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