrants

in 2024

Finland rank

81st

Rwanda rank

82nd

Total number of international immigrants over time

Finland
Rwanda

How they compare

Finland currently reports 514,432 immigrants against 513,316 immigrants in Rwanda, a difference of 1,116 immigrants.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Finland ranks 81st and Rwanda ranks 82nd of 232 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	81,492 immigrants	187,880 immigrants	106,388 immigrants	Rwanda
2000s	164,186 immigrants	385,132 immigrants	220,946 immigrants	Rwanda
2010s	271,668 immigrants	470,774 immigrants	199,106 immigrants	Rwanda
2020s	450,242 immigrants	513,612 immigrants	63,370 immigrants	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Finland or Rwanda?: Finland, at 514,432 immigrants against 513,316 immigrants in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Finland and Rwanda?: 1,116 immigrants, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Rwanda?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Finland and Rwanda rank globally for total number of international immigrants?: Finland ranks 81st and Rwanda ranks 82nd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total number of international immigrants
Unit: immigrants
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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