Finland vs France: Long term urban population region

Finland
88.2
in 2025
France
88.33
in 2025
Finland rank
32nd
France rank
30th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Finland
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 88.33 against 88.2 in Finland, a difference of 0.13.

Across all 108 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 32nd and France ranks 30th of 202 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland France Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1185 3.6 3.48 France
1100s 0.1778 4.9 4.72 France
1200s 0.2667 5.7 5.43 France
1300s 0.4 5.5 5.1 France
1400s 0.6 6.1 5.5 France
1500s 0.9 6.7 5.8 France
1600s 1.4 6.85 5.45 France
1700s 4 7 3 France
1710s 5.12 8.93 3.81 France
1720s 6.23 10.85 4.62 France
1730s 7.35 12.78 5.43 France
1740s 8.47 14.71 6.24 France
1750s 9.59 16.63 7.05 France
1760s 10.7 18.56 7.86 France
1770s 11.82 20.49 8.67 France
1780s 12.94 22.41 9.48 France
1790s 14.05 24.34 10.29 France
1800s 15.17 26.27 11.1 France
1810s 16.29 28.19 11.91 France
1820s 17.4 30.12 12.71 France
1830s 18.52 32.05 13.52 France
1840s 19.64 33.97 14.33 France
1850s 20.76 35.9 15.14 France
1860s 21.87 37.82 15.95 France
1870s 22.99 39.75 16.76 France
1880s 24.11 41.68 17.57 France
1890s 25.22 43.6 18.38 France
1900s 26.34 45.53 19.19 France
1910s 27.46 47.45 19.99 France
1920s 28.57 49.37 20.8 France
1930s 29.69 51.3 21.61 France
1940s 30.81 53.22 22.41 France
1950s 34.67 57.81 23.13 France
1960s 43.33 66.16 22.83 France
1970s 56.2 72.48 16.28 France
1980s 60.12 73.71 13.59 France
1990s 61.4 74.94 13.54 France
2000s 71.91 80.04 8.13 France
2010s 86.08 86.21 0.1317 France
2020s 87.74 87.88 0.1377 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Finland or France?
France, at 88.33 against 88.2 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Finland and France?
0.13, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Finland and France rank globally for long term urban population region?
Finland ranks 32nd and France ranks 30th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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