Population by world region in Finland

Finland: Population by world region was 4.60 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
4.60 million people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
130th
of 238 countries
All-time high
5.62 million people
in 2025
All-time low
74,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Finland, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2100, population by world region in Finland stood at 4.60 million people.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Finland peaked at 5.62 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74,000 people, in 1000.

Finland ranks 130th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 74,000 people 74,000 people 74,000 people 1
1100s 86,000 people 86,000 people 86,000 people 1
1200s 98,000 people 98,000 people 98,000 people 1
1300s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1400s 100,000 people 100,000 people 100,000 people 1
1500s 100,000 people 100,000 people 100,000 people 1
1600s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1700s 400,119 people 400,119 people 400,119 people 1
1710s 437,513 people 437,513 people 437,513 people 1
1720s 478,402 people 478,402 people 478,402 people 1
1730s 523,113 people 523,113 people 523,113 people 1
1740s 572,002 people 572,002 people 572,002 people 1
1750s 625,460 people 625,460 people 625,460 people 1
1760s 683,914 people 683,914 people 683,914 people 1
1770s 747,832 people 747,832 people 747,832 people 1
1780s 817,722 people 817,722 people 817,722 people 1
1790s 894,145 people 894,145 people 894,145 people 1
1800s 872,564 people 800,000 people 948,890 people 10
1810s 1.06 million people 967,405 people 1.15 million people 10
1820s 1.25 million people 1.17 million people 1.34 million people 10
1830s 1.40 million people 1.36 million people 1.44 million people 10
1840s 1.52 million people 1.45 million people 1.61 million people 10
1850s 1.68 million people 1.62 million people 1.72 million people 10
1860s 1.74 million people 1.73 million people 1.76 million people 10
1870s 1.88 million people 1.77 million people 2.01 million people 10
1880s 2.18 million people 2.04 million people 2.33 million people 10
1890s 2.49 million people 2.36 million people 2.61 million people 10
1900s 2.77 million people 2.64 million people 2.89 million people 10
1910s 3.02 million people 2.92 million people 3.11 million people 10
1920s 3.27 million people 3.13 million people 3.41 million people 10
1930s 3.55 million people 3.44 million people 3.67 million people 10
1940s 3.83 million people 3.70 million people 3.97 million people 10
1950s 4.21 million people 4.01 million people 4.39 million people 10
1960s 4.55 million people 4.43 million people 4.63 million people 10
1970s 4.69 million people 4.61 million people 4.76 million people 10
1980s 4.88 million people 4.78 million people 4.96 million people 10
1990s 5.09 million people 4.99 million people 5.17 million people 10
2000s 5.25 million people 5.18 million people 5.34 million people 10
2010s 5.46 million people 5.36 million people 5.52 million people 10
2020s 5.59 million people 5.53 million people 5.62 million people 10
2030s 5.54 million people 5.49 million people 5.59 million people 10
2040s 5.42 million people 5.37 million people 5.48 million people 10
2050s 5.28 million people 5.21 million people 5.35 million people 10
2060s 5.13 million people 5.07 million people 5.20 million people 10
2070s 5.00 million people 4.93 million people 5.06 million people 10
2080s 4.84 million people 4.77 million people 4.91 million people 10
2090s 4.69 million people 4.62 million people 4.76 million people 10
2100s 4.60 million people 4.60 million people 4.60 million people 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 127 El Salvador 5.07 million people compare
  2. 128 Equatorial Guinea 5.00 million people compare
  3. 129 Guinea-Bissau 4.67 million people compare
  4. 131 Belarus 4.35 million people compare
  5. 132 Singapore 4.16 million people compare
  6. 133 Botswana 3.84 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Finland?
Population by world region in Finland was 4.60 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 5.62 million people in 2025.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 74,000 people in 1000.
How does Finland rank for population by world region?
Finland ranks 130th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.