Finland Population 2024
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. Finland is the third most sparsely populated country in Europe, after Iceland and Norway. According to Statistics Finland, the population of Finland as of Oct 2023 is 5,599,869 (5.59 million) and the estimated population of Finland in 2024 is 5.6 million.
Finland Demography
| Finland | 2023 Population |
| Total Population | 5,599,869 (5.59 million) |
| Europe Rank | 23 |
| Land Area | 303,816 sq. km (117,304 sq. mi |
| Area Rank | 9 |
| Pop. Density | 47 people per mi2 (18 /sq. km) |
| Urban Population | 86.1% |
| Fertility Rate | 1.53 |
| Infant mortality rate | 1.4 |
| Median Age | 43.1 Years |
| Life Expectancy | 82.48 years |
| Capital City | Helsinki |
Source: Statistics Finland
Religion in Finland
Christianity is the majority religion in Finland, followed by 68.6% of the Finnish population. Among Christians, 5.5 million or 66.6% of the Finnish population are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (Protestant). The rest follows Finnish Orthodox Christians (1.1%), and other Christians are at 0.9%.
30.6% are unaffiliated or don’t follow any religion, and 0.8% follow other religions like Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, folk religion, etc.
Religion in Finland
| Religion | Percent % |
| Christianity | 68.6% |
| – Lutheranism | – 66.59% |
| – Orthodoxy | – 1.07% |
| – Other Christian | – 0.94% |
| Other Religions | 0.82% |
| Unaffiliated | 30.58% |
Source: Statistics Finland
Finland Historical Population
At the start of the 20th century, Finland’s population was close to 2.7 million & it saw good steady growth till the 1960s & reached 4.5 million. After that growth slowed but it remained on the positive side & stands at 5.5 million in 2020.
Recent population growth is attributed to immigration despite having low birth rates in Finland. As of 2019, there were 423,494 people with a foreign background living in Finland (7.7% of the population), most of whom are from the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Somalia, Iraq, and former Yugoslavia.
Let’s look at the Population of Finland from 1900 to 2020
| Year | Population | Absolute Change | Percentage Change |
| 1900 | 2,655,900 | – | – |
| 1910 | 2,943,400 | 287,500 | 10.82% |
| 1920 | 3,147,600 | 204,200 | 6.94% |
| 1930 | 3,462,700 | 315,100 | 10.01% |
| 1940 | 3,695,617 | 232,917 | 6.73% |
| 1950 | 4,029,803 | 334,186 | 9.04% |
| 1960 | 4,446,222 | 416,419 | 10.33% |
| 1970 | 4,598,336 | 152,114 | 3.42% |
| 1980 | 4,787,778 | 189,442 | 4.12% |
| 1990 | 4,998,478 | 210,700 | 4.40% |
| 2000 | 5,181,115 | 182,637 | 3.65% |
| 2010 | 5,375,276 | 194,161 | 3.75% |
| 2020 | 5,533,793 | 158,517 | 2.95% |
Top Cities in Finland by Population
| # | City | Population |
| 1 | Helsinki | 6,56,250 |
| 2 | Espoo | 2,93,576 |
| 3 | Tampere | 2,41,672 |
| 4 | Vantaa | 2,38,033 |
| 5 | Oulu | 2,07,717 |
| 6 | Turku | 1,94,244 |
| 7 | Jyväskylä | 1,43,400 |
| 8 | Kuopio | 1,20,248 |
| 9 | Lahti | 1,20,112 |
| 10 | Pori | 83,676 |
| 11 | Kouvola | 81,141 |
| 12 | Joensuu | 76,833 |
| 13 | Lappeenranta | 72,591 |
| 14 | Hämeenlinna | 67,864 |
| 15 | Vaasa | 67,447 |
Finnish Diasopra
People of Finnish ancestry form a minority group in several countries in North and South America. As per the estimates, the total population of Finnish ancestry is around 1 million in the Americas. The countries having significant Finnish population in the Americas is the United States (653,222), Canada (143,645), and Brazil (3,100)
read more about Finnish ancestry in America
English
Español
Português
Deutsch