| Population | 5,571,665 (July 2020 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 16.41% (male 467,220/female 447,005) 15-24 years: 10.95% (male 312,179/female 297,717) 25-54 years: 37.37% (male 1,064,326/female 1,017,545) 55-64 years: 13.02% (male 357,687/female 367,610) 65 years and over: 22.26% (male 543,331/female 697,045) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 62.4 youth dependency ratio: 25.8 elderly dependency ratio: 36.6 potential support ratio: 2.7 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 42.8 years male: 41.3 years female: 44.4 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.3% (2020 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Death rate | 10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 85.5% of total population (2020) rate of urbanization: 0.42% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.305 million HELSINKI (capital) (2020) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 97.1 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.2 years (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.3 years male: 78.4 years female: 84.4 years (2020 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.74 children born/woman (2020 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 85.5% (2015) note: percent of women aged 18-49 |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2018) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 4,000 (2018) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2018) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Finn(s) adjective: Finnish |
| Ethnic groups | Finn, Swede, Russian, Estonian, Romani, Sami |
| Religions | Lutheran 69.8%, Greek Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.7%, unspecified 27.4% (2018 est.) |
| Languages | Finnish (official) 87.6%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.4%, other 5.8% (2018 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 19 years male: 20 years female: 20 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 6.9% of GDP (2016) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 9.2% (2017) |
| Physicians density | 3.81 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.3 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 22.2% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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