How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Ireland: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Finland

24.0%

in 2025

Ireland

23.7%

in 2025

Finland rank

55th

Ireland rank

57th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Finland
Ireland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 24.0% against 23.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Finland ranks 55th and Ireland ranks 57th of 121 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	10.4%	24.8%	14.4%	Ireland
1970s	12.3%	26.2%	13.9%	Ireland
1980s	15.1%	26.2%	11.1%	Ireland
1990s	18.4%	26.1%	7.7%	Ireland
2000s	20.3%	25.0%	4.7%	Ireland
2010s	22.2%	24.5%	2.3%	Ireland
2020s	23.9%	24.0%	0.2%	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Finland or Ireland?: Finland, at 24.0% against 23.7% in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Finland and Ireland?: 0.3%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Finland ranks 55th and Ireland ranks 57th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.