Urban population, per capita in Finland
Finland: Urban population, per capita was 0.7452 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Finland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.7452 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Finland peaked at 0.7452 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5558 units per person, in 1960.
Finland ranks 75th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5558 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5625 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5684 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5738 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5786 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5831 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5872 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5912 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.595 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5988 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6026 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6066 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6109 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6155 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6205 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6239 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6262 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6278 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6288 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6297 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6309 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6318 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6324 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6329 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6336 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6347 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6359 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.637 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.638 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6384 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6388 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6397 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.641 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6425 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6449 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6481 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6521 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6568 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6618 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6667 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6712 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.675 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.678 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6804 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6828 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6851 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6876 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6902 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6929 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6955 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6979 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7006 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7037 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7067 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7099 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7131 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7162 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7196 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7234 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7274 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7308 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7337 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.737 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7401 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7426 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7452 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5794 units per person | 0.5558 units per person | 0.5988 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6193 units per person | 0.6026 units per person | 0.6297 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6346 units per person | 0.6309 units per person | 0.6384 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6492 units per person | 0.6388 units per person | 0.6667 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6839 units per person | 0.6712 units per person | 0.6955 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7118 units per person | 0.6979 units per person | 0.7274 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7382 units per person | 0.7308 units per person | 0.7452 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 72 El Salvador 0.7552 units per person compare
- 73 Russian Federation 0.7525 units per person compare
- 74 Brunei Darussalam 0.7501 units per person compare
- 76 Bulgaria 0.7417 units per person compare
- 77 Dominica 0.7399 units per person compare
- 78 Djibouti 0.7298 units per person 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 urban population, per capita in Finland?
- Urban population, per capita in Finland was 0.7452 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7452 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5558 units per person in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for urban population, per capita?
- Finland ranks 75th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.