| Age | Males | Females | Total |
| 0-4 | 150 804 | 144 198 | 295 002 |
| 5-9 | 146 717 | 140 101 | 286 818 |
| 10-14 | 157 654 | 151 688 | 309 342 |
| 15-19 | 169 961 | 163 216 | 333 177 |
| 20-24 | 166 488 | 158 952 | 325 440 |
| 25-29 | 174 715 | 165 701 | 340 416 |
| 30-34 | 171 532 | 162 543 | 334 075 |
| 35-39 | 159 578 | 152 352 | 311 930 |
| 40-44 | 186 832 | 181 293 | 368 125 |
| 45-49 | 190 839 | 187 140 | 377 979 |
| 50-54 | 190 665 | 191 006 | 381 671 |
| 55-59 | 196 318 | 198 198 | 394 516 |
| 60-64 | 184 247 | 191 508 | 375 755 |
| 65-69 | 120 498 | 134 775 | 255 273 |
| 70-74 | 97 658 | 119 916 | 217 574 |
| 75-79 | 73 731 | 107 138 | 180 869 |
| 80-84 | 47 128 | 87 427 | 134 555 |
| 85-89 | 19 703 | 52 540 | 72 243 |
| 90- | 6 585 | 24 969 | 31 554 |
| Total | 2 611 653 | 2 714 661 | 5 326 314 |
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In 2008 the mean age of males was 39.6 years and that of females 42.5 years. The age of 100 years or more had been reached by 514 persons, 77 of whom were males and 437 females. |
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Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes1.xls
Last Modified: 3.4.2009
| Population | Unit | 1900 | 1950 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| 31.12. | |||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| - 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 |
| - 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 |
| 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 |
| - 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 |
| - 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 |
| 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 |
| - 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 |
| - 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 |
| Religion | |||||||||||||
| Lutheran | % | 98,1 | 95,1 | 87,9 | 85,1 | 84,9 | 84,6 | 84,2 | 83,8 | 83,1 | 82,5 | 81,8 | 80,7 |
| 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 |
| Other | % | 0,2 | 0,4 | 0,9 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,2 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,3 |
| No religious affiliation | % | - | 2,7 | 10,2 | 12,7 | 12,9 | 13,1 | 13,5 | 14,0 | 14,7 | 15,1 | 15,9 | 16,9 |
| Unknown | % | - | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 |
| 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: 20.4.2009
| 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 | % | 887 | 937 | 943 | 927 | 948 | 957 |
| 15-64 years | % | 3 547 | 3 408 | 3 382 | 3 451 | 3 461 | 3 469 |
| 65- years | % | 944 | 1 290 | 1 525 | 1 608 | 1 681 | 1 787 |
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 | |||
| 1.1.2009 | 31.12.2008 1) | 2008 1) | *2006 | *2006 | |
| Mainland Finland: | 302 346 | 5 298 858 | 0,5 | 165 875 | 100 |
| Uusimaa | 6 395 | 1 408 020 | 1,2 | 58 559 | 135 |
| Itä-Uusimaa | 2 736 | 93 491 | 0,8 | 3 241 | 109 |
| Varsinais-Suomi | 10 663 | 461 177 | 0,4 | 13 771 | 95 |
| Satakunta | 7 957 | 227 652 | -0,3 | 6 487 | 89 |
| Kanta-Häme | 5 200 | 173 041 | 0,9 | 4 294 | 80 |
| Pirkanmaa | 12 447 | 480 705 | 0,9 | 14 330 | 96 |
| Päijät-Häme | 5 127 | 200 847 | 0,4 | 5 090 | 81 |
| Kymenlaakso | 5 112 | 182 754 | -0,4 | 6 002 | 102 |
| South Karelia | 5 613 | 134 448 | -0,2 | 3 861 | 90 |
| Etelä-Savo | 13 986 | 156 632 | -0,8 | 3 750 | 74 |
| Pohjois-Savo | 16 771 | 248 423 | -0,2 | 6 220 | 79 |
| North Karelia | 17 763 | 166 129 | -0,4 | 4 044 | 76 |
| Central Finland | 16 707 | 271 747 | 0,4 | 6 990 | 82 |
| South Ostrobothnia | 13 444 | 193 511 | -0,2 | 4 548 | 74 |
| Ostrobothnia | 7 749 | 175 985 | 0,6 | 5 230 | 95 |
| Central Ostrobothnia | 5 273 | 71 029 | 0,1 | 2 031 | 91 |
| North Ostrobothnia | 35 236 | 386 144 | 0,7 | 10 378 | 86 |
| Kainuu | 21 504 | 83 160 | -0,7 | 1 889 | 70 |
| Lapland | 92 664 | 183 963 | -0,2 | 5 159 | 88 |
| Åland | 1 553 | 27 456 | 1,1 | 1 103 | 130 |
| Whole country | 303 899 | 5 326 314 | 0,5 | 167 041 | 100 |
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1) According to the regional division of 1 January 2009 2) Gross domestic product at market prices * 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: 3.4.2009
| Population | Change, % | |
| 31.12.2008 1) | 2008 1) | |
| Helsinki | 576 632 | 1,1 |
| Espoo | 241 565 | 1,5 |
| Tampere | 209 552 | 0,8 |
| Vantaa | 195 397 | 1,5 |
| Turku | 175 582 | 0,2 |
| Oulu | 137 061 | 1,5 |
| Jyväskylä | 128 028 | 1,2 |
| Lahti | 100 080 | 0,8 |
| Kuopio | 91 959 | 0,7 |
| Kouvola | 88 436 | -0,4 |
| Pori | 76 403 | 0,2 |
| Joensuu | 72 433 | 0,5 |
| Lappeenranta | 70 313 | 0,4 |
| Hämeenlinna | 66 131 | 1,0 |
| Rovaniemi | 59 353 | 0,9 |
| Vaasa | 58 597 | 1,0 |
| Seinäjoki | 56 211 | 1,5 |
| Salo | 54 777 | 0,6 |
| Kotka | 54 694 | 0,0 |
| Mikkeli | 48 676 | -0,1 |
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At the beginning of 2009, there were a total of 348 municipalities, 63 of which were urban municipalities, 66 semi-urban municipalities and 219 rural municipalities. 1) According to the regional division of 1 January 2009 |
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Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes5.xls
Last Modified: 3.4.2009
| All families | With children aged 0-17 |
With children aged 0-6 |
Persons per family | |
| Total of families | 1 444 386 | 585 224 | 280 383 | 2,8 |
| Change 2007/2008, % | 0,5 | -0,4 | 0,6 | |
| Family type | ||||
| - Married couple without children | 504 728 | . | . | 2,0 |
| - Cohabiting couple without children | 191 177 | . | . | 2,0 |
| - Married couple with children | 452 180 | 360 904 | 175 453 | 4,0 |
| - Cohabiting couple with children | 115 966 | 107 034 | 65 992 | 3,7 |
| - Mother with children | 149 631 | 101 717 | 36 398 | 2,5 |
| - Father with children | 29 460 | 15 382 | 2 404 | 2,3 |
| - Registered male couple 1) | 579 | 4 | 1 | 2,0 |
| - Registered female couple 1) | 665 | 183 | 135 | 2,4 |
| 1) Incl. registered partnerships with children | ||||
Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes6.xls
Last Modified: 18.11.2009
| Number of children under 18 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4- | Total | |
| Children in families | 253 841 | 449 016 | 235 650 | 133 293 | 1 071 800 |
| % | 23,7 | 41,9 | 22,0 | 12,4 | 100 |
| Families | 253 841 | 224 508 | 78 550 | 28 325 | 585 224 |
| % | 43,4 | 38,4 | 13,4 | 4,8 | 100 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vaes7.xls
Last Modified: 18.11.2009
| 1990 | ‰ 1) | 2000 | ‰ 1) | 2001 | ‰ 1) | 2002 | ‰ 1) | 2003 | ‰ 1) | 2004 | ‰ 1) | 2005 | ‰ 1) | 2006 | ‰ 1) | 2007 | ‰ 1) | 2008 | ‰ 1) | |
| Live births | 65 549 | 13,1 | 56 742 | 11,0 | 56 189 | 10,8 | 55 555 | 10,7 | 56 630 | 10,9 | 57 758 | 11,0 | 57 745 | 11,0 | 58 840 | 11,2 | 58 729 | 11,1 | 59 530 | 11,2 |
| Deaths | 50 058 | 10,0 | 49 339 | 9,5 | 48 550 | 9,4 | 49 418 | 9,5 | 48 996 | 9,4 | 47 600 | 9,1 | 47 928 | 9,1 | 48 065 | 9,1 | 49 077 | 9,3 | 49 094 | 9,2 |
| Excess of births | 15 491 | 3,1 | 7 403 | 1,4 | 7 639 | 1,5 | 6 137 | 1,2 | 7 634 | 1,5 | 10 158 | 1,9 | 9 817 | 1,9 | 10 775 | 2,0 | 9 652 | 1,8 | 10 436 | 2,0 |
| Immigration | 13 558 | 2,7 | 16 895 | 3,3 | 18 955 | 3,7 | 18 113 | 3,5 | 17 838 | 3,4 | 20 333 | 3,9 | 21 355 | 4,1 | 22 451 | 4,3 | 26 029 | 4,9 | 29 114 | 5,5 |
| Emigration | 6 477 | 1,3 | 14 311 | 2,8 | 13 153 | 2,5 | 12 891 | 2,5 | 12 083 | 2,3 | 13 656 | 2,6 | 12 369 | 2,4 | 12 107 | 2,3 | 12 443 | 2,4 | 13 657 | 2,6 |
| Net immigration | 7 081 | 1,4 | 2 584 | 0,5 | 5 802 | 1,1 | 5 222 | 1,0 | 5 755 | 1,1 | 6 677 | 1,3 | 8 986 | 1,7 | 10 344 | 2,0 | 13 586 | 2,6 | 15 457 | 2,9 |
| Population growth | 24 095 | 4,8 | 9 813 | 1,9 | 13 786 | 2,7 | 11 394 | 2,2 | 13 437 | 2,6 | 16 879 | 3,2 | 18 969 | 3,6 | 21 375 | 4,1 | 23 529 | 4,4 | 25 830 | 4,9 |
| Marriages | 24 997 | 5,0 | 26 150 | 5,1 | 24 830 | 4,8 | 26 969 | 5,2 | 25 815 | 5,0 | 29 342 | 5,6 | 29 283 | 5,6 | 28 236 | 5,4 | 29 497 | 5,6 | 31 014 | 5,8 |
| Registered partnerships | . | . | . | . | . | . | 446 | 0,0 | 190 | 0,0 | 186 | 0,0 | 200 | 0,0 | 191 | 0,0 | 213 | 0,0 | 249 | 0,0 |
| Divorces | 13 127 | 2,6 | 13 913 | 2,7 | 13 568 | 2,6 | 13 336 | 2,6 | 13 475 | 2,6 | 13 234 | 2,5 | 13 383 | 2,6 | 13 255 | 2,5 | 13 224 | 2,5 | 13 471 | 2,5 |
| Divorces from registered partnerships | . | . | . | . | . | . | . . | . . | 7 | 0,0 | 15 | 0,0 | 31 | 0,0 | 30 | 0,0 | 64 | 0,0 | 45 | 0,0 |
| Life expectancy at birth: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| - Males | 70,9 | 74,1 | 74,6 | 74,9 | 75,1 | 75,3 | 75,5 | 75,8 | 75,8 | 76,3 | ||||||||||
| - Females | 78,9 | 81,0 | 81,5 | 81,5 | 81,8 | 82,3 | 82,3 | 82,8 | 82,9 | 83,0 | ||||||||||
| 1) Per 1 000 mean population | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vamu1.xls
Last Modified: 28.1.2010
| Country of citizenship: | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Russia | . | 20 552 | 22 724 | 24 336 | 24 998 | 24 626 | 24 621 | 25 326 | 26 211 | 26 909 |
| Estonia | . | 10 839 | 11 662 | 12 428 | 13 397 | 13 978 | 15 459 | 17 599 | 20 006 | 22 604 |
| Sweden | 6 051 | 7 887 | 7 999 | 8 037 | 8 124 | 8 209 | 8 196 | 8 265 | 8 349 | 8 439 |
| Somalia | 44 | 4 190 | 4 355 | 4 537 | 4 642 | 4 689 | 4 704 | 4 623 | 4 852 | 4 919 |
| China | 312 | 1 668 | 1 929 | 2 086 | 2 372 | 2 613 | 2 992 | 3 382 | 3 978 | 4 620 |
| Thailand | 239 | 1 306 | 1 540 | 1 784 | 2 055 | 2 289 | 2 605 | 2 994 | 3 470 | 3 932 |
| Germany | 1 568 | 2 201 | 2 327 | 2 461 | 2 565 | 2 626 | 2 792 | 2 978 | 3 318 | 3 502 |
| Turkey | 310 | 1 784 | 1 981 | 2 146 | 2 287 | 2 359 | 2 621 | 2 886 | 3 182 | 3 429 |
| Iraq | 107 | 3 102 | 3 222 | 3 420 | 3 485 | 3 392 | 3 267 | 3 045 | 3 036 | 3 238 |
| United Kingdom | 1 365 | 2 207 | 2 352 | 2 535 | 2 651 | 2 655 | 2 762 | 2 910 | 3 143 | 3 213 |
| India | 270 | 756 | 892 | 1 012 | 1 169 | 1 343 | 1 619 | 1 990 | 2 333 | 2 736 |
| Former Serbia and Montenegro | . | 1 204 | 1 935 | 2 177 | 2 782 | 3 336 | 3 321 | 3 340 | 2 986 | 2 637 |
| Iran | 336 | 1 941 | 2 166 | 2 363 | 2 531 | 2 555 | 2 562 | 2 602 | 2 611 | 2 508 |
| United States | 1 475 | 2 010 | 2 110 | 2 146 | 2 149 | 2 040 | 2 086 | 2 199 | 2 296 | 2 282 |
| Viet Nam | 292 | 1 814 | 1 778 | 1 713 | 1 661 | 1 538 | 1 657 | 1 811 | 2 010 | 2 270 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 386 | 719 | 1 061 | 1 312 | 1 588 | 1 833 | 2 011 | 2 197 | 2 189 |
| Poland | 582 | 694 | 743 | 768 | 802 | 810 | 899 | 1 083 | 1 446 | 1 888 |
| Ukraine | . | 961 | 1 133 | 1 248 | 1 317 | 1 298 | 1 352 | 1 460 | 1 618 | 1 798 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | . | 1 627 | 1 668 | 1 701 | 1 694 | 1 641 | 1 584 | 1 599 | 1 658 | 1 723 |
| France | 327 | 859 | 947 | 962 | 1 041 | 985 | 1 114 | 1 240 | 1 376 | 1 490 |
| Others | 12 974 | 23 086 | 24 395 | 24 761 | 23 969 | 23 776 | 25 806 | 28 396 | 32 632 | 36 930 |
| Total | 26 255 | 91 074 | 98 577 | 103 682 | 107 003 | 108 346 | 113 852 | 121 739 | 132 708 | 143 256 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Demographic statistics
Table in Excel format suoluk_vamu2.xls
Last Modified: 3.4.2009
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Asylum-seekers | 3 170 | 1 651 | 3 443 | 3 221 | 3 861 | 3 574 | 2 324 | 1 505 | 4 035 |
| Decisions on asylum 1) | |||||||||
| - Asylum granted | 9 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 38 | 68 | 89 |
| - Residence permit granted | 458 | 809 | 577 | 487 | 771 | 585 | 580 | 792 | 696 |
| - No asylum or residence permit granted | 2 121 | 1 045 | 2 312 | 2 443 | 3 418 | 2 472 | 1 481 | 961 | 1 011 |
| Family reunification | |||||||||
| - Decisions in favour 2) | 214 | 475 | 363 | 303 | 162 | 355 | 129 | 267 | 467 |
| - Adverse decisions 2) | 302 | 762 | 324 | 499 | 746 | 316 | 209 | 136 | 239 |
| Quota | 700 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 |
| - Additional quota | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Refugees received by municipalities 3) | 1 212 | 1 857 | 1 558 | 1 202 | 1 662 | 1 501 | 1 142 | 1 793 | 2 170 |
| Immigrating as refugees, from 1973- | 18 835 | 20 692 | 22 250 | 23 452 | 25 114 | 26 615 | 27 757 | 29 550 | 31 769 |
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1) Decisions of the Finnish Immigration Service 2) One decision can concern more than one person 3) Refugees by quota, asylum-seekers having received a favourable decision and persons admitted under the family reunification scheme |
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Sources: Ministry of the Interior, Finnish Immigration Service
Table in Excel format suoluk_vamu3.xls
Last Modified: 16.6.2009
Last updated 28.1.2010
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