Urban population share 2050 in Finland
Finland: Urban population share 2050 was 74.52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
74.52
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
90th
of 238 countries
All-time high
74.52
in 2025
All-time low
0.1185
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Finland, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 74.52 for urban population share 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Finland peaked at 74.52 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1185, in 1000.
Finland ranks 90th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Urban population share 2050 in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.1185 | — |
| 1100 | 0.1778 | +50.0% |
| 1200 | 0.2667 | +50.0% |
| 1300 | 0.4 | +50.0% |
| 1400 | 0.6 | +50.0% |
| 1500 | 0.9 | +50.0% |
| 1600 | 1.4 | +55.6% |
| 1700 | 4 | +185.7% |
| 1710 | 5.12 | +27.9% |
| 1720 | 6.23 | +21.8% |
| 1730 | 7.35 | +17.9% |
| 1740 | 8.47 | +15.2% |
| 1750 | 9.59 | +13.2% |
| 1760 | 10.7 | +11.7% |
| 1770 | 11.82 | +10.4% |
| 1780 | 12.94 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 14.05 | +8.6% |
| 1800 | 15.17 | +7.9% |
| 1810 | 16.29 | +7.4% |
| 1820 | 17.4 | +6.9% |
| 1830 | 18.52 | +6.4% |
| 1840 | 19.64 | +6.0% |
| 1850 | 20.76 | +5.7% |
| 1860 | 21.87 | +5.4% |
| 1870 | 22.99 | +5.1% |
| 1880 | 24.11 | +4.9% |
| 1890 | 25.22 | +4.6% |
| 1900 | 26.34 | +4.4% |
| 1910 | 27.46 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | 28.57 | +4.1% |
| 1930 | 29.69 | +3.9% |
| 1940 | 30.81 | +3.8% |
| 1950 | 43.61 | +41.6% |
| 1951 | 45.1 | +3.4% |
| 1952 | 46.55 | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 47.95 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 49.3 | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 50.57 | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 51.77 | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 52.88 | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 53.89 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 54.8 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 55.58 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 56.25 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 56.84 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 57.38 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 57.86 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 58.31 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 58.72 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 59.12 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 59.5 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 59.88 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 60.26 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 60.66 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 61.09 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 61.55 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 62.05 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 62.39 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 62.62 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 62.78 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 62.88 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 62.97 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 63.09 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 63.18 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 63.24 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 63.29 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 63.36 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 63.47 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 63.59 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 63.7 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 63.8 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 63.84 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 63.88 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 63.97 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 64.1 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 64.25 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 64.49 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 64.81 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 65.21 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 65.68 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 66.18 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 66.67 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.12 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.5 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 67.8 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 68.04 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 68.28 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.51 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.76 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.02 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 69.29 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.55 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 69.79 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.06 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 70.37 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 70.67 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.99 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.31 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.62 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.96 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.34 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 72.74 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.08 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.37 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.7 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.01 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 74.26 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 74.52 | +0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 74.52 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Finland's 74.52 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.64, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 | +185.7% | 1.4 | 4 |
| 1600 | +55.6% | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 1100 | +50.0% | 0.1185 | 0.1778 |
| 1200 | +50.0% | 0.1778 | 0.2667 |
| 1300 | +50.0% | 0.2667 | 0.4 |
| 1400 | +50.0% | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1185 | 0.1185 | 0.1185 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.1778 | 0.1778 | 0.1778 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2667 | 0.2667 | 0.2667 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1700s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.12 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 1 |
| 1720s | 6.23 | 6.23 | 6.23 | 1 |
| 1730s | 7.35 | 7.35 | 7.35 | 1 |
| 1740s | 8.47 | 8.47 | 8.47 | 1 |
| 1750s | 9.59 | 9.59 | 9.59 | 1 |
| 1760s | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 1 |
| 1770s | 11.82 | 11.82 | 11.82 | 1 |
| 1780s | 12.94 | 12.94 | 12.94 | 1 |
| 1790s | 14.05 | 14.05 | 14.05 | 1 |
| 1800s | 15.17 | 15.17 | 15.17 | 1 |
| 1810s | 16.29 | 16.29 | 16.29 | 1 |
| 1820s | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 1 |
| 1830s | 18.52 | 18.52 | 18.52 | 1 |
| 1840s | 19.64 | 19.64 | 19.64 | 1 |
| 1850s | 20.76 | 20.76 | 20.76 | 1 |
| 1860s | 21.87 | 21.87 | 21.87 | 1 |
| 1870s | 22.99 | 22.99 | 22.99 | 1 |
| 1880s | 24.11 | 24.11 | 24.11 | 1 |
| 1890s | 25.22 | 25.22 | 25.22 | 1 |
| 1900s | 26.34 | 26.34 | 26.34 | 1 |
| 1910s | 27.46 | 27.46 | 27.46 | 1 |
| 1920s | 28.57 | 28.57 | 28.57 | 1 |
| 1930s | 29.69 | 29.69 | 29.69 | 1 |
| 1940s | 30.81 | 30.81 | 30.81 | 1 |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Finland?
- Urban population share 2050 in Finland was 74.52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 74.52 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1185 in 1000.
- How does Finland rank for urban population share 2050?
- Finland ranks 90th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 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 Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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