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
131st
of 239 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
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 131st of 239 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.
Population by world region in Finland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 74,000 people | — |
| 1100 | 86,000 people | +16.2% |
| 1200 | 98,000 people | +14.0% |
| 1300 | 110,000 people | +12.2% |
| 1400 | 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1500 | 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1600 | 200,000 people | +100.0% |
| 1700 | 400,119 people | +100.1% |
| 1710 | 437,513 people | +9.3% |
| 1720 | 478,402 people | +9.3% |
| 1730 | 523,113 people | +9.3% |
| 1740 | 572,002 people | +9.3% |
| 1750 | 625,460 people | +9.3% |
| 1760 | 683,914 people | +9.3% |
| 1770 | 747,832 people | +9.3% |
| 1780 | 817,722 people | +9.3% |
| 1790 | 894,145 people | +9.3% |
| 1800 | 800,000 people | -10.5% |
| 1801 | 815,316 people | +1.9% |
| 1802 | 830,926 people | +1.9% |
| 1803 | 846,835 people | +1.9% |
| 1804 | 863,048 people | +1.9% |
| 1805 | 879,571 people | +1.9% |
| 1806 | 896,411 people | +1.9% |
| 1807 | 913,574 people | +1.9% |
| 1808 | 931,065 people | +1.9% |
| 1809 | 948,890 people | +1.9% |
| 1810 | 967,405 people | +2.0% |
| 1811 | 985,927 people | +1.9% |
| 1812 | 1.00 million people | +1.9% |
| 1813 | 1.02 million people | +1.9% |
| 1814 | 1.04 million people | +1.9% |
| 1815 | 1.06 million people | +1.9% |
| 1816 | 1.08 million people | +1.9% |
| 1817 | 1.10 million people | +1.9% |
| 1818 | 1.13 million people | +1.9% |
| 1819 | 1.15 million people | +1.8% |
| 1820 | 1.17 million people | +1.8% |
| 1821 | 1.19 million people | +1.7% |
| 1822 | 1.21 million people | +1.6% |
| 1823 | 1.22 million people | +1.6% |
| 1824 | 1.24 million people | +1.6% |
| 1825 | 1.26 million people | +1.6% |
| 1826 | 1.28 million people | +1.6% |
| 1827 | 1.30 million people | +1.6% |
| 1828 | 1.32 million people | +1.6% |
| 1829 | 1.34 million people | +1.3% |
| 1830 | 1.36 million people | +1.1% |
| 1831 | 1.37 million people | +0.9% |
| 1832 | 1.38 million people | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 1.39 million people | +0.6% |
| 1834 | 1.39 million people | +0.6% |
| 1835 | 1.40 million people | +0.6% |
| 1836 | 1.41 million people | +0.6% |
| 1837 | 1.42 million people | +0.6% |
| 1838 | 1.43 million people | +0.6% |
| 1839 | 1.44 million people | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 1.45 million people | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 1.46 million people | +1.0% |
| 1842 | 1.48 million people | +1.1% |
| 1843 | 1.49 million people | +1.2% |
| 1844 | 1.51 million people | +1.2% |
| 1845 | 1.53 million people | +1.2% |
| 1846 | 1.55 million people | +1.2% |
| 1847 | 1.57 million people | +1.2% |
| 1848 | 1.59 million people | +1.2% |
| 1849 | 1.61 million people | +1.1% |
| 1850 | 1.62 million people | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 1.64 million people | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 1.65 million people | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 1.66 million people | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 1.67 million people | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 1.68 million people | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 1.69 million people | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 1.70 million people | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 1.72 million people | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 1.72 million people | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 1.73 million people | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 1.74 million people | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 1.74 million people | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 1.74 million people | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 1.74 million people | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 1.75 million people | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 1.75 million people | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 1.75 million people | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 1.75 million people | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 1.76 million people | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 1.77 million people | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 1.79 million people | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 1.81 million people | +1.3% |
| 1873 | 1.84 million people | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 1.87 million people | +1.6% |
| 1875 | 1.89 million people | +1.6% |
| 1876 | 1.92 million people | +1.6% |
| 1877 | 1.95 million people | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 1.98 million people | +1.6% |
| 1879 | 2.01 million people | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 2.04 million people | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 2.08 million people | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 2.11 million people | +1.5% |
| 1883 | 2.14 million people | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 2.17 million people | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 2.20 million people | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 2.23 million people | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 2.26 million people | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 2.30 million people | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 2.33 million people | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 2.36 million people | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 2.39 million people | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 2.42 million people | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 2.44 million people | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 2.47 million people | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 2.50 million people | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 2.53 million people | +1.1% |
| 1897 | 2.56 million people | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 2.58 million people | +1.1% |
| 1899 | 2.61 million people | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 2.64 million people | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 2.67 million people | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 2.70 million people | +1.0% |
| 1903 | 2.73 million people | +1.0% |
| 1904 | 2.75 million people | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 2.78 million people | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 2.81 million people | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 2.84 million people | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 2.87 million people | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 2.89 million people | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 2.92 million people | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 2.94 million people | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 2.97 million people | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 2.99 million people | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 3.01 million people | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 3.03 million people | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 3.05 million people | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 3.07 million people | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 3.09 million people | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 3.11 million people | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 3.13 million people | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 3.16 million people | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 3.19 million people | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 3.22 million people | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 3.25 million people | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 3.28 million people | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 3.31 million people | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 3.35 million people | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 3.38 million people | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 3.41 million people | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 3.44 million people | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 3.47 million people | +0.8% |
| 1932 | 3.49 million people | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 3.52 million people | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 3.54 million people | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 3.57 million people | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 3.59 million people | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 3.62 million people | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 3.64 million people | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 3.67 million people | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 3.70 million people | +0.7% |
| 1941 | 3.72 million people | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 3.75 million people | +0.8% |
| 1943 | 3.78 million people | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 3.81 million people | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 3.85 million people | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 3.88 million people | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 3.91 million people | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 3.94 million people | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 3.97 million people | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 4.01 million people | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 4.05 million people | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 4.09 million people | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 4.14 million people | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 4.19 million people | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 4.24 million people | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 4.28 million people | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 4.32 million people | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 4.36 million people | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 4.39 million people | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 4.43 million people | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 4.46 million people | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 4.49 million people | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 4.52 million people | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 4.55 million people | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 4.56 million people | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 4.58 million people | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 4.61 million people | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 4.63 million people | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 4.62 million people | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 4.61 million people | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 4.61 million people | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.64 million people | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 4.67 million people | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 4.69 million people | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 4.71 million people | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 4.73 million people | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 4.74 million people | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 4.75 million people | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.76 million people | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 4.78 million people | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 4.80 million people | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 4.83 million people | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 4.86 million people | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.88 million people | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 4.90 million people | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 4.92 million people | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 4.93 million people | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.95 million people | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.96 million people | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.99 million people | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 5.01 million people | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.04 million people | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5.07 million people | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.09 million people | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.11 million people | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.12 million people | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.14 million people | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.15 million people | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.17 million people | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.18 million people | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.19 million people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.20 million people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.21 million people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.23 million people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.25 million people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.27 million people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.29 million people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.31 million people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.34 million people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.36 million people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.39 million people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.41 million people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.44 million people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.46 million people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.48 million people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.50 million people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.51 million people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.52 million people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.52 million people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.53 million people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.54 million people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.57 million people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.60 million people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.62 million people | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 5.62 million people | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 5.62 million people | -0.0% |
| 2027 | 5.62 million people | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 5.61 million people | -0.1% |
| 2029 | 5.60 million people | -0.1% |
| 2030 | 5.59 million people | -0.2% |
| 2031 | 5.58 million people | -0.2% |
| 2032 | 5.57 million people | -0.2% |
| 2033 | 5.56 million people | -0.2% |
| 2034 | 5.55 million people | -0.2% |
| 2035 | 5.54 million people | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 5.53 million people | -0.2% |
| 2037 | 5.52 million people | -0.2% |
| 2038 | 5.50 million people | -0.2% |
| 2039 | 5.49 million people | -0.2% |
| 2040 | 5.48 million people | -0.2% |
| 2041 | 5.47 million people | -0.2% |
| 2042 | 5.46 million people | -0.2% |
| 2043 | 5.44 million people | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 5.43 million people | -0.2% |
| 2045 | 5.42 million people | -0.2% |
| 2046 | 5.41 million people | -0.2% |
| 2047 | 5.39 million people | -0.2% |
| 2048 | 5.38 million people | -0.2% |
| 2049 | 5.37 million people | -0.3% |
| 2050 | 5.35 million people | -0.3% |
| 2051 | 5.34 million people | -0.3% |
| 2052 | 5.32 million people | -0.3% |
| 2053 | 5.31 million people | -0.3% |
| 2054 | 5.29 million people | -0.3% |
| 2055 | 5.28 million people | -0.3% |
| 2056 | 5.26 million people | -0.3% |
| 2057 | 5.24 million people | -0.3% |
| 2058 | 5.23 million people | -0.3% |
| 2059 | 5.21 million people | -0.3% |
| 2060 | 5.20 million people | -0.3% |
| 2061 | 5.18 million people | -0.3% |
| 2062 | 5.17 million people | -0.3% |
| 2063 | 5.15 million people | -0.3% |
| 2064 | 5.14 million people | -0.3% |
| 2065 | 5.13 million people | -0.3% |
| 2066 | 5.11 million people | -0.3% |
| 2067 | 5.10 million people | -0.3% |
| 2068 | 5.09 million people | -0.3% |
| 2069 | 5.07 million people | -0.3% |
| 2070 | 5.06 million people | -0.3% |
| 2071 | 5.05 million people | -0.3% |
| 2072 | 5.03 million people | -0.3% |
| 2073 | 5.02 million people | -0.3% |
| 2074 | 5.00 million people | -0.3% |
| 2075 | 4.99 million people | -0.3% |
| 2076 | 4.97 million people | -0.3% |
| 2077 | 4.96 million people | -0.3% |
| 2078 | 4.94 million people | -0.3% |
| 2079 | 4.93 million people | -0.3% |
| 2080 | 4.91 million people | -0.3% |
| 2081 | 4.90 million people | -0.3% |
| 2082 | 4.88 million people | -0.3% |
| 2083 | 4.87 million people | -0.3% |
| 2084 | 4.85 million people | -0.3% |
| 2085 | 4.83 million people | -0.3% |
| 2086 | 4.82 million people | -0.3% |
| 2087 | 4.80 million people | -0.3% |
| 2088 | 4.79 million people | -0.3% |
| 2089 | 4.77 million people | -0.3% |
| 2090 | 4.76 million people | -0.3% |
| 2091 | 4.74 million people | -0.3% |
| 2092 | 4.73 million people | -0.3% |
| 2093 | 4.71 million people | -0.3% |
| 2094 | 4.70 million people | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 4.68 million people | -0.3% |
| 2096 | 4.66 million people | -0.3% |
| 2097 | 4.65 million people | -0.3% |
| 2098 | 4.63 million people | -0.3% |
| 2099 | 4.62 million people | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 4.60 million people | -0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 4.60 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.08 million people, 2.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Finland's 4.60 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.94 million people, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population by world region in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +100.1% | 200,000 people | 400,119 people |
| 1600 | +100.0% | 100,000 people | 200,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 128 El Salvador 5.07 million people compare
- 129 Equatorial Guinea 5.00 million people compare
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 4.67 million people compare
- 132 Belarus 4.35 million people compare
- 133 Singapore 4.16 million people compare
- 134 Botswana 3.84 million people compare
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 178,591 people (2100)
- Population density 15.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0727 % change on previous year (2100)
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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 131st out of 239 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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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.