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

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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

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.