Finland vs Norway: Has the population peaked?

Finland

5.60 million people

in 2023

Norway

5.52 million people

in 2023

Finland rank

117th

Norway rank

118th

Has the population peaked? over time

Finland currently reports 5.60 million people against 5.52 million people in Norway, a difference of 82,010 people.

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

Finland ranks 117th and Norway ranks 118th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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