Finland vs Liberia: Population

Finland
5.60 million people
in 2023
Liberia
5.49 million people
in 2023
Finland rank
117th
Liberia rank
120th

Population over time

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How they compare

Finland currently reports 5.60 million people against 5.49 million people in Liberia, a difference of 108,140 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Liberia ahead.

Finland ranks 117th and Liberia ranks 120th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 33 and Liberia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Liberia Difference Ahead
1000s 74,000 people 262,833 people 188,833 people Liberia
1100s 86,000 people 276,667 people 190,667 people Liberia
1200s 98,000 people 291,228 people 193,228 people Liberia
1300s 110,000 people 306,556 people 196,556 people Liberia
1400s 100,000 people 322,690 people 222,690 people Liberia
1500s 100,000 people 339,674 people 239,674 people Liberia
1600s 200,000 people 357,552 people 157,552 people Liberia
1700s 400,119 people 376,370 people 23,749 people Finland
1710s 437,513 people 379,788 people 57,725 people Finland
1720s 478,402 people 383,383 people 95,019 people Finland
1730s 523,113 people 387,170 people 135,943 people Finland
1740s 572,002 people 391,171 people 180,831 people Finland
1750s 625,460 people 395,407 people 230,053 people Finland
1760s 683,914 people 399,906 people 284,008 people Finland
1770s 747,832 people 404,699 people 343,133 people Finland
1780s 817,722 people 409,821 people 407,901 people Finland
1790s 894,145 people 415,318 people 478,827 people Finland
1800s 872,564 people 313,542 people 559,021 people Finland
1810s 1.06 million people 313,552 people 741,518 people Finland
1820s 1.25 million people 316,014 people 937,958 people Finland
1830s 1.40 million people 321,430 people 1.08 million people Finland
1840s 1.52 million people 327,005 people 1.20 million people Finland
1850s 1.68 million people 340,142 people 1.34 million people Finland
1860s 1.74 million people 364,776 people 1.38 million people Finland
1870s 1.88 million people 395,072 people 1.49 million people Finland
1880s 2.18 million people 430,071 people 1.75 million people Finland
1890s 2.49 million people 468,099 people 2.02 million people Finland
1900s 2.77 million people 509,366 people 2.26 million people Finland
1910s 3.02 million people 551,477 people 2.46 million people Finland
1920s 3.27 million people 612,746 people 2.66 million people Finland
1930s 3.55 million people 707,429 people 2.85 million people Finland
1940s 3.83 million people 828,354 people 3.00 million people Finland
1950s 4.21 million people 1.01 million people 3.20 million people Finland
1960s 4.55 million people 1.28 million people 3.27 million people Finland
1970s 4.69 million people 1.66 million people 3.03 million people Finland
1980s 4.88 million people 2.21 million people 2.67 million people Finland
1990s 5.09 million people 2.29 million people 2.80 million people Finland
2000s 5.25 million people 3.35 million people 1.89 million people Finland
2010s 5.46 million people 4.59 million people 864,728 people Finland
2020s 5.56 million people 5.32 million people 241,508 people Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Finland or Liberia?
Finland, at 5.60 million people against 5.49 million people in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Finland and Liberia?
108,140 people, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Liberia?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Finland and Liberia rank globally for population?
Finland ranks 117th and Liberia ranks 120th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.