Population

The population of Espoo at the end of 2024 was 320,931 people

The statistics on Espoo’s population structure and population changes provide information, for example, on the size of the population and the size and percentage of different age and foreign-language groups in Espoo. The statistics are updated annually, as are the statistics on household-dwelling units and families.

Data on Espoo’s population changes, such as population size and the number of people who have moved to or from the municipality, is updated monthly.

There are different kinds of population projections: Espoo’s annual population projection is made at a city sub-district level. Projections made less frequently include the long-term population projection and projections on the Swedish-speaking and foreign-language populations.

More statistics and information on the population structure, population projections, household-dwelling units and families are available in the population section of the Aluesarjat statistical database(external link, opens in a new window) (in Finnish). The data can be saved, for example, in Excel format.

Espoo’s population at the end of 2024 stood at 320,931 persons

Espoo’s population at the end of 2024 was 320,931 persons. In 2024 Espoo grew by 6,907 persons, or 2.2 %. Population growth was 1 843 persons less than the previous year. Helsinki (9,518) population grew the most quantitatively among Finnish municipalities. The next biggest growth was Espoo (6,907 people) and Tampere (5,130 people).

At the end of 2024, Espoo had 80,166 foreign-language residents, i.e. 25.0 % of its population.

At the end of 2024, 80,166 people, or 25.0 %, of the people residing in Espoo spoke a foreign language as their mother tongue. There were 220,519 (68.7 %) Finnish- or Sámi-speakers and 20,246 (6.3 %) Swedish-speakers. In 2024, Espoo gained 5,962 new foreign-language residents, i.e. 86.3 % of the population growth. 52,925 foreign citizens (16.5 %) lived in Espoo.

The most common foreign languages spoken in Espoo at the end of 2024 were Russian (11,144 speakers), Arabic (6,246 speakers), English (5,731 speakers), Estonian (5,640 speakers), Chinese (4,548 speakers), Farsi, Persian (3,897 speakers) and Albanian (3,834 speakers).

At the end of 2024, 61.1 percent of Espoo's population was of working age between 20 and 64

At the end of 2024, 61.1 percent of Espoo's population was of working age between 20 and 64. There were 7.5 percent of children under school age 0-6 years, 11.2 percent of school-age 7-15 years and 16-19 years of age 5.0 percent of the people of Espoo. The population share of the elderly, i.e. people over 65, was 15.2 percent. Compared to a year ago, the size of all the above-mentioned age groups increased in 2024.

Greater Leppävaara area had the highest number of residents at the end of 2024

At the end of 2024, the Greater Leppävaara area had the highest number of residents (80,110), followed by the Greater Espoonlahti area (61,888) and the Greater Tapiola area (56,670). The Greater Matinkylä area had the fourth largest population (48,759), followed by Vanha-Espoo (42,799). The Greater Kauklahti area (13,287) and northern Espoo (11,865) had clearly smaller populations compared to the other greater areas. A total of 5,553 Espoo residents had no official address. In 2024, the Greater Leppävaara area gained the highest number of new residents (1,635).

The importance of natural population growth has diminished and that of migration gain has increased

In 2024, migration gain (5,304 persons) accounted for a considerably higher share of Espoo’s population growth than natural population growth (1,651 persons). In 2024, 3,458 babies were born in Espoo, which is 183 more than one year earlier. A total of 1,807 Espoo residents died, which is 38 fewer than one year earlier.

In 2024, a total of 20,863 new residents moved to Espoo from other Finnish municipalities and 18,889 Espoo residents moved to another municipality in Finland. In addition, 5,350 people moved to Espoo from abroad and 2,020 people moved from Espoo to another country. In 2024, migration gain from Finland was 1,974 persons, which means that net migration decreased by 422 persons compared to the previous year. Migration gain from other countries was 3,330 persons, which is 1 659 less than one year earlier.

In 2024, migration gain among foreign-language speakers was 5,194 persons, of which 3,425 came from abroad and 1,769 from Finland. Among Finnish and Sámi speakers, migration gain was 151 persons, based on an intermunicipal migration gain of 266 persons and an international migration loss of 115 persons. Among Swedish speakers, migration loss was 41 persons, based on an intermunicipal migration loss of 61 persons and international migration gain of 20 persons.

Contact information

Researcher Sanna Jaatinen
puh. +358 40 5904260
sanna.jaatinen@espoo.fi

Tutkimus ja tilastot
tieto@espoo.fi

Downloadable files

Espoon väestö osa-alueittain 31.12.2024_1.1.pdfFile is only available in Finnish
Väestörakenne ja muutokset 2024File is only available in Finnish
Espooseen ja Espoosta muuttaneiden taustoja 2021File is only available in Finnish
MoniSuomi Kuntaesitys 2024 Espoo.pdfFile is only available in Finnish
Ulkomaalaistaustaiset pääkaupunkiseudulla 2022 -raportti. Pasi Saukkonen 2024.pdfFile is only available in Finnish

In Espoo the most common type of family is a married couple with at least one child

At the end of 2024, 43 per cent of those living in Espoo aged 15 and over were unmarried, 43 per cent were married or in registered partnerships, 11 per cent were divorced and 3 per cent were widowed. The number of families in Espoo stood at 84,573, with the family population encompassing 74 per cent of the population. The average size of the family was 2.82 persons and the most common type of family was a married couple with at least one child. There were 38,442 families with children, or families with at least one minor child, totalling 45 per cent of all families. One-parent families totalled 13 per cent of all families and one-parent families with children 21 per cent of all families with children.

The number of single-person household-dwelling units is growing the most

At the end of 2024, the number of household-dwelling units in Espoo was 148,231. 71 per cent of all household-dwelling units were small, with one or two people. A one-person household-dwelling unit was the most common household-dwelling unit type. 44 per cent of the increase in household-dwelling units in 2024 concerned one-person household-dwelling units.

Contact information

Researcher Sanna Jaatinen
puh. +358 40 5904260
sanna.jaatinen@espoo.fi

Downloadable files

Väestörakenne ja muutokset 2023.pdfFile is only available in Finnish

Population

The population of Espoo at the end of 2024 was 320,931 people

Population structure and population changes

Monthly population changes

Population projections

Families and household-dwelling units