Urban population growth in Finland
Finland: Urban population growth was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population growth in Finland, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population growth in Finland is 0.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Finland peaked at 1.9% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1970.
That places Finland 133rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population growth in Finland, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.9% | — |
| 1962 | 1.7% | -9.7% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | -14.8% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -21.3% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | -47.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | -54.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +199.9% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +64.0% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -32.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -19.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +36.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +28.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 130 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9% compare
- 131 Suriname 0.9% compare
- 132 Netherlands 0.8% compare
- 134 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0.8% compare
- 135 Croatia 0.8% compare
- 136 Guam 0.8% compare
More climate change data for Finland
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2199 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Finland?
- Urban population growth in Finland was 0.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1961.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1970.
- How does Finland rank for urban population growth?
- Finland ranks 133rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.