Finland vs Singapore: Population
Finland
5.60 million people
in 2023
Singapore
5.79 million people
in 2023
Finland rank
117th
Singapore rank
115th
Population over time
- Finland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 5.79 million people against 5.60 million people in Finland, a difference of 187,910 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 115th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 39 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 74,000 people | 78 people | 73,922 people | Finland |
| 1100s | 86,000 people | 118 people | 85,882 people | Finland |
| 1200s | 98,000 people | 177 people | 97,823 people | Finland |
| 1300s | 110,000 people | 265 people | 109,735 people | Finland |
| 1400s | 100,000 people | 398 people | 99,602 people | Finland |
| 1500s | 100,000 people | 597 people | 99,403 people | Finland |
| 1600s | 200,000 people | 896 people | 199,104 people | Finland |
| 1700s | 400,119 people | 1,345 people | 398,774 people | Finland |
| 1710s | 437,513 people | 1,740 people | 435,773 people | Finland |
| 1720s | 478,402 people | 2,252 people | 476,150 people | Finland |
| 1730s | 523,113 people | 2,915 people | 520,198 people | Finland |
| 1740s | 572,002 people | 3,772 people | 568,230 people | Finland |
| 1750s | 625,460 people | 4,882 people | 620,578 people | Finland |
| 1760s | 683,914 people | 6,318 people | 677,596 people | Finland |
| 1770s | 747,832 people | 8,176 people | 739,656 people | Finland |
| 1780s | 817,722 people | 10,581 people | 807,141 people | Finland |
| 1790s | 894,145 people | 13,693 people | 880,452 people | Finland |
| 1800s | 872,564 people | 30,000 people | 842,564 people | Finland |
| 1810s | 1.06 million people | 30,013 people | 1.03 million people | Finland |
| 1820s | 1.25 million people | 33,066 people | 1.22 million people | Finland |
| 1830s | 1.40 million people | 40,654 people | 1.36 million people | Finland |
| 1840s | 1.52 million people | 50,055 people | 1.47 million people | Finland |
| 1850s | 1.68 million people | 61,363 people | 1.61 million people | Finland |
| 1860s | 1.74 million people | 74,877 people | 1.67 million people | Finland |
| 1870s | 1.88 million people | 96,297 people | 1.79 million people | Finland |
| 1880s | 2.18 million people | 131,029 people | 2.05 million people | Finland |
| 1890s | 2.49 million people | 178,602 people | 2.31 million people | Finland |
| 1900s | 2.77 million people | 254,774 people | 2.51 million people | Finland |
| 1910s | 3.02 million people | 343,343 people | 2.67 million people | Finland |
| 1920s | 3.27 million people | 464,790 people | 2.80 million people | Finland |
| 1930s | 3.55 million people | 644,850 people | 2.91 million people | Finland |
| 1940s | 3.83 million people | 844,742 people | 2.99 million people | Finland |
| 1950s | 4.21 million people | 1.29 million people | 2.92 million people | Finland |
| 1960s | 4.55 million people | 1.84 million people | 2.70 million people | Finland |
| 1970s | 4.69 million people | 2.25 million people | 2.44 million people | Finland |
| 1980s | 4.88 million people | 2.71 million people | 2.18 million people | Finland |
| 1990s | 5.09 million people | 3.50 million people | 1.59 million people | Finland |
| 2000s | 5.25 million people | 4.37 million people | 880,253 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 5.46 million people | 5.44 million people | 18,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 5.56 million people | 5.65 million people | 91,062 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Finland or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 5.79 million people against 5.60 million people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Finland and Singapore?
- 187,910 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Singapore rank globally for population?
- Finland ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 115th 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.