Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Finland
Finland: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 74.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Finland, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 74.5% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 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, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Finland peaked at 74.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 1720s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 1730s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1740s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 1750s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 1760s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 1770s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 1780s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1790s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 1810s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 1820s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 1830s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 1 |
| 1840s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
| 1850s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 1860s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
| 1870s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 1880s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 1 |
| 1890s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 1920s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 1 |
| 1930s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 1940s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
| 1950s | 49.6% | 43.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 57.9% | 55.6% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.9% | 60.3% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 63.1% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 63.9% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 67.1% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 69.8% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.1% | 74.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More population data for Finland
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 178,591 people (2100)
- Population density 15.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 93,182 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.25 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.28 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Finland?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Finland was 74.5% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1000.
- How does Finland rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Finland ranks 90th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.