Finland Population Pyramid 1963
Finland in 1963
As of 1963, Finland counted 4,523,898 inhabitants. That is 9.3% more than in 1953, when the population stood at 4,139,764.
Half of the population was younger than 28.5 years; 28.4% were children under 15 and 7.7% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Finland was 1.26 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 81.7 years in 2023: 84.4 for women and 79.1 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
434,505 immigrants live in Finland, 7.7% of the population.
| Ukraine | 63,352 |
| Estonia | 55,655 |
| Sweden | 39,331 |
| Iraq | 21,546 |
| Russian Federation | 17,907 |
181,802 people born in Finland live in other countries.
| Sweden | 129,139 |
| Norway | 7,986 |
| Australia | 7,752 |
| Canada | 7,526 |
| Estonia | 6,040 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 4,523,899 | 28.5 | |
| Denmark | 4,684,266 | 33.0 | |
| Norway | 3,666,498 | 34.3 | |
| Lithuania | 2,891,072 | 29.2 | |
| Ireland | 2,843,034 | 29.2 |





