Census based on population register recently completed in Finland
Finland: Census based on population register recently completed was 1 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Census based on population register recently completed in Finland, 1750–2015
Source: Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, census based on population register recently completed in Finland stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 266 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, census based on population register recently completed in Finland peaked at 1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1750.
That places Finland 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1760s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1770s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More population data for Finland
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 178,591 people (2100)
- Population density 15.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 93,182 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.28 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is census based on population register recently completed in Finland?
- Census based on population register recently completed in Finland was 1 in 2015, according to Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest census based on population register recently completed recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest census based on population register recently completed recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1750.
- How does Finland rank for census based on population register recently completed?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2015.
- Is census based on population register recently completed rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Census based on population register recently completed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A modern census is defined as a census that meets four requirements: universality, well-defined territory, simultaneity, and individual enumeration.. Population registers are state agencies that keep detailed and permanently updated records of every person in the territory.