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Finland vs Greece: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Finland
1.13 million people
in 2050
Greece
1.16 million people
in 2050
Finland rank
116th
Greece rank
114th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Finland
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.16 million people against 1.13 million people in Finland, a difference of 26,380 people.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 116th and Greece ranks 114th of 238 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Greece Difference Ahead
1000s 73,912 people 948,824 people 874,912 people Greece
1100s 85,847 people 1.02 million people 934,433 people Greece
1200s 97,739 people 1.10 million people 1.00 million people Greece
1300s 109,560 people 1.17 million people 1.06 million people Greece
1400s 99,400 people 839,118 people 739,718 people Greece
1500s 99,100 people 928,235 people 829,135 people Greece
1600s 197,200 people 1.39 million people 1.19 million people Greece
1700s 384,115 people 1.38 million people 995,885 people Greece
1710s 415,126 people 1.44 million people 1.03 million people Greece
1720s 448,579 people 1.50 million people 1.06 million people Greece
1730s 484,659 people 1.57 million people 1.08 million people Greece
1740s 523,565 people 1.63 million people 1.11 million people Greece
1750s 565,509 people 1.69 million people 1.13 million people Greece
1760s 610,721 people 1.75 million people 1.14 million people Greece
1770s 659,444 people 1.82 million people 1.16 million people Greece
1780s 711,941 people 1.88 million people 1.17 million people Greece
1790s 768,489 people 1.94 million people 1.17 million people Greece
1800s 829,389 people 2.00 million people 1.17 million people Greece
1810s 894,960 people 2.06 million people 1.17 million people Greece
1820s 965,544 people 2.13 million people 1.16 million people Greece
1830s 1.11 million people 2.33 million people 1.22 million people Greece
1840s 1.17 million people 2.55 million people 1.39 million people Greece
1850s 1.30 million people 2.80 million people 1.50 million people Greece
1860s 1.36 million people 3.07 million people 1.71 million people Greece
1870s 1.44 million people 3.36 million people 1.93 million people Greece
1880s 1.54 million people 3.73 million people 2.18 million people Greece
1890s 1.75 million people 4.12 million people 2.37 million people Greece
1900s 1.97 million people 4.57 million people 2.60 million people Greece
1910s 2.23 million people 4.89 million people 2.66 million people Greece
1920s 2.40 million people 4.99 million people 2.59 million people Greece
1930s 2.56 million people 5.40 million people 2.84 million people Greece
1940s 2.56 million people 5.82 million people 3.27 million people Greece
1950s 2.11 million people 3.67 million people 1.56 million people Greece
1960s 1.91 million people 3.47 million people 1.56 million people Greece
1970s 1.79 million people 2.99 million people 1.21 million people Greece
1980s 1.78 million people 2.94 million people 1.16 million people Greece
1990s 1.78 million people 2.93 million people 1.15 million people Greece
2000s 1.66 million people 2.83 million people 1.17 million people Greece
2010s 1.57 million people 2.47 million people 894,405 people Greece
2020s 1.43 million people 2.11 million people 678,840 people Greece
2030s 1.29 million people 1.74 million people 456,199 people Greece
2040s 1.17 million people 1.37 million people 204,540 people Greece
2050s 1.13 million people 1.16 million people 26,380 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Finland or Greece?
Greece, at 1.16 million people against 1.13 million people in Finland as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Finland and Greece?
26,380 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Greece?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Finland and Greece rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Finland ranks 116th and Greece ranks 114th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.