Congo vs Finland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Congo
4.16 million people
in 2025
Finland
4.19 million people
in 2025
Congo rank
113th
Finland rank
110th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Congo
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 4.19 million people against 4.16 million people in Congo, a difference of 32,710 people.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 113th and Finland ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 317,082 people | 2.09 million people | 1.78 million people | Finland |
| 1960s | 447,262 people | 2.63 million people | 2.19 million people | Finland |
| 1970s | 653,939 people | 2.91 million people | 2.25 million people | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.06 million people | 3.10 million people | 2.04 million people | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.53 million people | 3.30 million people | 1.78 million people | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.24 million people | 3.59 million people | 1.35 million people | Finland |
| 2010s | 3.18 million people | 3.89 million people | 707,410 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.90 million people | 4.12 million people | 221,992 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Congo or Finland?
- Finland, at 4.19 million people against 4.16 million people in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Congo and Finland?
- 32,710 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Finland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Finland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Congo ranks 113th and Finland ranks 110th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.