Finland Population Pyramid 2023
Finland in 2023
The population of Finland in 2023 was 5,601,186. That is 3.0% more than in 2013, when the population stood at 5,439,053.
Half of the population was younger than 43.8 years; 14.9% were children under 15 and 23.6% 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 | 5,601,186 | 43.8 | |
| Norway | 5,519,167 | 40.5 | |
| Denmark | 5,948,137 | 42.2 | |
| Ireland | 5,196,630 | 39.4 | |
| Lithuania | 2,854,099 | 43.1 |





