Finland vs New Zealand: Population projections

Finland
6.49 million Persons
in 2070
New Zealand
7.50 million Persons
in 2070
Finland rank
33rd
New Zealand rank
32nd

Population projections over time

  • Finland
  • New Zealand
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M202420472070

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 7.50 million Persons against 6.49 million Persons in Finland, a difference of 1.01 million Persons.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 43 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland New Zealand Difference Ahead
2020s 5.69 million Persons 5.42 million Persons 275,548 Persons Finland
2030s 5.88 million Persons 5.85 million Persons 31,466 Persons Finland
2040s 6.07 million Persons 6.36 million Persons 285,642 Persons New Zealand
2050s 6.24 million Persons 6.83 million Persons 585,901 Persons New Zealand
2060s 6.40 million Persons 7.27 million Persons 860,928 Persons New Zealand
2070s 6.49 million Persons 7.50 million Persons 1.01 million Persons New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Finland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 7.50 million Persons against 6.49 million Persons in Finland as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Finland and New Zealand?
1.01 million Persons, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for population projections?
Finland ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.