Share of population urban in Finland
Finland: Share of population urban was 74.52 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
74.52
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
86th
of 229 countries
All-time high
74.52
in 2025
All-time low
43.61
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950β2025
Share of population urban in Finland, 1950β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 74.52 for share of population urban in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Finland peaked at 74.52 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.61, in 1950.
Finland ranks 86th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.64 | 43.61 | 54.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 57.94 | 55.58 | 59.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.93 | 60.26 | 62.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.46 | 63.09 | 63.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.92 | 63.88 | 66.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.39 | 67.12 | 69.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.18 | 69.79 | 72.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.82 | 73.08 | 74.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More population data for Finland
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.367 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 178,591 (2100)
- Population density 15.14 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.367 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.25 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 93,182 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.25 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.25 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.2933 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Finland?
- Share of population urban in Finland was 74.52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 74.52 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.61 in 1950.
- How does Finland rank for share of population urban?
- Finland ranks 86th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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