Population density in Finland
Finland: Population density was 15.14 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
15.14
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
212th
of 235 countries
All-time high
18.5
in 2025
All-time low
0.2435
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Finland, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in Finland is 15.14, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Finland peaked at 18.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2435, in 1000.
That places Finland 212th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.
Population density in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2435 | — |
| 1100 | 0.2829 | +16.2% |
| 1200 | 0.3224 | +14.0% |
| 1300 | 0.3619 | +12.2% |
| 1400 | 0.329 | -9.1% |
| 1500 | 0.329 | +0.0% |
| 1600 | 0.658 | +100.0% |
| 1700 | 1.32 | +100.1% |
| 1710 | 1.44 | +9.3% |
| 1720 | 1.57 | +9.3% |
| 1730 | 1.72 | +9.3% |
| 1740 | 1.88 | +9.3% |
| 1750 | 2.06 | +9.3% |
| 1760 | 2.25 | +9.3% |
| 1770 | 2.46 | +9.3% |
| 1780 | 2.69 | +9.3% |
| 1790 | 2.94 | +9.3% |
| 1800 | 2.63 | -10.5% |
| 1801 | 2.68 | +1.9% |
| 1802 | 2.73 | +1.9% |
| 1803 | 2.79 | +1.9% |
| 1804 | 2.84 | +1.9% |
| 1805 | 2.89 | +1.9% |
| 1806 | 2.95 | +1.9% |
| 1807 | 3.01 | +1.9% |
| 1808 | 3.06 | +1.9% |
| 1809 | 3.12 | +1.9% |
| 1810 | 3.18 | +2.0% |
| 1811 | 3.24 | +1.9% |
| 1812 | 3.31 | +1.9% |
| 1813 | 3.37 | +1.9% |
| 1814 | 3.43 | +1.9% |
| 1815 | 3.5 | +1.9% |
| 1816 | 3.57 | +1.9% |
| 1817 | 3.63 | +1.9% |
| 1818 | 3.7 | +1.9% |
| 1819 | 3.77 | +1.8% |
| 1820 | 3.84 | +1.8% |
| 1821 | 3.9 | +1.7% |
| 1822 | 3.97 | +1.6% |
| 1823 | 4.03 | +1.6% |
| 1824 | 4.09 | +1.6% |
| 1825 | 4.16 | +1.6% |
| 1826 | 4.22 | +1.6% |
| 1827 | 4.29 | +1.6% |
| 1828 | 4.35 | +1.6% |
| 1829 | 4.41 | +1.3% |
| 1830 | 4.46 | +1.1% |
| 1831 | 4.5 | +0.9% |
| 1832 | 4.54 | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 4.56 | +0.6% |
| 1834 | 4.59 | +0.6% |
| 1835 | 4.61 | +0.6% |
| 1836 | 4.64 | +0.6% |
| 1837 | 4.66 | +0.6% |
| 1838 | 4.69 | +0.6% |
| 1839 | 4.72 | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 4.76 | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 4.81 | +1.0% |
| 1842 | 4.86 | +1.1% |
| 1843 | 4.92 | +1.2% |
| 1844 | 4.98 | +1.2% |
| 1845 | 5.04 | +1.2% |
| 1846 | 5.1 | +1.2% |
| 1847 | 5.16 | +1.2% |
| 1848 | 5.23 | +1.2% |
| 1849 | 5.29 | +1.1% |
| 1850 | 5.34 | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 5.39 | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 5.43 | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 5.46 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 5.5 | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 5.53 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 5.57 | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 5.61 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 5.64 | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 5.67 | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 5.7 | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 5.72 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 5.73 | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 5.73 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 5.74 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 5.74 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 5.75 | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 5.75 | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 5.76 | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 5.78 | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 5.82 | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 5.88 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 5.95 | +1.3% |
| 1873 | 6.04 | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 6.14 | +1.6% |
| 1875 | 6.23 | +1.6% |
| 1876 | 6.33 | +1.6% |
| 1877 | 6.43 | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 6.53 | +1.6% |
| 1879 | 6.63 | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 6.73 | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 6.83 | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 6.93 | +1.5% |
| 1883 | 7.03 | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 7.13 | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 7.23 | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 7.34 | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 7.44 | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 7.55 | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 7.66 | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 7.76 | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 7.86 | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 7.95 | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 8.04 | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 8.13 | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 8.22 | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 8.31 | +1.1% |
| 1897 | 8.41 | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 8.5 | +1.1% |
| 1899 | 8.6 | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 8.69 | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 8.78 | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 8.88 | +1.0% |
| 1903 | 8.97 | +1.0% |
| 1904 | 9.06 | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 9.15 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 9.24 | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 9.34 | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 9.43 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 9.52 | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 9.61 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 9.68 | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 9.76 | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 9.82 | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 9.89 | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 9.95 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 10.02 | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 10.09 | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 10.16 | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 10.23 | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 10.31 | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 10.4 | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 10.49 | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 10.6 | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 10.7 | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 10.8 | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 10.91 | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 11.01 | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 11.12 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 11.22 | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 11.31 | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 11.41 | +0.8% |
| 1932 | 11.49 | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 11.57 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 11.65 | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 11.73 | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 11.82 | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 11.9 | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 11.98 | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 12.07 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 12.16 | +0.7% |
| 1941 | 12.25 | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 12.35 | +0.8% |
| 1943 | 12.45 | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 12.55 | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 12.65 | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 12.75 | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 12.86 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 12.96 | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 13.07 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 13.19 | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 13.32 | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 13.46 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 13.62 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 13.78 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 13.93 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 14.09 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 14.23 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 14.34 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 14.46 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 14.57 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 14.68 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 14.78 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 14.88 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 14.97 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 15.02 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 15.07 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 15.16 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 15.22 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 15.21 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 15.15 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 15.17 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 15.26 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 15.35 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 15.43 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 15.5 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 15.55 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 15.59 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 15.64 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 15.68 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 15.72 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 15.79 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 15.88 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 15.98 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 16.06 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 16.13 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 16.18 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 16.23 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 16.27 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 16.33 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 16.41 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 16.5 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 16.59 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 16.67 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 16.74 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 16.81 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 16.86 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 16.91 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 16.96 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 16.99 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 17.03 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.07 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.11 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.15 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.2 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.26 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.33 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.4 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.48 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.57 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.65 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.73 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 17.81 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.89 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.97 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.03 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.08 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.12 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.15 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.17 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.19 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.23 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.32 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.43 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 18.48 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 18.5 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 18.5 | -0.0% |
| 2027 | 18.48 | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 18.45 | -0.1% |
| 2029 | 18.43 | -0.1% |
| 2030 | 18.4 | -0.2% |
| 2031 | 18.37 | -0.2% |
| 2032 | 18.34 | -0.2% |
| 2033 | 18.3 | -0.2% |
| 2034 | 18.27 | -0.2% |
| 2035 | 18.23 | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 18.19 | -0.2% |
| 2037 | 18.15 | -0.2% |
| 2038 | 18.11 | -0.2% |
| 2039 | 18.07 | -0.2% |
| 2040 | 18.03 | -0.2% |
| 2041 | 17.99 | -0.2% |
| 2042 | 17.95 | -0.2% |
| 2043 | 17.91 | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 17.87 | -0.2% |
| 2045 | 17.83 | -0.2% |
| 2046 | 17.78 | -0.2% |
| 2047 | 17.74 | -0.2% |
| 2048 | 17.7 | -0.2% |
| 2049 | 17.65 | -0.3% |
| 2050 | 17.61 | -0.3% |
| 2051 | 17.56 | -0.3% |
| 2052 | 17.51 | -0.3% |
| 2053 | 17.46 | -0.3% |
| 2054 | 17.41 | -0.3% |
| 2055 | 17.36 | -0.3% |
| 2056 | 17.3 | -0.3% |
| 2057 | 17.25 | -0.3% |
| 2058 | 17.2 | -0.3% |
| 2059 | 17.15 | -0.3% |
| 2060 | 17.1 | -0.3% |
| 2061 | 17.05 | -0.3% |
| 2062 | 17.01 | -0.3% |
| 2063 | 16.96 | -0.3% |
| 2064 | 16.91 | -0.3% |
| 2065 | 16.87 | -0.3% |
| 2066 | 16.82 | -0.3% |
| 2067 | 16.78 | -0.3% |
| 2068 | 16.73 | -0.3% |
| 2069 | 16.69 | -0.3% |
| 2070 | 16.65 | -0.3% |
| 2071 | 16.6 | -0.3% |
| 2072 | 16.56 | -0.3% |
| 2073 | 16.51 | -0.3% |
| 2074 | 16.46 | -0.3% |
| 2075 | 16.41 | -0.3% |
| 2076 | 16.36 | -0.3% |
| 2077 | 16.31 | -0.3% |
| 2078 | 16.27 | -0.3% |
| 2079 | 16.21 | -0.3% |
| 2080 | 16.16 | -0.3% |
| 2081 | 16.11 | -0.3% |
| 2082 | 16.06 | -0.3% |
| 2083 | 16.01 | -0.3% |
| 2084 | 15.96 | -0.3% |
| 2085 | 15.91 | -0.3% |
| 2086 | 15.85 | -0.3% |
| 2087 | 15.8 | -0.3% |
| 2088 | 15.75 | -0.3% |
| 2089 | 15.7 | -0.3% |
| 2090 | 15.65 | -0.3% |
| 2091 | 15.6 | -0.3% |
| 2092 | 15.55 | -0.3% |
| 2093 | 15.5 | -0.3% |
| 2094 | 15.45 | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 15.4 | -0.3% |
| 2096 | 15.35 | -0.3% |
| 2097 | 15.3 | -0.3% |
| 2098 | 15.24 | -0.3% |
| 2099 | 15.19 | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 15.14 | -0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 15.14 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 14% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Finland's 15.14 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 23% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +100.1% | 0.658 | 1.32 |
| 1600 | +100.0% | 0.329 | 0.658 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2435 | 0.2435 | 0.2435 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2829 | 0.2829 | 0.2829 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3224 | 0.3224 | 0.3224 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3619 | 0.3619 | 0.3619 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.329 | 0.329 | 0.329 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.329 | 0.329 | 0.329 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.658 | 0.658 | 0.658 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.06 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.46 | 2.46 | 2.46 | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.94 | 2.94 | 2.94 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.87 | 2.63 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1810s | 3.47 | 3.18 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 1820s | 4.13 | 3.84 | 4.41 | 10 |
| 1830s | 4.6 | 4.46 | 4.72 | 10 |
| 1840s | 5.01 | 4.76 | 5.29 | 10 |
| 1850s | 5.51 | 5.34 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.74 | 5.7 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.2 | 5.82 | 6.63 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.19 | 6.73 | 7.66 | 10 |
| 1890s | 8.18 | 7.76 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.11 | 8.69 | 9.52 | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.92 | 9.61 | 10.23 | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.76 | 10.31 | 11.22 | 10 |
| 1930s | 11.69 | 11.31 | 12.07 | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.61 | 12.16 | 13.07 | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.84 | 13.19 | 14.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.96 | 14.57 | 15.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.43 | 15.15 | 15.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.06 | 15.72 | 16.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.74 | 16.41 | 16.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.26 | 17.03 | 17.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.96 | 17.65 | 18.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4 | 18.19 | 18.5 | 10 |
| 2030s | 18.24 | 18.07 | 18.4 | 10 |
| 2040s | 17.85 | 17.65 | 18.03 | 10 |
| 2050s | 17.38 | 17.15 | 17.61 | 10 |
| 2060s | 16.89 | 16.69 | 17.1 | 10 |
| 2070s | 16.43 | 16.21 | 16.65 | 10 |
| 2080s | 15.93 | 15.7 | 16.16 | 10 |
| 2090s | 15.42 | 15.19 | 15.65 | 10 |
| 2100s | 15.14 | 15.14 | 15.14 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Finland?
- Population density in Finland was 15.14 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2435 in 1000.
- How does Finland rank for population density?
- Finland ranks 212th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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