Finland vs Mongolia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Finland
1.13 million people
in 2050
Mongolia
1.20 million people
in 2050
Finland rank
116th
Mongolia rank
113th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Finland
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1.20 million people against 1.13 million people in Finland, a difference of 69,170 people.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mongolia ahead.
Finland ranks 116th and Mongolia ranks 113th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 29 and Mongolia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 73,912 people | 499,999 people | 426,087 people | Mongolia |
| 1100s | 85,847 people | 649,997 people | 564,150 people | Mongolia |
| 1200s | 97,739 people | 799,990 people | 702,251 people | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 109,560 people | 849,968 people | 740,408 people | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 99,400 people | 599,933 people | 500,533 people | Mongolia |
| 1500s | 99,100 people | 599,800 people | 500,700 people | Mongolia |
| 1600s | 197,200 people | 599,400 people | 402,200 people | Mongolia |
| 1700s | 384,115 people | 598,200 people | 214,085 people | Mongolia |
| 1710s | 415,126 people | 595,213 people | 180,087 people | Mongolia |
| 1720s | 448,579 people | 596,910 people | 148,331 people | Mongolia |
| 1730s | 484,659 people | 598,552 people | 113,893 people | Mongolia |
| 1740s | 523,565 people | 600,128 people | 76,563 people | Mongolia |
| 1750s | 565,509 people | 601,622 people | 36,113 people | Mongolia |
| 1760s | 610,721 people | 603,016 people | 7,705 people | Finland |
| 1770s | 659,444 people | 604,290 people | 55,154 people | Finland |
| 1780s | 711,941 people | 605,415 people | 106,526 people | Finland |
| 1790s | 768,489 people | 606,362 people | 162,127 people | Finland |
| 1800s | 829,389 people | 607,092 people | 222,297 people | Finland |
| 1810s | 894,960 people | 607,559 people | 287,401 people | Finland |
| 1820s | 965,544 people | 607,709 people | 357,835 people | Finland |
| 1830s | 1.11 million people | 610,897 people | 500,473 people | Finland |
| 1840s | 1.17 million people | 618,471 people | 546,899 people | Finland |
| 1850s | 1.30 million people | 625,560 people | 675,390 people | Finland |
| 1860s | 1.36 million people | 632,022 people | 723,038 people | Finland |
| 1870s | 1.44 million people | 637,682 people | 797,678 people | Finland |
| 1880s | 1.54 million people | 648,591 people | 892,669 people | Finland |
| 1890s | 1.75 million people | 705,230 people | 1.05 million people | Finland |
| 1900s | 1.97 million people | 764,904 people | 1.20 million people | Finland |
| 1910s | 2.23 million people | 827,074 people | 1.40 million people | Finland |
| 1920s | 2.40 million people | 780,438 people | 1.62 million people | Finland |
| 1930s | 2.56 million people | 731,864 people | 1.83 million people | Finland |
| 1940s | 2.56 million people | 681,117 people | 1.88 million people | Finland |
| 1950s | 2.11 million people | 624,101 people | 1.49 million people | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.91 million people | 651,886 people | 1.26 million people | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.79 million people | 758,410 people | 1.03 million people | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.78 million people | 850,995 people | 932,464 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.78 million people | 998,345 people | 786,204 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.66 million people | 975,134 people | 682,878 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.57 million people | 947,088 people | 625,449 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.43 million people | 1.02 million people | 408,904 people | Finland |
| 2030s | 1.29 million people | 1.07 million people | 220,880 people | Finland |
| 2040s | 1.17 million people | 1.15 million people | 20,904 people | Finland |
| 2050s | 1.13 million people | 1.20 million people | 69,170 people | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Finland or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 1.20 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 Mongolia?
- 69,170 people, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Mongolia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Finland and Mongolia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Finland ranks 116th and Mongolia ranks 113th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.