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Finland's population exceeds 5.6m, although birth rate remains low

Published : 20 Dec 2023, 02:18

  DF Report
File Photo: Kela.

Finland's population at the end of November 2023 was 5,603,075, acording to Statistics Finland's preliminary data.

During January to November, country's population grew by 39,105 persons and exceeded 5.6 million in October.

The reason for the increase was migration gain from abroad, since immigration exceeded emigration by 54,151.

The number of births, however, was 15,020 lower than that of deaths.