Population, age 20, total in Finland

Finland: Population, age 20, total was 65,271 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
65,271
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
122nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
66,996
in 2001
All-time low
61,388
in 1994
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 20, total in Finland, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200220151990: 65.4k1991: 64.0k1992: 62.8k1993: 61.8k1994: 61.4k1995: 61.4k1996: 62.1k1997: 63.2k1998: 64.6k1999: 65.8k2000: 66.7k2001: 67.0k2002: 66.9k2003: 66.5k2004: 66.0k2005: 65.6k2006: 65.5k2007: 65.3k2008: 65.3k2009: 65.3k2010: 65.4k2011: 65.5k2012: 65.7k2013: 65.9k2015: 65.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 20, total in Finland is 65,271, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Finland peaked at 66,996 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 61,388, in 1994.

That places Finland 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 20, total in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 20, total in Finland, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 65,448
1991 63,988 -2.2%
1992 62,754 -1.9%
1993 61,847 -1.4%
1994 61,388 -0.7%
1995 61,433 +0.1%
1996 62,067 +1.0%
1997 63,215 +1.8%
1998 64,604 +2.2%
1999 65,850 +1.9%
2000 66,684 +1.3%
2001 66,996 +0.5%
2002 66,867 -0.2%
2003 66,451 -0.6%
2004 65,987 -0.7%
2005 65,646 -0.5%
2006 65,452 -0.3%
2007 65,344 -0.2%
2008 65,316 -0.0%
2009 65,345 +0.0%
2010 65,409 +0.1%
2011 65,545 +0.2%
2012 65,743 +0.3%
2013 65,873 +0.2%
2015 65,271 -0.9%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 65,271 is below the median for high income countries, which is 65,573, 100% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 65,271 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 106,102, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63,259 61,388 65,850 10
2000s 66,009 65,316 66,996 10
2010s 65,568 65,271 65,873 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 119 Bulgaria 70,688 compare
  2. 120 Slovakia 66,021 compare
  3. 121 Norway 65,573 compare
  4. 123 Panama 63,147 compare
  5. 124 New Zealand 62,350 compare
  6. 125 Georgia 58,706 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 20, total in Finland?
Population, age 20, total in Finland was 65,271 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 66,996 in 2001.
What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 61,388 in 1994.
How does Finland rank for population, age 20, total?
Finland ranks 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 20, total
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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