Population by age group, end-2010
Area, population and GDP by region (NUTS 3)
Families and children by the number of children, 2010
| Age | Males | Females | Total |
| 0– 4 | 154 243 | 147 378 | 301 621 |
| 5– 9 | 147 824 | 141 523 | 289 347 |
| 10–14 | 151 578 | 145 131 | 296 709 |
| 15–19 | 169 224 | 162 860 | 332 084 |
| 20–24 | 167 817 | 159 963 | 327 780 |
| 25–29 | 177 710 | 168 353 | 346 063 |
| 30–34 | 174 220 | 165 057 | 339 277 |
| 35–39 | 161 115 | 152 802 | 313 917 |
| 40–44 | 177 566 | 172 117 | 349 683 |
| 45–49 | 190 596 | 186 481 | 377 077 |
| 50–54 | 187 628 | 187 229 | 374 857 |
| 55–59 | 190 137 | 193 971 | 384 108 |
| 60–64 | 197 048 | 204 664 | 401 712 |
| 65–69 | 134 543 | 147 454 | 281 997 |
| 70–74 | 100 784 | 122 711 | 223 495 |
| 75–79 | 75 178 | 104 459 | 179 637 |
| 80–84 | 51 064 | 90 688 | 141 752 |
| 85–89 | 22 807 | 57 050 | 79 857 |
| 90– | 7 334 | 26 969 | 34 303 |
| Total | 2 638 416 | 2 736 860 | 5 375 276 |
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In 2010 the mean age of males was 40.0 years and that of females 42.8 years. The age of 100 years or more had been reached by 622 persons, 93 of whom were males and 529 females. |
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Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes1.xls
Last Modified: 22.3.2011
| Unit | 1900 | 1950 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| 31. Dec. | |||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 000 | 2 656 | 4 030 | 4 998 | 5 181 | 5 195 | 5 206 | 5 220 | 5 237 | 5 256 | 5 277 | 5 300 | 5 326 | 5 351 | 5 375 |
| Males | 1 000 | 1 311 | 1 926 | 2 426 | 2 529 | 2 538 | 2 545 | 2 553 | 2 562 | 2 572 | 2 584 | 2 597 | 2 612 | 2 625 | 2 638 |
| Females | 1 000 | 1 345 | 2 104 | 2 572 | 2 652 | 2 657 | 2 661 | 2 667 | 2 675 | 2 683 | 2 693 | 2 704 | 2 715 | 2 726 | 2 737 |
| Age | |||||||||||||||
| 0–14 years | % | 35,0 | 30,0 | 19,3 | 18,1 | 17,9 | 17,8 | 17,6 | 17,5 | 17,3 | 17,1 | 16,9 | 16,7 | 16,6 | 16,5 |
| 15–64 years | % | 59,6 | 63,3 | 67,2 | 66,9 | 66,9 | 66,9 | 66,8 | 66,7 | 66,7 | 66,5 | 66,6 | 66,5 | 66,4 | 66,0 |
| 65– years | % | 5,4 | 6,7 | 13,5 | 15,0 | 15,2 | 15,3 | 15,6 | 15,9 | 16,0 | 16,5 | 16,5 | 16,7 | 17,0 | 17,5 |
| Language 1) | |||||||||||||||
| Finnish | % | 86,75 | 91,10 | 93,53 | 92,42 | 92,27 | 92,14 | 92,02 | 91,89 | 91,64 | 91,51 | 91,24 | 90,95 | 90,67 | 90,37 |
| Swedish | % | 12,89 | 8,64 | 5,94 | 5,63 | 5,60 | 5,58 | 5,55 | 5,53 | 5,50 | 5,49 | 5,46 | 5,44 | 5,43 | 5,42 |
| Lappish | % | 0,06 | 0,06 | 0,03 | 0,03 | 0,03 | 0,03 | 0,03 | 0,03 | 0,03 | 0,03 | 0,03 | 0,03 | 0,03 | 0,03 |
| Russian | % | 0,29 | 0,12 | 0,08 | 0,54 | 0,60 | 0,64 | 0,67 | 0,71 | 0,75 | 0,80 | 0,85 | 0,92 | 0,97 | 1,01 |
| Other | % | 0,01 | 0,08 | 0,42 | 1,37 | 1,50 | 1,61 | 1,72 | 1,83 | 2,07 | 2,17 | 2,41 | 2,66 | 2,90 | 3,16 |
| Marital status | |||||||||||||||
| Single | % | 60,9 | 53,3 | 45,5 | 47,1 | 47,2 | 47,2 | 47,2 | 47,2 | 47,2 | 47,3 | 47,3 | 47,3 | 47,3 | 47,4 |
| Males | % | 63,0 | 55,6 | 49,5 | 51,1 | 51,2 | 51,2 | 51,2 | 51,2 | 51,2 | 51,2 | 51,3 | 51,3 | 51,3 | 51,3 |
| Females | % | 58,9 | 50,8 | 41,7 | 43,2 | 43,3 | 43,3 | 43,4 | 43,4 | 43,4 | 43,5 | 43,5 | 43,5 | 43,6 | 43,6 |
| Married 2) | % | 33,6 | 39,4 | 41,6 | 38,3 | 38,1 | 38,0 | 37,9 | 37,8 | 37,8 | 37,7 | 37,6 | 37,6 | 37,5 | 37,5 |
| Males | % | 34,0 | 41,2 | 42,8 | 39,2 | 39,0 | 38,9 | 38,7 | 38,6 | 38,5 | 38,4 | 38,3 | 38,3 | 38,2 | 38,1 |
| Females | % | 33,2 | 38,0 | 40,5 | 37,5 | 37,3 | 37,2 | 37,1 | 37,1 | 37,0 | 36,9 | 36,9 | 36,9 | 36,9 | 36,8 |
| Divorced and widowed 2) | % | 5,5 | 7,2 | 12,9 | 14,6 | 14,7 | 14,8 | 14,9 | 14,9 | 15,0 | 15,1 | 15,1 | 15,1 | 15,1 | 15,2 |
| Males | % | 3,0 | 3,2 | 7,6 | 9,7 | 9,8 | 10,0 | 10,1 | 10,2 | 10,3 | 10,3 | 10,4 | 10,4 | 10,5 | 10,6 |
| Females | % | 7,9 | 11,2 | 17,8 | 19,3 | 19,4 | 19,4 | 19,5 | 19,5 | 19,6 | 19,6 | 19,6 | 19,6 | 19,6 | 19,6 |
| Religion | |||||||||||||||
| Lutheran | % | 98,1 | 95,1 | 87,9 | 85,1 | 84,9 | 84,7 | 84,3 | 83,8 | 83,2 | 82,6 | 81,8 | 80,7 | 79,9 | 78,3 |
| Orthodox | % | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 |
| Other | % | 0,2 | 0,4 | 0,9 | 1,0 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 1,4 |
| No religious affiliation | % | - | 2,8 | 10,2 | 12,7 | 12,9 | 13,1 | 13,5 | 14,0 | 14,5 | 15,1 | 15,9 | 16,9 | 17,7 | 19,2 |
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1) Finnish and Swedish are the official languages 2) From 2002 including registered partnerships |
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Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes2.xls
Last Modified: 22.3.2011
| Unit | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | |
| Population | 1 000 | 5 378 | 5 636 | 5 850 | 5 985 | 6 090 | 6 213 |
| 0–14 years | % | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| 15–64 years | % | 66 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 |
| 65– years | % | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes3.xls
Last Modified: 11.12.2009
| Region |
Land area | Population | Change, % | GDP 2) | GDP per capita |
| km2 | € mil. | Whole country = 100 | |||
| 1.1.2011 | 31.12.2010 1) | 2010 1) | *2008 | *2008 | |
| Mainland Finland: | 302 340 | 5 347 269 | 0,4 | 183 408 | 100 |
| Uusimaa | 9 097 | 1 532 309 | 1,0 | 3) 68 676 | 3) 132 |
| Varsinais-Suomi | 10 662 | 465 183 | 0,5 | 15 271 | 95 |
| Satakunta | 7 957 | 227 031 | -0,2 | 6 910 | 87 |
| Kanta-Häme | 5 200 | 174 555 | 0,4 | 5 120 | 86 |
| Pirkanmaa | 12 446 | 487 923 | 0,7 | 16 051 | 96 |
| Päijät-Häme | 5 125 | 201 772 | 0,2 | 5 639 | 81 |
| Kymenlaakso | 5 148 | 182 382 | -0,1 | 5 480 | 86 |
| South Karelia | 5 613 | 133 703 | -0,2 | 4 097 | 88 |
| Etelä-Savo | 13 980 | 154 668 | -0,6 | 4 067 | 74 |
| Pohjois-Savo | 16 769 | 247 943 | -0,1 | 7 119 | 82 |
| North Karelia | 17 763 | 165 866 | -0,1 | 4 248 | 73 |
| Central Finland | 16 704 | 273 637 | 0,3 | 7 922 | 84 |
| South Ostrobothnia | 13 444 | 193 504 | -0,0 | 5 248 | 78 |
| Ostrobothnia | 7 749 | 177 946 | 0,5 | 5 915 | 97 |
| Central Ostrobothnia | 5 019 | 68 321 | 0,3 | 2 173 | 88 |
| North Ostrobothnia | 35 504 | 394 965 | 0,7 | 11 989 | 90 |
| Kainuu | 21 501 | 82 073 | -0,7 | 2 092 | 72 |
| Lapland | 92 661 | 183 488 | -0,1 | 5 391 | 84 |
| Åland | 1 552 | 28 007 | 1,0 | 1 166 | 123 |
| Whole country | 303 892 | 5 375 276 | 0,4 | 184 649 | 100 |
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1) According to the regional division of 1 January 2011 2) Gross domestic product at market prices 3) Incl. Itä-Uusimaa * preliminary data |
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Sources: Statistics Finland, National Accounts, Demographic statistics; National Land Survey of Finland
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes4.xls
Last Modified: 22.3.2011
| Population | Change, % | |
| 31.12.2010 1) | 2010 1) | |
| Helsinki | 588 549 | 0,9 |
| Espoo | 247 970 | 1,5 |
| Tampere | 213 217 | 0,8 |
| Vantaa | 200 055 | 1,2 |
| Turku | 177 326 | 0,7 |
| Oulu | 141 671 | 1,8 |
| Jyväskylä | 130 816 | 0,9 |
| Lahti | 101 588 | 0,7 |
| Kuopio | 96 793 | 0,7 |
| Kouvola | 88 072 | -0,1 |
| Pori | 83 032 | 0,3 |
| Joensuu | 73 305 | 0,8 |
| Lappeenranta | 71 982 | 0,2 |
| Hämeenlinna | 66 829 | 0,6 |
| Rovaniemi | 60 090 | 0,4 |
| Vaasa | 59 587 | 0,7 |
| Seinäjoki | 57 811 | 1,4 |
| Salo | 55 235 | 0,6 |
| Kotka | 54 824 | 0,1 |
| Porvoo | 48 768 | 0,3 |
| At the beginning of 2011, there were a
total of 336 municipalities, 61 of which were urban municipalities, 67 semi-urban municipalities and 208 rural municipalities. 1) According to the regional division of 1 January 2011 |
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Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes5.xls
Last Modified: 22.3.2011
| All families | With children aged 0–17 |
With children aged 0–6 |
Persons per family | |
| Total of families | 1 455 073 | 582 360 | 286 057 | 2,8 |
| Change 2009/2010, % | 0,3 | -0,3 | 1,0 | |
| Family type | ||||
| Married couple without children | 513 889 | . | . | 2,0 |
| Cohabiting couple without children | 195 967 | . | . | 2,0 |
| Married couple with children | 446 433 | 356 943 | 178 360 | 4,0 |
| Cohabiting couple with children | 117 254 | 107 368 | 67 028 | 3,7 |
| Mother with children | 149 651 | 101 946 | 37 768 | 2,5 |
| Father with children | 30 278 | 15 836 | 2 713 | 2,3 |
| Registered male couple 1) | 706 | 3 | 1 | 2,0 |
| Registered female couple 1) | 895 | 264 | 187 | 2,5 |
| 1) Incl. registered partnerships with children | ||||
Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes6.xls
Last Modified: 13.1.2012
| Number of children under 18 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4– | Total | |
| Children in families | 254 551 | 445 192 | 230 580 | 134 147 | 1 064 470 |
| % | 23,9 | 41,8 | 21,7 | 12,6 | 100 |
| Families | 254 551 | 222 596 | 76 860 | 28 353 | 582 360 |
| % | 43,7 | 38,2 | 13,2 | 4,9 | 100 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes7.xls
Last Modified: 13.1.2012
| 1990 | ‰ 1) | 2000 | ‰ 1) | 2005 | ‰ 1) | 2006 | ‰ 1) | 2007 | ‰ 1) | 2008 | ‰ 1) | 2009 | ‰ 1) | 2010 | ‰ 1) | |
| Live births | 65 549 | 13,1 | 56 742 | 11,0 | 57 745 | 11,0 | 58 840 | 11,2 | 58 729 | 11,1 | 59 530 | 11,2 | 60 430 | 11,3 | 60 980 | 11,4 |
| Deaths | 50 058 | 10,0 | 49 339 | 9,5 | 47 928 | 9,1 | 48 065 | 9,1 | 49 077 | 9,3 | 49 094 | 9,2 | 49 883 | 9,3 | 50 887 | 9,5 |
| Excess of births | 15 491 | 3,1 | 7 403 | 1,4 | 9 817 | 1,9 | 10 775 | 2,0 | 9 652 | 1,8 | 10 436 | 2,0 | 10 547 | 2,0 | 10 093 | 1,9 |
| Immigration | 13 558 | 2,7 | 16 895 | 3,3 | 21 355 | 4,1 | 22 451 | 4,3 | 26 029 | 4,9 | 29 114 | 5,5 | 26 699 | 5,0 | 25 636 | 4,8 |
| Emigration | 6 477 | 1,3 | 14 311 | 2,8 | 12 369 | 2,4 | 12 107 | 2,3 | 12 443 | 2,4 | 13 657 | 2,6 | 12 151 | 2,3 | 11 905 | 2,2 |
| Net immigration | 7 081 | 1,4 | 2 584 | 0,5 | 8 986 | 1,7 | 10 344 | 2,0 | 13 586 | 2,6 | 15 457 | 2,9 | 14 548 | 2,7 | 13 731 | 2,6 |
| Population growth | 24 095 | 4,8 | 9 813 | 1,9 | 18 969 | 3,6 | 21 375 | 4,1 | 23 529 | 4,4 | 25 830 | 4,9 | 25 113 | 4,7 | 23 849 | 4,4 |
| Marriages | 24 997 | 5,0 | 26 150 | 5,1 | 29 283 | 5,6 | 28 236 | 5,4 | 29 497 | 5,6 | 31 014 | 5,8 | 29 836 | 5,6 | 29 952 | 5,6 |
| Registered partnerships | . | . | . | . | 200 | 0,0 | 191 | 0,0 | 213 | 0,0 | 249 | 0,0 | 246 | 0,0 | 322 | 0,1 |
| Divorces | 13 127 | 2,6 | 13 913 | 2,7 | 13 383 | 2,6 | 13 255 | 2,5 | 13 224 | 2,5 | 13 471 | 2,5 | 13 527 | 2,5 | 13 619 | 2,5 |
| Divorces from registered partnerships | . | . | . | . | 31 | 0,0 | 30 | 0,0 | 67 | 0,0 | 45 | 0,0 | 53 | 0,0 | 64 | 0,0 |
| Life expectancy at birth | ||||||||||||||||
| Males | 70,9 | 74,1 | 75,5 | 75,8 | 75,8 | 76,3 | 76,5 | *76,7 | ||||||||
| Females | 78,9 | 81,0 | 82,3 | 82,8 | 82,9 | 83,0 | 83,1 | *83,2 | ||||||||
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1) Per 1 000 mean population * preliminary data |
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Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vamu1.xls
Last Modified: 10.5.2011
| Country of citizenship | 2009 | % | Annual change, % | 2010 | % | Annual change, % |
| Estonia | 25 510 | 16,4 | 12,9 | 29 080 | 17,3 | 14,0 |
| Russia | 28 210 | 18,1 | 4,8 | 28 426 | 16,9 | 0,8 |
| Sweden | 8 506 | 5,5 | 0,8 | 8 510 | 5,1 | 0,0 |
| Somalia | 5 570 | 3,6 | 13,2 | 6 593 | 3,9 | 18,4 |
| China | 5 180 | 3,3 | 12,1 | 5 559 | 3,3 | 7,3 |
| Iraq | 3 978 | 2,6 | 22,9 | 5 024 | 3,0 | 26,3 |
| Thailand | 4 497 | 2,9 | 14,4 | 5 021 | 3,0 | 11,7 |
| Turkey | 3 809 | 2,4 | 11,1 | 3 973 | 2,4 | 4,3 |
| Germany | 3 628 | 2,3 | 3,6 | 3 715 | 2,2 | 2,4 |
| India | 3 168 | 2,0 | 15,8 | 3 468 | 2,1 | 9,5 |
| Others | 63 649 | 40,9 | 8,0 | 68 585 | 40,8 | 7,8 |
| Total | 155 705 | 100 | 8,7 | 167 954 | 100 | 7,9 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vamu2.xls
Last Modified: 23.3.2011
| Country of previous citizenship | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Russia | 1 399 | 1 665 | 2 211 | 1 026 | 1 925 |
| Estonia | 176 | 182 | 262 | 166 | 243 |
| Iran | 213 | 218 | 329 | 180 | 137 |
| Turkey | 110 | 102 | 195 | 94 | 132 |
| Somalia | 445 | 464 | 595 | 290 | 131 |
| Former Serbia and Montenegro | 248 | 232 | 324 | 154 | 109 |
| Afghanistan | 101 | 102 | 279 | 186 | 108 |
| Sweden | 178 | 163 | 274 | 126 | 104 |
| Ukraine | 46 | 45 | 62 | 53 | 92 |
| China | 57 | 68 | 84 | 53 | 85 |
| Others | 1 460 | 1 583 | 2 067 | 1 085 | 1 268 |
| Total | 4 433 | 4 824 | 6 682 | 3 413 | 4 334 |
| 1) Persons permanently resident in Finland | |||||
Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vamu4.xls
Last Modified: 10.5.2011
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Asylum-seekers | 3 170 | 1 651 | 3 443 | 3 221 | 3 861 | 3 574 | 2 324 | 1 505 | 4 035 | 5 988 | 4 018 |
| Decisions on asylum 1) | |||||||||||
| Asylum granted | 9 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 38 | 68 | 89 | 116 | 181 |
| Residence permit granted | 458 | 809 | 577 | 487 | 771 | 585 | 580 | 792 | 696 | I 2) 1 257 | 2) 1 603 |
| No asylum or residence permit granted | 2 121 | 1 045 | 2 312 | 2 443 | 3 418 | 2 472 | 1 481 | 961 | 1 011 | 2 568 | 3 428 |
| Family reunification | |||||||||||
| Decisions in favour 3) | 214 | 475 | 363 | 303 | 162 | 355 | 129 | 267 | 467 | 444 | 423 |
| Adverse decisions 3) | 302 | 762 | 324 | 499 | 746 | 316 | 209 | 136 | 239 | 349 | 596 |
| Quota | 700 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 |
| Received refugees 4) | 1 212 | 1 857 | 1 558 | 1 202 | 1 662 | 1 501 | 1 142 | 1 793 | 2 219 | 2 611 | 5) 3 207 |
| Immigrating as refugees, from 1973– | 18 835 | 20 692 | 22 250 | 23 452 | 25 114 | 26 615 | 27 757 | 29 550 | 31 769 | 34 380 | 5) 37 587 |
| 1) Decisions of the Finnish
Immigration Service 2) Incl. residence permits granted on the basis of humanitarian and subsidiary protection 3) One decision can concern more than one person 4) Refugees by quota, asylum-seekers having received a favourable decision and persons admitted under the family reunification scheme 5) Incl. refugees at reception centres awaiting placement in municipalities l line across a time series shows substantial breaks in the homogeneity of a series |
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Sources: Ministry of the Interior, Finnish Immigration Service
Table in Excel format suoluk_vamu3.xls
Last Modified: 10.5.2011
Last updated 13.1.2012
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