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Urban population share in Finland

Urban population share in Finland was 74.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202574.5%
Change on 2024+0.3 pts
Rank11th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high74.52025
Series low55.61960

Urban population share in Finland, 1960 to 2025

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5560657075196019701980199020002010202020251960: 55.6 %1961: 56.3 %1962: 56.8 %1963: 57.4 %1964: 57.9 %1965: 58.3 %1966: 58.7 %1967: 59.1 %1968: 59.5 %1969: 59.9 %1970: 60.3 %1971: 60.7 %1972: 61.1 %1973: 61.6 %1974: 62.1 %1975: 62.4 %1976: 62.6 %1977: 62.8 %1978: 62.9 %1979: 63 %1980: 63.1 %1981: 63.2 %1982: 63.2 %1983: 63.3 %1984: 63.4 %1985: 63.5 %1986: 63.6 %1987: 63.7 %1988: 63.8 %1989: 63.8 %1990: 63.9 %1991: 64 %1992: 64.1 %1993: 64.3 %1994: 64.5 %1995: 64.8 %1996: 65.2 %1997: 65.7 %1998: 66.2 %1999: 66.7 %2000: 67.1 %2001: 67.5 %2002: 67.8 %2003: 68 %2004: 68.3 %2005: 68.5 %2006: 68.8 %2007: 69 %2008: 69.3 %2009: 69.5 %2010: 69.8 %2011: 70.1 %2012: 70.4 %2013: 70.7 %2014: 71 %2015: 71.3 %2016: 71.6 %2017: 72 %2018: 72.3 %2019: 72.7 %2020: 73.1 %2021: 73.4 %2022: 73.7 %2023: 74 %2024: 74.3 %2025: 74.5 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202574.5
202474.3
202374
202273.7
202173.4
202073.1
201972.7
201872.3
201772
201671.6
201571.3
201471
201370.7
201270.4
201170.1
201069.8
200969.5
200869.3
200769
200668.8
200568.5
200468.3
200368
200267.8
200167.5
200067.1
199966.7
199866.2
199765.7
199665.2
199564.8
199464.5
199364.3
199264.1
199164
199063.9
198963.8
198863.8
198763.7
198663.6
198563.5
198463.4
198363.3
198263.2
198163.2
198063.1
197963
197862.9
197762.8
197662.6
197562.4
197462.1
197361.6
197261.1
197160.7
197060.3
196959.9
196859.5
196759.1
196658.7
196558.3
196457.9
196357.4
196256.8
196156.3
196055.6

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Finland?

Urban population share in Finland was 74.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Finland?

74.5% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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