Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Finland
Finland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7422 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7422 people per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
76th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.7424 people per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.5558 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Finland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Finland is 0.7422 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.7424 people per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5558 people per person, in 1960.
Finland ranks 76th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5558 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5625 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5685 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5738 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5787 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5831 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5873 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5913 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5951 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5988 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6026 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6066 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6109 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6155 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6205 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6239 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6261 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6278 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6287 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6297 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6309 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6318 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6324 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6329 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6336 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6347 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6359 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.637 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.638 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6384 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6388 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6397 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.641 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6425 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6449 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6481 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6521 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6568 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6618 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6667 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6712 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.675 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6779 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6804 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6828 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6851 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6876 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6902 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6929 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6955 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6979 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7006 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7037 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7068 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7099 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7131 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7162 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7196 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7235 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7275 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7309 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7337 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7387 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7424 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7423 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7422 people per person | -0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.7422 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.7422 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5795 people per person | 0.5558 people per person | 0.5988 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6192 people per person | 0.6026 people per person | 0.6297 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6346 people per person | 0.6309 people per person | 0.6384 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6492 people per person | 0.6388 people per person | 0.6667 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6839 people per person | 0.6712 people per person | 0.6955 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7119 people per person | 0.6979 people per person | 0.7275 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7384 people per person | 0.7309 people per person | 0.7424 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 73 El Salvador 0.7552 people per person compare
- 74 Russian Federation 0.755 people per person compare
- 75 Brunei Darussalam 0.7501 people per person compare
- 77 Dominica 0.7399 people per person compare
- 78 Djibouti 0.7298 people per person compare
- 79 Dominican Republic 0.7252 people per person compare
More population data for Finland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3888 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,461 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0156 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0727 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 15.14 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 178,591 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Finland?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Finland was 0.7422 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7424 people per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5558 people per person in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Finland ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.