Annual growth rate of urban population share in Finland
Finland: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.3492 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3492
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
98th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.32
in 1951
All-time low
0.0574
in 1989
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Finland, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of urban population share in Finland stood at 0.3492.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in Finland peaked at 3.32 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.0574, in 1989.
That places Finland 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.97 | — |
| 1951 | 3.32 | +11.7% |
| 1952 | 3.07 | -7.7% |
| 1953 | 2.87 | -6.5% |
| 1954 | 2.66 | -7.2% |
| 1955 | 2.45 | -7.9% |
| 1956 | 2.23 | -8.9% |
| 1957 | 2.01 | -10.0% |
| 1958 | 1.78 | -11.2% |
| 1959 | 1.53 | -14.3% |
| 1960 | 1.31 | -14.0% |
| 1961 | 1.11 | -15.7% |
| 1962 | 0.9892 | -10.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8857 | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8019 | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7358 | -8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6867 | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6542 | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6378 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.637 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6515 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6808 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7249 | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8038 | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6884 | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4439 | -35.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3065 | -31.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1977 | -35.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1443 | -27.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1728 | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1737 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1162 | -33.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0856 | -26.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0888 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1382 | +55.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1882 | +36.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1815 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.168 | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1014 | -39.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0574 | -43.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0979 | +70.6% |
| 1991 | 0.174 | +77.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2165 | +24.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3 | +38.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4292 | +43.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5566 | +29.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6753 | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7447 | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7569 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7131 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.622 | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4982 | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3897 | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3502 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3427 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3535 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3623 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3945 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3884 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3411 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3589 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4228 | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4438 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4303 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4549 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4357 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.443 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5104 | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.549 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5333 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4087 | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3954 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4766 | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3548 | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3524 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3492 | -0.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.3492 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0955, 3.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.3492 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1753, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of urban population share in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +77.7% | 0.0979 | 0.174 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.49 | 1.53 | 3.32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8451 | 0.637 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4815 | 0.1443 | 0.8038 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1299 | 0.0574 | 0.1882 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4664 | 0.0979 | 0.7569 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4043 | 0.3411 | 0.622 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4582 | 0.3589 | 0.549 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3895 | 0.3492 | 0.4766 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in Finland?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in Finland was 0.3492 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 in 1951.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0574 in 1989.
- How does Finland rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Finland ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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