Rural population in Finland in 2025 — 1,438,442 people. Ranked 117 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 26.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.44M | −7,914 | −0.55% |
| 2024 | 1.45M | −5,112 | −0.35% |
| 2023 | 1.45M | −9,968 | −0.68% |
| 2022 | 1.46M | −14,080 | −0.95% |
| 2021 | 1.48M | −12,764 | −0.86% |
| 2020 | 1.49M | −16,737 | −1.11% |
| 2019 | 1.51M | −20,448 | −1.34% |
| 2018 | 1.53M | −19,242 | −1.25% |
| 2017 | 1.54M | −15,089 | −0.97% |
| 2016 | 1.56M | −12,528 | −0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.57M | −12,174 | −0.77% |
| 2014 | 1.58M | −10,523 | −0.66% |
| 2013 | 1.6M | −9,348 | −0.58% |
| 2012 | 1.6M | −8,970 | −0.56% |
| 2011 | 1.61M | −7,167 | −0.44% |
| 2010 | 1.62M | −5,380 | −0.33% |
| 2009 | 1.63M | −5,627 | −0.34% |
| 2008 | 1.63M | −6,930 | −0.42% |
| 2007 | 1.64M | −6,801 | −0.41% |
| 2006 | 1.65M | −6,539 | −0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.65M | −6,768 | −0.41% |
| 2004 | 1.66M | −7,395 | −0.44% |
| 2003 | 1.67M | −8,898 | −0.53% |
| 2002 | 1.67M | −11,350 | −0.67% |
| 2001 | 1.69M | −15,600 | −0.92% |
| 2000 | 1.7M | −19,764 | −1.15% |
| 1999 | 1.72M | −21,421 | −1.23% |
| 1998 | 1.74M | −21,043 | −1.19% |
| 1997 | 1.76M | −18,826 | −1.06% |
| 1996 | 1.78M | −14,791 | −0.82% |
| 1995 | 1.8M | −9,259 | −0.51% |
| 1994 | 1.81M | −4,254 | −0.23% |
| 1993 | 1.81M | +849 | +0.05% |
| 1992 | 1.81M | +3,862 | +0.21% |
| 1991 | 1.81M | +5,204 | +0.29% |
| 1990 | 1.8M | +5,950 | +0.33% |
| 1989 | 1.8M | +4,458 | +0.25% |
| 1988 | 1.79M | +468 | +0.03% |
| 1987 | 1.79M | −325 | −0.02% |
| 1986 | 1.79M | −3 | −0% |
| 1985 | 1.79M | +1,990 | +0.11% |
| 1984 | 1.79M | +6,358 | +0.36% |
| 1983 | 1.78M | +8,053 | +0.45% |
| 1982 | 1.77M | +7,023 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.77M | +3,203 | +0.18% |
| 1980 | 1.76M | −308 | −0.02% |
| 1979 | 1.76M | +76 | +0% |
| 1978 | 1.76M | +443 | +0.03% |
| 1977 | 1.76M | −2,684 | −0.15% |
| 1976 | 1.77M | −5,373 | −0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.77M | −8,059 | −0.45% |
| 1974 | 1.78M | −14,067 | −0.78% |
| 1973 | 1.79M | −11,227 | −0.62% |
| 1972 | 1.81M | −8,967 | −0.49% |
| 1971 | 1.81M | −16,213 | −0.89% |
| 1970 | 1.83M | −24,786 | −1.34% |
| 1969 | 1.86M | −18,624 | −0.99% |
| 1968 | 1.87M | −9,197 | −0.49% |
| 1967 | 1.88M | −7,870 | −0.42% |
| 1966 | 1.89M | −11,863 | −0.62% |
| 1965 | 1.9M | −13,922 | −0.73% |
| 1964 | 1.92M | −11,299 | −0.59% |
| 1963 | 1.93M | −10,387 | −0.54% |
| 1962 | 1.94M | −13,261 | −0.68% |
| 1961 | 1.95M | −16,128 | −0.82% |
| 1960 | 1.97M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
