Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Finland

Urban population in Finland in 2025 — 4,207,994 people. Ranked 108 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 70.9%.

2025 4.21M people +0.83% vs 2024
World rank 108of 217
Period maximum 4.21M people2025
Period minimum 2.46M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Finland, 1960–20252M2.5M3M3.5M4M4.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,461,856 people1962: 2,553,054 people1964: 2,631,840 people1966: 2,689,951 people1968: 2,752,618 people1970: 2,775,866 people1972: 2,834,396 people1974: 2,910,607 people1976: 2,959,129 people1978: 2,988,234 people1980: 3,015,473 people1982: 3,052,645 people1984: 3,093,104 people1986: 3,127,468 people1988: 3,155,652 people1990: 3,185,194 people1992: 3,231,689 people1994: 3,281,435 people1996: 3,341,725 people1998: 3,410,519 people2000: 3,474,415 people2002: 3,525,754 people2004: 3,569,621 people2006: 3,621,024 people2008: 3,681,886 people2010: 3,742,846 people2012: 3,809,602 people2014: 3,877,014 people2016: 3,935,507 people2018: 3,990,060 people2020: 4,041,263 people2022: 4,094,670 people2024: 4,173,555 people2025: 4,207,994 people
Change over the period: +1.75M (+70.93%) Average annual rate: 0.83 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Finland 4.21M people
World 4.75B people
Europe & Central Asia 691M people
Northern Europe computed 89.89M people
High-income countries computed 1.12B people
Urban population — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.21M +34,439 +0.83%
2024 4.17M +41,112 +0.99%
2023 4.13M +37,773 +0.92%
2022 4.09M +29,169 +0.72%
2021 4.07M +24,238 +0.6%
2020 4.04M +24,674 +0.61%
2019 4.02M +26,529 +0.66%
2018 3.99M +26,553 +0.67%
2017 3.96M +28,000 +0.71%
2016 3.94M +28,300 +0.72%
2015 3.91M +30,193 +0.78%
2014 3.88M +33,063 +0.86%
2013 3.84M +34,349 +0.9%
2012 3.81M +34,669 +0.92%
2011 3.77M +32,087 +0.86%
2010 3.74M +29,861 +0.8%
2009 3.71M +31,099 +0.84%
2008 3.68M +31,609 +0.87%
2007 3.65M +29,253 +0.81%
2006 3.62M +26,711 +0.74%
2005 3.59M +24,692 +0.69%
2004 3.57M +22,553 +0.64%
2003 3.55M +21,314 +0.6%
2002 3.53M +23,940 +0.68%
2001 3.5M +27,399 +0.79%
2000 3.47M +30,499 +0.89%
1999 3.44M +33,397 +0.98%
1998 3.41M +34,706 +1.03%
1997 3.38M +34,088 +1.02%
1996 3.34M +31,574 +0.95%
1995 3.31M +28,716 +0.88%
1994 3.28M +26,140 +0.8%
1993 3.26M +23,606 +0.73%
1992 3.23M +24,390 +0.76%
1991 3.21M +22,105 +0.69%
1990 3.19M +16,110 +0.51%
1989 3.17M +13,432 +0.43%
1988 3.16M +13,890 +0.44%
1987 3.14M +14,294 +0.46%
1986 3.13M +15,951 +0.51%
1985 3.11M +18,413 +0.6%
1984 3.09M +19,658 +0.64%
1983 3.07M +20,801 +0.68%
1982 3.05M +19,946 +0.66%
1981 3.03M +17,226 +0.57%
1980 3.02M +15,153 +0.51%
1979 3M +12,086 +0.4%
1978 2.99M +13,183 +0.44%
1977 2.98M +15,922 +0.54%
1976 2.96M +19,597 +0.67%
1975 2.94M +28,925 +0.99%
1974 2.91M +38,560 +1.34%
1973 2.87M +37,651 +1.33%
1972 2.83M +36,500 +1.3%
1971 2.8M +22,030 +0.79%
1970 2.78M +7,308 +0.26%
1969 2.77M +15,940 +0.58%
1968 2.75M +29,922 +1.1%
1967 2.72M +32,745 +1.22%
1966 2.69M +29,000 +1.09%
1965 2.66M +29,111 +1.11%
1964 2.63M +36,533 +1.41%
1963 2.6M +42,253 +1.65%
1962 2.55M +43,699 +1.74%
1961 2.51M +47,499 +1.93%
1960 2.46M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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