Finland

People

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 ..