Finland vs Russia: Natural population growth

Finland
-0.2933
in 2023
Russia
-0.3422
in 2023
Finland rank
212th
Russia rank
214th

Natural population growth over time

  • Finland
  • Russia
-0.500.511.5195019862023

How they compare

Finland currently reports -0.2933 against -0.3422 in Russia, a difference of 0.0489.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.

Finland ranks 212th and Russia ranks 214th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.19 1.61 0.4116 Russia
1960s 0.781 1 0.2217 Russia
1970s 0.4013 0.6231 0.2218 Russia
1980s 0.3493 0.604 0.2547 Russia
1990s 0.2562 -0.3735 0.6297 Finland
2000s 0.1688 -0.5067 0.6755 Finland
2010s 0.0381 -0.0503 0.0885 Finland
2020s -0.2326 -0.4784 0.2458 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth, Finland or Russia?
Finland, at -0.2933 against -0.3422 in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth between Finland and Russia?
0.0489, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Russia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Russia rank globally for natural population growth?
Finland ranks 212th and Russia ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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