Finland vs Norway: Population density
Finland
15.14 people per km²
in 2100
Norway
14.86 people per km²
in 2100
Finland rank
212th
Norway rank
214th
Population density over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 15.14 people per km² against 14.86 people per km² in Norway, a difference of 0.28 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 212th and Norway ranks 214th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 36 and Norway in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2435 people per km² | 0.549 people per km² | 0.3056 people per km² | Norway |
| 1100s | 0.2829 people per km² | 0.7412 people per km² | 0.4583 people per km² | Norway |
| 1200s | 0.3224 people per km² | 0.9334 people per km² | 0.611 people per km² | Norway |
| 1300s | 0.3619 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | 0.7362 people per km² | Norway |
| 1400s | 0.329 people per km² | 0.549 people per km² | 0.22 people per km² | Norway |
| 1500s | 0.329 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | 0.7691 people per km² | Norway |
| 1600s | 0.658 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | 0.7146 people per km² | Norway |
| 1700s | 1.32 people per km² | 1.65 people per km² | 0.3308 people per km² | Norway |
| 1710s | 1.44 people per km² | 1.71 people per km² | 0.2671 people per km² | Norway |
| 1720s | 1.57 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | 0.1939 people per km² | Norway |
| 1730s | 1.72 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | 0.1104 people per km² | Norway |
| 1740s | 1.88 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | 0.0155 people per km² | Norway |
| 1750s | 2.06 people per km² | 1.97 people per km² | 0.0922 people per km² | Finland |
| 1760s | 2.25 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | 0.2138 people per km² | Finland |
| 1770s | 2.46 people per km² | 2.11 people per km² | 0.3508 people per km² | Finland |
| 1780s | 2.69 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 0.5049 people per km² | Finland |
| 1790s | 2.94 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | 0.6777 people per km² | Finland |
| 1800s | 2.87 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | 0.4187 people per km² | Finland |
| 1810s | 3.47 people per km² | 2.54 people per km² | 0.9359 people per km² | Finland |
| 1820s | 4.13 people per km² | 2.85 people per km² | 1.28 people per km² | Finland |
| 1830s | 4.6 people per km² | 3.23 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | Finland |
| 1840s | 5.01 people per km² | 3.59 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | Finland |
| 1850s | 5.51 people per km² | 4.07 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | Finland |
| 1860s | 5.74 people per km² | 4.55 people per km² | 1.19 people per km² | Finland |
| 1870s | 6.2 people per km² | 5 people per km² | 1.2 people per km² | Finland |
| 1880s | 7.19 people per km² | 5.38 people per km² | 1.81 people per km² | Finland |
| 1890s | 8.18 people per km² | 5.79 people per km² | 2.39 people per km² | Finland |
| 1900s | 9.11 people per km² | 6.33 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | Finland |
| 1910s | 9.92 people per km² | 6.88 people per km² | 3.04 people per km² | Finland |
| 1920s | 10.76 people per km² | 7.48 people per km² | 3.28 people per km² | Finland |
| 1930s | 11.69 people per km² | 7.95 people per km² | 3.74 people per km² | Finland |
| 1940s | 12.61 people per km² | 8.56 people per km² | 4.04 people per km² | Finland |
| 1950s | 13.84 people per km² | 9.36 people per km² | 4.48 people per km² | Finland |
| 1960s | 14.96 people per km² | 10.19 people per km² | 4.77 people per km² | Finland |
| 1970s | 15.43 people per km² | 10.94 people per km² | 4.49 people per km² | Finland |
| 1980s | 16.06 people per km² | 11.4 people per km² | 4.66 people per km² | Finland |
| 1990s | 16.74 people per km² | 11.94 people per km² | 4.81 people per km² | Finland |
| 2000s | 17.26 people per km² | 12.71 people per km² | 4.55 people per km² | Finland |
| 2010s | 17.96 people per km² | 14.12 people per km² | 3.84 people per km² | Finland |
| 2020s | 18.4 people per km² | 15.29 people per km² | 3.11 people per km² | Finland |
| 2030s | 18.24 people per km² | 15.9 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | Finland |
| 2040s | 17.85 people per km² | 16.14 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | Finland |
| 2050s | 17.38 people per km² | 16.16 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | Finland |
| 2060s | 16.89 people per km² | 15.97 people per km² | 0.9232 people per km² | Finland |
| 2070s | 16.43 people per km² | 15.71 people per km² | 0.7263 people per km² | Finland |
| 2080s | 15.93 people per km² | 15.39 people per km² | 0.537 people per km² | Finland |
| 2090s | 15.42 people per km² | 15.05 people per km² | 0.3767 people per km² | Finland |
| 2100s | 15.14 people per km² | 14.86 people per km² | 0.2761 people per km² | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 15.14 people per km² against 14.86 people per km² in Norway as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Finland and Norway?
- 0.28 people per km², with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for population density?
- Finland ranks 212th and Norway ranks 214th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.