NUTS 3 areas of Finland by natural population change, 2024

Helsinki-Uusimaa had the highest natural population change of 19 areas in 2024, at 2,346. Varsinais-Suomi had the lowest, at -1,563. The median was -988 and the figure for Finland was -14,547. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,346Helsinki-Uusimaa
Lowest-1,563Varsinais-Suomi
Median-98819 areas
Finland-14,547History

All areas, 2024

Helsinki-Uusimaa: 2,346 personsHelsinki-Uusimaa2,346Åland: -91 personsÅland-91Keski-Pohjanmaa: -128 personsKeski-Pohjanmaa-128Pohjois-Pohjanmaa: -235 personsPohjois-Pohjanmaa-235Pohjanmaa: -285 personsPohjanmaa-285Kainuu: -636 personsKainuu-636Keski-Suomi: -876 personsKeski-Suomi-876Kanta-Häme: -944 personsKanta-Häme-944Etelä-Karjala: -960 personsEtelä-Karjala-960Lappi: -988 personsLappi-988Pirkanmaa: -1,035 personsPirkanmaa-1,035Etelä-Pohjanmaa: -1,036 personsEtelä-Pohjanmaa-1,036Pohjois-Karjala: -1,165 personsPohjois-Karjala-1,165Pohjois-Savo: -1,299 personsPohjois-Savo-1,299Etelä-Savo: -1,363 personsEtelä-Savo-1,363Päijät-Häme: -1,390 personsPäijät-Häme-1,390Satakunta: -1,407 personsSatakunta-1,407Kymenlaakso: -1,492 personsKymenlaakso-1,492Varsinais-Suomi: -1,563 personsVarsinais-Suomi-1,563
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
persons
Change on 2023
1Helsinki-Uusimaa2,346+76.7%
2Åland-91-727.3%
3Keski-Pohjanmaa-128+38.5%
4Pohjois-Pohjanmaa-235+11%
5Pohjanmaa-285+26.2%
6Kainuu-636+15.3%
7Keski-Suomi-876+26.8%
8Kanta-Häme-944+16.5%
9Etelä-Karjala-960+15.3%
10Lappi-988+3.6%
11Pirkanmaa-1,035+31.3%
12Etelä-Pohjanmaa-1,036+11.6%
13Pohjois-Karjala-1,165+4.4%
14Pohjois-Savo-1,299+13.5%
15Etelä-Savo-1,363-5.2%
16Päijät-Häme-1,390+5.1%
17Satakunta-1,407+17.8%
18Kymenlaakso-1,492+5.1%
19Varsinais-Suomi-1,563+10%

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About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Helsinki-Uusimaa, with 2,346 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Varsinais-Suomi, with -1,563 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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