Finland vs Norway: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 0.39% a year in Finland and 1.11% a year in Norway, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Norway, by 0.72 percentage points, or 2.86 times that in Finland.
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% a year · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 0.39 2023 | 0.45 | 150 of 229 | -0.37 2100 |
| Norway | 1.11 2023 | 1.14 | 102 of 229 | -0.23 2100 |
| World | 0.87 2023 | 1.23 | -0.13 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Norway has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Finland.
- In 2023, Finland ranked 150 and Norway ranked 102 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Finland at -0.37% a year and Norway at -0.23% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Finland | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.39 | 1.11 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 0.76 | 1.16 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 0.26 | 0.63 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 0.15 | 0.44 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 0.13 | 0.74 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 0.09 | 0.61 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 0.18 | 0.71 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 0.29 | 0.85 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 0.28 | 0.93 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 0.38 | 1.1 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 0.45 | 1.14 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 0.47 | 1.3 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 0.48 | 1.32 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 0.44 | 1.27 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 0.47 | 1.22 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 0.49 | 1.3 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 0.45 | 1.19 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 0.41 | 0.88 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 0.36 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 0.32 | 0.63 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 0.26 | 0.55 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 0.22 | 0.62 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 0.19 | 0.56 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 0.23 | 0.74 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 0.24 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 0.29 | 0.57 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 0.3 | 0.52 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 0.35 | 0.49 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 0.45 | 0.6 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 0.52 | 0.6 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 0.4 | 0.29 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 0.32 | 0.53 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 0.26 | 0.55 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 0.49 | 0.28 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 0.58 | 0.29 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 0.61 | 0.37 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 0.51 | 0.36 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 0.34 | 0.4 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 0.22 | 0.45 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 0.5 | 0.62 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 0.59 | 0.78 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | -0.34 | 0.65 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | -0.43 | 0.81 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 0.29 | 0.82 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 0.61 | 0.86 | 2 |
| 1966 | 0.49 | 0.8 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 0.27 | 0.78 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 0.39 | 0.77 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 0.71 | 0.78 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 0.67 | 0.84 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 0.76 | 0.85 | 2 |
| 1957 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 1.08 | 0.86 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 1.16 | 0.97 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 1.26 | 0.98 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 1.09 | 0.93 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Finland | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.190–0.4 | 0.960.7–1.28 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 0.03-1.5–1.69 | 0.70.37–1.1 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | -0.08-0.38–0.23 | 0.37-0.04–0.81 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | -0.12-0.49–0.23 | 0.36-0.08–0.85 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | -0.14-0.53–0.27 | 0.34-0.16–0.88 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | -0.15-0.58–0.29 | 0.31-0.23–0.92 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | -0.16-0.61–0.32 | 0.3-0.28–0.91 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | -0.17-0.63–0.33 | 0.28-0.32–0.93 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | -0.18-0.65–0.35 | 0.26-0.38–0.96 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | -0.19-0.66–0.37 | 0.24-0.4–0.96 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | -0.2-0.71–0.38 | 0.22-0.44–0.97 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | -0.21-0.74–0.42 | 0.21-0.51–1.04 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | -0.21-0.74–0.44 | 0.2-0.5–1.05 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | -0.22-0.76–0.47 | 0.19-0.56–1.07 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | -0.22-0.78–0.47 | 0.18-0.57–1.09 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | -0.23-0.8–0.48 | 0.16-0.62–1.09 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | -0.22-0.81–0.51 | 0.14-0.63–1.12 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | -0.23-0.81–0.48 | 0.14-0.66–1.16 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | -0.23-0.81–0.54 | 0.12-0.72–1.21 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | -0.23-0.82–0.54 | 0.09-0.74–1.19 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | -0.23-0.83–0.56 | 0.09-0.78–1.16 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | -0.24-0.84–0.54 | 0.09-0.79–1.16 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | -0.24-0.86–0.61 | 0.06-0.81–1.29 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | -0.24-0.84–0.6 | 0.05-0.86–1.24 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | -0.25-0.88–0.65 | 0.05-0.81–1.27 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | -0.26-0.89–0.63 | 0.02-0.89–1.24 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | -0.27-0.92–0.63 | 0.01-0.91–1.26 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | -0.28-0.94–0.62 | -0.01-0.94–1.28 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | -0.28-0.92–0.64 | -0.02-0.98–1.31 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | -0.29-0.95–0.66 | -0.05-1.04–1.32 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | -0.3-0.96–0.69 | -0.07-1.04–1.25 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | -0.31-1–0.68 | -0.08-1.08–1.32 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | -0.31-1.02–0.72 | -0.1-1.13–1.28 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | -0.3-1.02–0.7 | -0.11-1.16–1.31 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | -0.28-1.01–0.71 | -0.1-1.11–1.33 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | -0.29-1.06–0.72 | -0.11-1.18–1.34 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | -0.29-1.06–0.69 | -0.13-1.2–1.3 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | -0.28-1.07–0.74 | -0.14-1.25–1.37 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | -0.27-1.07–0.74 | -0.16-1.32–1.28 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | -0.28-1.07–0.74 | -0.16-1.31–1.34 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | -0.27-1.09–0.79 | -0.17-1.37–1.32 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | -0.28-1.11–0.82 | -0.17-1.36–1.34 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | -0.26-1.11–0.8 | -0.17-1.38–1.38 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | -0.26-1.1–0.84 | -0.17-1.37–1.38 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | -0.26-1.14–0.83 | -0.16-1.35–1.43 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | -0.26-1.17–0.83 | -0.15-1.38–1.46 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | -0.27-1.17–0.83 | -0.16-1.4–1.41 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | -0.27-1.2–0.85 | -0.15-1.44–1.45 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | -0.27-1.21–0.82 | -0.17-1.44–1.5 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | -0.28-1.21–0.84 | -0.17-1.57–1.45 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | -0.29-1.25–0.8 | -0.18-1.59–1.48 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | -0.3-1.27–0.81 | -0.17-1.58–1.51 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | -0.31-1.29–0.83 | -0.17-1.57–1.53 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | -0.31-1.32–0.84 | -0.18-1.67–1.52 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | -0.3-1.33–0.82 | -0.19-1.64–1.54 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | -0.31-1.33–0.88 | -0.2-1.7–1.54 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | -0.32-1.36–0.84 | -0.21-1.73–1.58 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | -0.32-1.38–0.89 | -0.21-1.76–1.56 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | -0.32-1.43–0.85 | -0.22-1.74–1.58 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | -0.32-1.43–0.9 | -0.23-1.83–1.54 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | -0.31-1.42–0.95 | -0.24-1.85–1.57 | -0 |
| 2085 | -0.33-1.45–0.91 | -0.24-1.89–1.54 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | -0.33-1.45–0.91 | -0.25-1.9–1.52 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | -0.33-1.47–0.87 | -0.25-2–1.55 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | -0.32-1.46–0.88 | -0.24-1.94–1.54 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | -0.32-1.48–0.87 | -0.23-1.96–1.6 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | -0.33-1.56–0.86 | -0.23-1.99–1.58 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | -0.33-1.55–0.86 | -0.22-1.98–1.51 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | -0.32-1.56–0.91 | -0.22-2.01–1.48 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | -0.32-1.6–0.92 | -0.23-2.03–1.57 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | -0.32-1.67–0.91 | -0.22-2.03–1.57 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | -0.33-1.68–0.97 | -0.23-2.09–1.49 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | -0.33-1.71–0.95 | -0.22-2.13–1.56 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | -0.34-1.73–0.99 | -0.21-2.11–1.59 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | -0.34-1.77–0.97 | -0.22-2.12–1.55 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | -0.35-1.81–1.03 | -0.23-2.18–1.6 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | -0.37-1.88–0.98 | -0.23-2.18–1.56 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time