Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data in Finland

Finland: Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data was 5,655 Thousand persons in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
5,655 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 45 countries
All-time high
5,661 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
4,998 Thousand persons
in 1990
Years of data
37
1990–2026

Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data in Finland, 1990–2026

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200820261990: 5.0k Thousand persons1991: 5.0k Thousand persons1992: 5.1k Thousand persons1993: 5.1k Thousand persons1994: 5.1k Thousand persons1995: 5.1k Thousand persons1996: 5.1k Thousand persons1997: 5.1k Thousand persons1998: 5.2k Thousand persons1999: 5.2k Thousand persons2000: 5.2k Thousand persons2001: 5.2k Thousand persons2002: 5.2k Thousand persons2003: 5.2k Thousand persons2004: 5.2k Thousand persons2005: 5.3k Thousand persons2006: 5.3k Thousand persons2007: 5.3k Thousand persons2008: 5.3k Thousand persons2009: 5.3k Thousand persons2010: 5.4k Thousand persons2011: 5.4k Thousand persons2012: 5.4k Thousand persons2013: 5.4k Thousand persons2014: 5.5k Thousand persons2015: 5.5k Thousand persons2016: 5.5k Thousand persons2017: 5.5k Thousand persons2018: 5.5k Thousand persons2019: 5.5k Thousand persons2020: 5.5k Thousand persons2021: 5.5k Thousand persons2022: 5.6k Thousand persons2023: 5.6k Thousand persons2024: 5.6k Thousand persons2025: 5.7k Thousand persons2026: 5.7k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2026, population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data in Finland stood at 5,655 Thousand persons.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data in Finland peaked at 5,661 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,998 Thousand persons, in 1990.

Finland ranks 24th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data in Finland, 1990 to 2026.
Year Thousand persons Change
1990 4,998 Thousand persons
1991 5,029 Thousand persons +0.6%
1992 5,052 Thousand persons +0.5%
1993 5,074 Thousand persons +0.4%
1994 5,096 Thousand persons +0.4%
1995 5,115 Thousand persons +0.4%
1996 5,131 Thousand persons +0.3%
1997 5,146 Thousand persons +0.3%
1998 5,159 Thousand persons +0.2%
1999 5,171 Thousand persons +0.2%
2000 5,180 Thousand persons +0.2%
2001 5,194 Thousand persons +0.3%
2002 5,206 Thousand persons +0.2%
2003 5,219 Thousand persons +0.3%
2004 5,235 Thousand persons +0.3%
2005 5,253 Thousand persons +0.3%
2006 5,274 Thousand persons +0.4%
2007 5,299 Thousand persons +0.5%
2008 5,323 Thousand persons +0.5%
2009 5,349 Thousand persons +0.5%
2010 5,373 Thousand persons +0.4%
2011 5,399 Thousand persons +0.5%
2012 5,425 Thousand persons +0.5%
2013 5,450 Thousand persons +0.5%
2014 5,472 Thousand persons +0.4%
2015 5,488 Thousand persons +0.3%
2016 5,502 Thousand persons +0.3%
2017 5,514 Thousand persons +0.2%
2018 5,519 Thousand persons +0.1%
2019 5,526 Thousand persons +0.1%
2020 5,534 Thousand persons +0.2%
2021 5,549 Thousand persons +0.3%
2022 5,563 Thousand persons +0.3%
2023 5,596 Thousand persons +0.6%
2024 5,637 Thousand persons +0.7%
2025 5,661 Thousand persons +0.4%
2026 5,655 Thousand persons -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,097 Thousand persons 4,998 Thousand persons 5,171 Thousand persons 10
2000s 5,253 Thousand persons 5,180 Thousand persons 5,349 Thousand persons 10
2010s 5,467 Thousand persons 5,373 Thousand persons 5,526 Thousand persons 10
2020s 5,599 Thousand persons 5,534 Thousand persons 5,661 Thousand persons 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 21 Serbia 6,522 Thousand persons compare
  2. 22 Bulgaria 6,412 Thousand persons compare
  3. 23 Denmark 6,030 Thousand persons compare
  4. 25 Norway 5,635 Thousand persons compare
  5. 26 Ireland 5,511 Thousand persons compare
  6. 27 Slovakia 5,452 Thousand persons compare
  7. 27 Slovakia 5,452 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data in Finland?
Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data in Finland was 5,655 Thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 5,661 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 4,998 Thousand persons in 1990.
How does Finland rank for population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data?
Finland ranks 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
Is population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 1,598 data points, 1980–2026
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