Finland vs Singapore: Has the population peaked?

Finland
5.60 million people
in 2023
Singapore
5.79 million people
in 2023
Finland rank
117th
Singapore rank
115th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Finland
  • Singapore
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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 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 115th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Singapore Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, Finland or Singapore?
Singapore, at 5.79 million people against 5.60 million people in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Finland and Singapore?
187,910 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Singapore rank globally for has the population peaked??
Finland ranks 117th and Singapore ranks 115th 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.