Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Finland
Finland: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 24.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Finland, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Finland recorded 24.0% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Finland peaked at 24.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1960.
That places Finland 55th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.1% | — |
| 1961 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 10.3% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 10.3% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 10.5% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 10.7% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 11.2% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 11.5% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 12.1% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 12.4% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 12.7% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 13.0% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 14.6% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | +0.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 24.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Finland's 24.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 14.1% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 17.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 19.7% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.0% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.6% | 24.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 52 Egypt 24.4% compare
- 53 Azerbaijan 24.4% compare
- 54 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 24.2% compare
- 56 Russian Federation 23.9% compare
- 57 Ireland 23.7% compare
- 58 Denmark 23.3% compare
More climate change data for Finland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 146.49 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 626.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,457 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 87.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Finland?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Finland was 24.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Finland ranks 55th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.