Finland vs Germany: Population growth rate

Finland
0.4%
in 2023
Germany
0.3%
in 2023
Finland rank
156th
Germany rank
159th

Population growth rate over time

  • Finland
  • Germany
-1-0.500.511.5195019862023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 156th and Germany ranks 159th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Germany Difference Ahead
1950s 1.0% 0.4% 0.7% Finland
1960s 0.4% 0.8% 0.3% Germany
1970s 0.3% -0.0% 0.3% Finland
1980s 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% Finland
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Finland
2000s 0.3% -0.1% 0.5% Finland
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Germany
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Finland or Germany?
Finland, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Finland and Germany?
0.1%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Germany rank globally for population growth rate?
Finland ranks 156th and Germany ranks 159th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.