Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Finland

Rural population share in Finland in 2025 — 25.5%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 18.9 pp.

2025 25.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 143of 217
Period maximum 44.4%1960
Period minimum 25.5%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Finland, 1960–2025253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.4%1962: 43.2%1964: 42.1%1966: 41.3%1968: 40.5%1970: 39.7%1972: 38.9%1974: 37.9%1976: 37.4%1978: 37.1%1980: 36.9%1982: 36.8%1984: 36.6%1986: 36.4%1988: 36.2%1990: 36.1%1992: 35.9%1994: 35.5%1996: 34.8%1998: 33.8%2000: 32.9%2002: 32.2%2004: 31.7%2006: 31.2%2008: 30.7%2010: 30.2%2012: 29.6%2014: 29%2016: 28.4%2018: 27.7%2020: 26.9%2022: 26.3%2024: 25.7%2025: 25.5%
Change over the period: −18.9 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 25.5%
World 42.2%
Northern Europe computed 18.1%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.5 −0.3 pp
2024 25.7 −0.3 pp
2023 26 −0.3 pp
2022 26.3 −0.3 pp
2021 26.6 −0.3 pp
2020 26.9 −0.3 pp
2019 27.3 −0.4 pp
2018 27.7 −0.4 pp
2017 28 −0.3 pp
2016 28.4 −0.3 pp
2015 28.7 −0.3 pp
2014 29 −0.3 pp
2013 29.3 −0.3 pp
2012 29.6 −0.3 pp
2011 29.9 −0.3 pp
2010 30.2 −0.2 pp
2009 30.5 −0.3 pp
2008 30.7 −0.3 pp
2007 31 −0.3 pp
2006 31.2 −0.2 pp
2005 31.5 −0.2 pp
2004 31.7 −0.2 pp
2003 32 −0.2 pp
2002 32.2 −0.3 pp
2001 32.5 −0.4 pp
2000 32.9 −0.5 pp
1999 33.3 −0.5 pp
1998 33.8 −0.5 pp
1997 34.3 −0.5 pp
1996 34.8 −0.4 pp
1995 35.2 −0.3 pp
1994 35.5 −0.2 pp
1993 35.7 −0.2 pp
1992 35.9 −0.1 pp
1991 36 −0.1 pp
1990 36.1 −0 pp
1989 36.2 −0 pp
1988 36.2 −0.1 pp
1987 36.3 −0.1 pp
1986 36.4 −0.1 pp
1985 36.5 −0.1 pp
1984 36.6 −0.1 pp
1983 36.7 −0.1 pp
1982 36.8 −0.1 pp
1981 36.8 −0.1 pp
1980 36.9 −0.1 pp
1979 37 −0.1 pp
1978 37.1 −0.1 pp
1977 37.2 −0.2 pp
1976 37.4 −0.2 pp
1975 37.6 −0.3 pp
1974 37.9 −0.5 pp
1973 38.4 −0.5 pp
1972 38.9 −0.4 pp
1971 39.3 −0.4 pp
1970 39.7 −0.4 pp
1969 40.1 −0.4 pp
1968 40.5 −0.4 pp
1967 40.9 −0.4 pp
1966 41.3 −0.4 pp
1965 41.7 −0.4 pp
1964 42.1 −0.5 pp
1963 42.6 −0.5 pp
1962 43.2 −0.6 pp
1961 43.7 −0.7 pp
1960 44.4

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.