What is population, age 16, total in Finland?

Population, age 16, total in Finland was 59,195 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Finland?

The highest recorded value was 67,530 in 1997.

What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Finland?

The lowest recorded value was 59,195 in 2015.

How does Finland rank for population, age 16, total?

Finland ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Finland?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Finland data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, total in Finland

Name: Population, age 16, total in Finland
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Finland: Population, age 16, total was 59,195 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

59,195

Change on year

down 5.1%

World rank

121st

of 191 countries

All-time high

67,530

in 1997

All-time low

59,195

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, total in Finland, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Finland recorded 59,195 for population, age 16, total in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Finland peaked at 67,530 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 59,195, in 2015.

That places Finland 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	64,471	59,320	67,530	10
2000s	64,943	63,545	66,778	10
2010s	63,698	59,195	66,753	5

Countries ranked near Finland

118 Norway 62,808 compare
119 Bulgaria 62,169 compare
120 United Arab Emirates 60,363 compare
122 Singapore 59,077 compare
124 New Zealand 58,783 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Finland

Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 30,824 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.29 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, total in Finland?: Population, age 16, total in Finland was 59,195 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Finland?: The highest recorded value was 67,530 in 1997.
What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 59,195 in 2015.
How does Finland rank for population, age 16, total?: Finland ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Finland data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.