Rural population in Finland
Finland: Rural population was 1.44 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Finland, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.44 million for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Finland peaked at 1.97 million in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million, in 2025.
Finland ranks 117th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 million | 1.86 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.79 million | 1.76 million | 1.83 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 million | 1.76 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 million | 1.72 million | 1.81 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million | 1.63 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 1.51 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million | 1.44 million | 1.49 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population 25.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 908,230 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,310 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 3.01 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 87.17 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Finland?
- Rural population in Finland was 1.44 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for rural population?
- Finland ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.