Finland Population Pyramid 2016
Finland in 2016
In 2016, Finland had a total population of 5,495,469 people. A decade earlier, in 2006, the population was 5,266,247; it has grown by 4.4% since.
Half of the population was younger than 42.6 years; 16.3% were children under 15 and 20.7% were 65 or older. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 5,495,469 | 42.6 | |
| Denmark | 5,728,201 | 41.6 | |
| Norway | 5,235,983 | 39.3 | |
| Ireland | 4,753,503 | 36.8 | |
| Lithuania | 2,869,110 | 43.2 |





