The overwhelming majority of the people of Finland are Finnish. There is a small Swedish minority.
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1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | |
Population, total (millions) | 4.99 | 5.18 | 5.36 | 5.53 |
Population growth (annual %) | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) | 338.2 | 338.2 | 338.4 | 338.5 |
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) | 16.4 | 17 | 17.6 | 18.2 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) | .. | 11 | 13.7 | 12.2 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Income share held by lowest 20% | 10.7 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 75 | 77 | 80 | 82 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) | 77 | 80 | 74 | .. |
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | 99 | 98 | 100 | 100 |
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 97 | 96 | 98 | 96 |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | 102 | 96 | 99 | 101 |
School enrollment, primary (% gross) | 98.5 | 101.3 | 99.5 | 99.9 |
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | 114 | 125 | 108 | 145 |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Environment | ||||
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) | 218.8 | 224.5 | 222.4 | 224.1 |
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | .. | .. | .. | 14.2 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Urban population growth (annual %) | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) | 5,692 | 6,262 | 6,829 | .. |
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) | 10.94 | 10.64 | 11.66 | 8.04 |
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | 12,486 | 15,305 | 16,484 | .. |