Finland vs North America: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Finland
0.242 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.1859 units per person
in 2025
Finland rank
7th
North America rank
5th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Finland
- North America
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.242 units per person against 0.1859 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0561 units per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Finland ranks 7th and North America ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0799 units per person | 0.0908 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | North America |
| 1970s | 0.1046 units per person | 0.1008 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.1254 units per person | 0.1151 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.1411 units per person | 0.1231 units per person | 0.018 units per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.1586 units per person | 0.1233 units per person | 0.0353 units per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.198 units per person | 0.1435 units per person | 0.0545 units per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2338 units per person | 0.1741 units per person | 0.0597 units per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Finland or North America?
- Finland, at 0.242 units per person against 0.1859 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Finland and North America?
- 0.0561 units per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Finland and North America rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Finland ranks 7th and North America ranks 5th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.