Finland vs Slovakia: Population
Finland
5.60 million people
in 2023
Slovakia
5.52 million people
in 2023
Finland rank
117th
Slovakia rank
119th
Population over time
- Finland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 5.60 million people against 5.52 million people in Slovakia, a difference of 83,120 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Slovakia ahead.
Finland ranks 117th and Slovakia ranks 119th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Slovakia in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 74,000 people | 350,000 people | 276,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1100s | 86,000 people | 420,000 people | 334,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1200s | 98,000 people | 560,000 people | 462,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1300s | 110,000 people | 840,000 people | 730,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1400s | 100,000 people | 700,000 people | 600,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1500s | 100,000 people | 840,000 people | 740,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1600s | 200,000 people | 1.26 million people | 1.06 million people | Slovakia |
| 1700s | 400,119 people | 1.14 million people | 741,431 people | Slovakia |
| 1710s | 437,513 people | 1.19 million people | 750,627 people | Slovakia |
| 1720s | 478,402 people | 1.24 million people | 758,238 people | Slovakia |
| 1730s | 523,113 people | 1.29 million people | 763,997 people | Slovakia |
| 1740s | 572,002 people | 1.34 million people | 767,648 people | Slovakia |
| 1750s | 625,460 people | 1.39 million people | 768,870 people | Slovakia |
| 1760s | 683,914 people | 1.45 million people | 767,326 people | Slovakia |
| 1770s | 747,832 people | 1.51 million people | 762,638 people | Slovakia |
| 1780s | 817,722 people | 1.57 million people | 754,398 people | Slovakia |
| 1790s | 894,145 people | 1.64 million people | 742,145 people | Slovakia |
| 1800s | 872,564 people | 2.14 million people | 1.27 million people | Slovakia |
| 1810s | 1.06 million people | 2.14 million people | 1.09 million people | Slovakia |
| 1820s | 1.25 million people | 2.18 million people | 923,415 people | Slovakia |
| 1830s | 1.40 million people | 2.26 million people | 861,362 people | Slovakia |
| 1840s | 1.52 million people | 2.34 million people | 819,928 people | Slovakia |
| 1850s | 1.68 million people | 2.43 million people | 755,533 people | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 1.74 million people | 2.52 million people | 776,525 people | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 1.88 million people | 2.61 million people | 730,140 people | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 2.18 million people | 2.71 million people | 525,466 people | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 2.49 million people | 2.81 million people | 324,002 people | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 2.77 million people | 2.91 million people | 145,368 people | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 3.02 million people | 3.02 million people | 5,183 people | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 3.27 million people | 3.13 million people | 135,494 people | Finland |
| 1930s | 3.55 million people | 3.25 million people | 302,582 people | Finland |
| 1940s | 3.83 million people | 3.38 million people | 456,269 people | Finland |
| 1950s | 4.21 million people | 3.76 million people | 442,894 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 4.55 million people | 4.33 million people | 214,682 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 4.69 million people | 4.72 million people | 29,896 people | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 4.88 million people | 5.13 million people | 245,836 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 5.09 million people | 5.34 million people | 247,711 people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 5.25 million people | 5.38 million people | 132,499 people | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 5.46 million people | 5.42 million people | 38,979 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 5.56 million people | 5.47 million people | 88,028 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Finland or Slovakia?
- Finland, at 5.60 million people against 5.52 million people in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Finland and Slovakia?
- 83,120 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovakia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Slovakia rank globally for population?
- Finland ranks 117th and Slovakia ranks 119th 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.