Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Finland

Finland: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 14.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
14.1
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
14.1
in 2025
All-time low
8
in 2007
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Finland, 2004–2025

0510152004201420252004: 10.22005: 9.72006: 9.12007: 82008: 8.42009: 8.92010: 8.42011: 9.32012: 82013: 9.22014: 9.52015: 9.12016: 9.22017: 8.82018: 9.92019: 102020: 10.72021: 10.12022: 122023: 11.92024: 132025: 14.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Finland is 14.1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Finland peaked at 14.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2007.

Finland ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Finland, 2004 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2004 10.2
2005 9.7 -4.9%
2006 9.1 -6.2%
2007 8 -12.1%
2008 8.4 +5.0%
2009 8.9 +6.0%
2010 8.4 -5.6%
2011 9.3 +10.7%
2012 8 -14.0%
2013 9.2 +15.0%
2014 9.5 +3.3%
2015 9.1 -4.2%
2016 9.2 +1.1%
2017 8.8 -4.3%
2018 9.9 +12.5%
2019 10 +1.0%
2020 10.7 +7.0%
2021 10.1 -5.6%
2022 12 +18.8%
2023 11.9 -0.8%
2024 13 +9.2%
2025 14.1 +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.05 8 10.2 6
2010s 9.14 8 10 10
2020s 11.97 10.1 14.1 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 21 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 16 compare
  2. 22 Belgium 15.4 compare
  3. 24 Denmark 13.9 compare
  4. 25 Portugal 13.7 compare
  5. 26 Iceland 12.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Finland?
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Finland was 14.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 14.1 in 2025.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
How does Finland rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
Finland ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
42 places, 788 data points, 2003–2025
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