Finland vs Liberia: Has the population peaked?

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

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Finland
  • Liberia
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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.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 117th and Liberia ranks 120th of 236 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Liberia Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, Finland or Liberia?
Finland, at 5.60 million people against 5.49 million people in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Finland and Liberia?
108,140 people, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Liberia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Liberia rank globally for has the population peaked??
Finland ranks 117th and Liberia ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.