Europe & Central Asia · High income
Finland: key statistics
Finland has 5.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $56,149. Below: 71 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Helsinki
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- Finnish, Swedish
- ISO codes
- FIFIN
Population5.6m2025 · rank 117 of 217GDP$317bn2025 · rank 48 of 211GDP per capita$56,1492025 · rank 29 of 211Life expectancy82.3 yrs2024 · rank 30 of 217Internet users93.7%2024 · rank 36 of 188Fertility1.252024 · rank 193 of 217CO₂ per person5.54 t2024 · rank 45 of 203Inflation0.3%2025 · rank 160 of 180
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Finland, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Finland by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5.6m | 2025 | 117/217 | 30/58 | +3.0% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.47% | 2025 | 138/217 | 24/58 | +0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 74.5% | 2025 | 75/217 | 22/58 | +3.2 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.25 | 2024 | 193/217 | 46/58 | −27% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 24.2% | 2025 | 7/217 | 5/58 | +4.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.3% | 2025 | 192/217 | 42/58 | −2.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 18.5 | 2024 | 191/216 | 51/57 | +2.9% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 7.8 | 2024 | 193/217 | 44/58 | −26% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 338,485 km² | 2024 | 66/216 | 13/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $317bn | 2025 | 48/211 | 20/57 | +36% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $56,149 | 2025 | 29/211 | 20/57 | +32% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $65,884 | 2025 | 31/199 | 16/53 | +56% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $55,250 | 2025 | 24/201 | 14/53 | +18% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 0.2% | 2025 | 193/210 | 55/56 | −0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.3% | 2025 | 184/210 | 53/56 | −0.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.6% | 2025 | 136/198 | 29/56 | +0.6 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 22.5% | 2025 | 109/201 | 28/57 | −0.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 62.1% | 2025 | 73/201 | 27/57 | +1.2 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 21.9% | 2025 | 107/175 | 37/51 | ±0.0 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 23.1% | 2025 | 74/163 | 26/49 | +2.4 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.3% | 2025 | 160/180 | 47/49 | +0.6 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 183/210 | 37/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Government debt | 58.3% | 1994 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 25.3% | 2024 | 13/142 | 8/48 | +4.6 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 44.9% | 2023 | 11/142 | 6/47 | +4.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.57% | 2025 | 39/156 | 14/47 | +1.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 42.3% | 2025 | 72/184 | 31/52 | +6.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 41.1% | 2025 | 100/184 | 39/52 | +4.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 83.4% | 2025 | 91/184 | 35/52 | +11.4 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 1.6% | 2025 | 59/185 | 16/50 | +2.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.1% | 2025 | 171/197 | 40/51 | −7.4 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.3% | 2025 | 149/178 | 43/50 | −0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 896,000 | 2020 | 103/196 | 40/51 | −76% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 9.5% | 2025 | 40/187 | 9/49 | +0.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 21.5% | 2025 | 42/187 | 10/49 | −0.8 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 59.7% | 2025 | 106/187 | 26/49 | +0.9 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 56.5% | 2025 | 73/187 | 19/49 | +1.1 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.2% | 2023 | 123/151 | 29/47 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.2% | 2023 | 131/151 | 33/47 | +0.1 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 12.2% | 2022 | 123/145 | 38/47 | +0.4 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 27.4 | 2023 | 136/151 | 37/47 | +0.7% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 124/167 | 18/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 45.5% | 2025 | 13/190 | 4/52 | +4.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 98.9% | 2024 | 108/191 | 37/53 | −0.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 142.4% | 2024 | 3/176 | 3/53 | −5.0 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 110.3% | 2024 | 6/172 | 3/52 | +20.3 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 97.2% | 2024 | 65/168 | 29/47 | −2.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.7 | 2017 | 125/173 | 21/48 | −9.1% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 6.4% | 2022 | 21/184 | 5/49 | −0.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.3 yrs | 2024 | 30/217 | 17/58 | +1.4% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 1.9 | 2024 | 189/196 | 46/52 | −9.5% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.4 | 2024 | 188/196 | 45/52 | −7.7% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 8 | 2023 | 152/194 | 20/51 | ±0.0% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 10.5% | 2023 | 24/193 | 8/52 | +0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $5,515 | 2023 | 18/193 | 15/52 | +13% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.61 | 2021 | 42/180 | 29/50 | +1.9% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 94% | 2024 | 71/193 | 26/51 | −2.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 2.8% | 2023 | 140/154 | 18/28 | +1.0 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 41/206 | 23/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.4% | 2024 | 39/203 | 17/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 93.7% | 2024 | 36/188 | 19/51 | +7.2 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 125.9 | 2024 | 74/210 | 25/56 | −9.6% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 36.5 | 2024 | 38/208 | 23/55 | +13% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 35/215 | 17/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 14/192 | 5/51 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 5.54 t | 2024 | 45/203 | 20/49 | −39% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 50.2% | 2021 | 48/212 | 5/54 | +15.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 52.9% | 2021 | 61/206 | 18/51 | +20.0 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 74.2% | 2024 | 13/214 | 1/57 | +0.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 7.4% | 2024 | 118/206 | 42/53 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 2.8% | 2022 | 124/177 | 38/47 | −0.9 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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