Finland vs Sweden: Long term urban population region
Finland
88.2
in 2025
Sweden
88
in 2025
Finland rank
32nd
Sweden rank
33rd
Long term urban population region over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 88.2 against 88 in Sweden, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1185 | 0.0037 | 0.1148 | Finland |
| 1100s | 0.1778 | 0.0111 | 0.1667 | Finland |
| 1200s | 0.2667 | 0.0333 | 0.2333 | Finland |
| 1300s | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | Finland |
| 1400s | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Finland |
| 1500s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | — |
| 1600s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | — |
| 1700s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1710s | 5.12 | 6.47 | 1.35 | Sweden |
| 1720s | 6.23 | 8.94 | 2.71 | Sweden |
| 1730s | 7.35 | 11.41 | 4.06 | Sweden |
| 1740s | 8.47 | 13.88 | 5.41 | Sweden |
| 1750s | 9.59 | 16.35 | 6.77 | Sweden |
| 1760s | 10.7 | 18.82 | 8.12 | Sweden |
| 1770s | 11.82 | 21.29 | 9.47 | Sweden |
| 1780s | 12.94 | 23.76 | 10.83 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 14.05 | 26.23 | 12.18 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 15.17 | 28.7 | 13.53 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 16.29 | 31.18 | 14.89 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 17.4 | 33.65 | 16.24 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 18.52 | 36.12 | 17.6 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 19.64 | 38.59 | 18.95 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 20.76 | 41.06 | 20.3 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 21.87 | 43.53 | 21.66 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 22.99 | 46 | 23.01 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 24.11 | 48.47 | 24.36 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 25.22 | 50.94 | 25.72 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 26.34 | 53.41 | 27.07 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 27.46 | 55.88 | 28.42 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 28.57 | 58.35 | 29.78 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 29.69 | 60.82 | 31.13 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 30.81 | 63.29 | 32.48 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 34.67 | 68.89 | 34.22 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 43.33 | 76.4 | 33.07 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 56.2 | 82.39 | 26.19 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 60.12 | 83.01 | 22.89 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 61.4 | 83.72 | 22.32 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 71.91 | 84.32 | 12.41 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 86.08 | 85.74 | 0.3324 | Finland |
| 2020s | 87.74 | 87.52 | 0.2233 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 88.2 against 88 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.2, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Finland ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.