Finland Population Pyramid 1991
Finland in 1991
In 1991, Finland had a total population of 5,013,880 people. That is 4.5% more than in 1981, when the population stood at 4,799,848.
Half of the population was younger than 36.7 years; 19.2% were children under 15 and 13.5% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 5,013,880 | 36.7 | |
| Denmark | 5,154,345 | 37.3 | |
| Norway | 4,261,623 | 35.5 | |
| Lithuania | 3,701,408 | 32.9 | |
| Ireland | 3,534,260 | 29.6 |





