Finland vs Slovakia: Has the population peaked?
Finland
5.60 million people
in 2023
Slovakia
5.52 million people
in 2023
Finland rank
117th
Slovakia rank
119th
Has the population peaked? 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 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 117th and Slovakia ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 has the population peaked?, Finland or Slovakia?
- Finland, at 5.60 million people against 5.52 million people in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Finland and Slovakia?
- 83,120 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Slovakia rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Finland ranks 117th and Slovakia ranks 119th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.