Finland - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Finland was 4,728,699 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,728,699 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,449,145 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,449,145
1961 2,512,483
1962 2,567,399
1963 2,623,429
1964 2,675,999
1965 2,722,631
1966 2,770,510
1967 2,823,091
1968 2,873,315
1969 2,908,731
1970 2,934,402
1971 2,975,881
1972 3,032,758
1973 3,088,806
1974 3,143,576
1975 3,195,817
1976 3,243,412
1977 3,289,888
1978 3,336,370
1979 3,381,500
1980 3,428,217
1981 3,481,318
1982 3,541,666
1983 3,603,091
1984 3,662,085
1985 3,716,264
1986 3,765,683
1987 3,812,087
1988 3,858,255
1989 3,906,513
1990 3,957,581
1991 4,003,120
1992 4,040,047
1993 4,073,879
1994 4,105,674
1995 4,135,420
1996 4,162,332
1997 4,187,218
1998 4,210,769
1999 4,232,899
2000 4,253,964
2001 4,273,258
2002 4,290,649
2003 4,307,931
2004 4,327,463
2005 4,349,276
2006 4,372,951
2007 4,398,523
2008 4,426,008
2009 4,454,167
2010 4,492,880
2011 4,543,014
2012 4,593,267
2013 4,629,925
2014 4,651,843
2015 4,669,930
2016 4,686,120
2017 4,699,884
2018 4,709,266
2019 4,717,991
2020 4,728,699

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Finland was 85.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 85.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 55.29 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 55.29
1961 56.32
1962 57.16
1963 58.00
1964 58.83
1965 59.66
1966 60.48
1967 61.30
1968 62.11
1969 62.91
1970 63.70
1971 64.52
1972 65.37
1973 66.20
1974 67.02
1975 67.83
1976 68.63
1977 69.42
1978 70.20
1979 70.97
1980 71.73
1981 72.53
1982 73.37
1983 74.20
1984 75.02
1985 75.81
1986 76.57
1987 77.29
1988 78.00
1989 78.69
1990 79.37
1991 79.84
1992 80.13
1993 80.41
1994 80.69
1995 80.96
1996 81.22
1997 81.47
1998 81.71
1999 81.95
2000 82.18
2001 82.37
2002 82.50
2003 82.64
2004 82.77
2005 82.91
2006 83.04
2007 83.17
2008 83.30
2009 83.43
2010 83.77
2011 84.31
2012 84.84
2013 85.13
2014 85.18
2015 85.23
2016 85.28
2017 85.33
2018 85.38
2019 85.45
2020 85.52

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization