Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Finland
Finland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.32 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Finland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.32 million people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Finland peaked at 1.32 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 266,064 people, in 1950.
Finland ranks 66th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 290,152 people | 266,064 people | 315,708 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 363,473 people | 323,481 people | 408,833 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 491,128 people | 421,489 people | 560,662 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 611,982 people | 572,241 people | 656,330 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 717,895 people | 667,318 people | 762,729 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 831,881 people | 771,846 people | 900,668 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million people | 925,120 people | 1.22 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.32 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More population data for Finland
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 93,182 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.28 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Finland?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Finland was 1.32 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,064 people in 1950.
- How does Finland rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Finland ranks 66th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.