Finland Population Pyramid 2000
Finland in 2000
As of 2000, Finland counted 5,176,201 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 3.8%, up from 4,986,575 in 1990.
With a median age of 39.4 years, Finland had a youth dependency ratio of 27.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 22.3 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 5,176,202 | 39.4 | |
| Denmark | 5,339,659 | 38.4 | |
| Norway | 4,490,867 | 36.9 | |
| Ireland | 3,802,585 | 32.5 | |
| Lithuania | 3,500,402 | 35.9 |





