Share of the population that is female in Finland
Finland: Share of the population that is female was 50.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
50.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
91st
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.8%
in 1960
All-time low
50.6%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Finland, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Finland recorded 50.6% for share of the population that is female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Finland peaked at 51.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2025.
That places Finland 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.6% | 51.5% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 51.0% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.6% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 50.6% compare
- 89 Jamaica 50.6% compare
- 90 Guinea-Bissau 50.6% compare
- 92 Haiti 50.5% compare
- 93 Isle of Man 50.5% compare
- 94 Angola 50.5% compare
More gender data for Finland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 23,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 23,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 24,879 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 24,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 25,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Finland?
- Share of the population that is female in Finland was 50.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for share of the population that is female?
- Finland ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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