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Finland
A Nordic nation known as the 'Land of a Thousand Lakes' — it actually has over 188,000 — Finland stretches from the Baltic Sea coast to the Arctic wilderness of Lapland. The capital Helsinki is a center of design and architecture. Finland consistently ranks first globally in education, happiness, and press freedom, and is famous for saunas, Nokia, and the Northern Lights.
Major cities: Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Turku
2024
5.6M
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2050
5.4M
UN
2100
4.6M
UN
~2200
3.0M
GPU
~2500
1.0M
GPU
Population5.6M
Fertility (TFR)1.29
Life expectancy82.1
Median age42.8
Infant mortality1.8 per 1,000
Pop. density18/km²
Urbanization74%
Youth share (0-14)15%
Land area303,960 km²
LanguageFinnish 92%
ReligionChristian
HDI0.948 (#12)
RegionEurope
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.01M | 3.15 | 64.2 | 24.5 | 10.6 | -12K | 1.4% |
| 1955 | 4.24M | 2.93 | 67.3 | 21.2 | 9.3 | -3K | 1.2% |
| 1960 | 4.43M | 2.72 | 69.0 | 18.6 | 9.0 | -9K | 1.0% |
| 1965 | 4.56M | 2.48 | 69.1 | 17.2 | 9.7 | -22K | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 4.61M | 1.82 | 70.3 | 14.1 | 9.6 | -37K | 0.5% |
| 1975 | 4.71M | 1.68 | 71.8 | 13.9 | 9.3 | -4K | 0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.78M | 1.63 | 73.6 | 13.2 | 9.3 | -2K | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.90M | 1.64 | 74.4 | 12.8 | 9.8 | +2K | 0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.99M | 1.78 | 75.0 | 13.1 | 10.0 | +9K | 0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.11M | 1.81 | 76.6 | 12.3 | 9.6 | +4K | 0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.18M | 1.73 | 77.7 | 10.9 | 9.5 | +2K | 0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.25M | 1.80 | 79.0 | 11.0 | 9.1 | +9K | 0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.36M | 1.86 | 80.0 | 11.3 | 9.5 | +14K | 0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.48M | 1.65 | 81.4 | 10.1 | 9.6 | +13K | 0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.53M | 1.37 | 81.8 | 8.4 | 10.0 | +18K | -0.2% |
| 2024Now | 5.62M | 1.29 | 82.1 | 7.8 | 10.7 | +27K | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 5.62M | 1.30 | 82.2 | 7.8 | 10.8 | +18K | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 5.59M | 1.33 | 83.0 | 7.7 | 11.4 | +11K | -0.4% |
| 2035 | 5.54M | 1.36 | 83.8 | 8.0 | 12.1 | +11K | -0.4% |
| 2040 | 5.48M | 1.38 | 84.4 | 8.4 | 12.8 | +12K | -0.4% |
| 2045 | 5.42M | 1.40 | 85.1 | 8.4 | 13.0 | +12K | -0.5% |
| 2050 | 5.35M | 1.41 | 85.7 | 8.0 | 12.8 | +12K | -0.5% |
| 2055 | 5.28M | 1.43 | 86.2 | 7.5 | 12.7 | +11K | -0.5% |
| 2060 | 5.20M | 1.44 | 86.9 | 7.4 | 12.4 | +11K | -0.5% |
| 2065 | 5.13M | 1.46 | 87.4 | 7.6 | 12.4 | +10K | -0.5% |
| 2070 | 5.06M | 1.47 | 88.0 | 7.8 | 12.6 | +11K | -0.5% |
| 2075 | 4.99M | 1.48 | 88.6 | 7.9 | 12.9 | +10K | -0.5% |
| 2080 | 4.91M | 1.48 | 89.1 | 7.8 | 13.0 | +10K | -0.5% |
| 2085 | 4.83M | 1.49 | 89.7 | 7.6 | 12.9 | +10K | -0.5% |
| 2090 | 4.76M | 1.50 | 90.2 | 7.5 | 12.7 | +9K | -0.5% |
| 2095 | 4.68M | 1.50 | 90.7 | 7.5 | 12.7 | +9K | -0.5% |
| 2100 | 4.60M | 1.51 | 91.3 | 7.6 | 13.1 | +8K | -0.5% |