Population estimates and projections in Finland

Finland had an estimated population of 5,601,185 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Finland, 2023 (latest estimate) 5,601,185 People
Change from 2022 +0.6% 2022: 5,569,299 people
Projection for 2030 5,592,051 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 5,351,645 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 4,601,058 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 116th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Finland over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Finland
2100 4,601,058 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 4,680,087 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 4,756,416 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 4,834,931 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 4,912,824 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 4,988,993 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 5,059,522 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 5,126,562 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 5,198,126 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 5,275,464 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 5,351,645 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 5,418,350 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 5,480,522 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 5,540,655 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 5,592,051 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 5,623,330 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 5,601,185 people
2022 5,569,299 people
2021 5,541,075 people
2020 5,529,612 people
2019 5,521,759 people
2018 5,515,736 people
2017 5,508,396 people
2016 5,495,469 people
2015 5,479,718 people
2014 5,461,684 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 5,569,299 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 5,439,053 people, the figure has changed by +3.0%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Finland has the 116th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Finland
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024