Finland Population Clock

Finland records about 121 births and 161 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 40 fewer people per day, or about 14,610 a year before migration.

Net migration runs at about 18,246 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 125% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Finland would take roughly 148 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 5.50 million to 5.65 million — a gain of 151,133, or 2.8%.

With about 18 people per square kilometre, Finland is sparsely populated, well below the world average of 62. That ranks 104th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are South Sudan and Uruguay.

Finland covers about 303,960 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 5.65 million into that density figure.

About 74.5% of people live in urban areas, making Finland highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 4.21 million town and city dwellers and 1.44 million living rurally.

Finland has one of the world’s oldest populations: about 14.3% are under 15 and 24.2% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.25 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 82.3 years, roughly 8.9 years above the global average of 73.5.