Finland vs New Zealand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Finland
4.19 million people
in 2025
New Zealand
4.41 million people
in 2025
Finland rank
110th
New Zealand rank
107th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Finland
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.41 million people against 4.19 million people in Finland, a difference of 220,710 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 110th and New Zealand ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.09 million people | 1.19 million people | 904,331 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.63 million people | 1.78 million people | 852,307 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 2.91 million people | 2.49 million people | 410,223 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 3.10 million people | 2.72 million people | 375,963 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 3.30 million people | 3.11 million people | 196,396 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 3.59 million people | 3.51 million people | 74,870 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 3.89 million people | 3.92 million people | 36,266 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.12 million people | 4.33 million people | 207,133 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Finland or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.41 million people against 4.19 million people in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Finland and New Zealand?
- 220,710 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Finland ranks 110th and New Zealand ranks 107th 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.