Finland Rural Population 1960-2023

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.
  • Finland rural population for 2021 was 798,128, a 0.34% decline from 2020.
  • Finland rural population for 2020 was 800,844, a 0.34% decline from 2019.
  • Finland rural population for 2019 was 803,615, a 0.33% decline from 2018.
  • Finland rural population for 2018 was 806,259, a 0.26% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
United States 56,843,442
Germany 18,682,511
Italy 16,937,284
Poland 15,070,539
France 12,708,476
United Kingdom 10,669,915
Japan 10,221,684
South Korea 9,617,303
Spain 8,982,440
Canada 7,017,013
Saudi Arabia 5,569,435
Austria 3,672,325
Argentina 3,559,798
Australia 3,503,340
Portugal 3,422,889
Czech Republic 2,709,018
Hungary 2,694,980
Slovak Republic 2,515,539
Chile 2,374,855
Switzerland 2,263,233
Greece 2,124,201
Ireland 1,816,369
Croatia 1,642,337
Panama 1,358,683
Netherlands 1,302,355
Sweden 1,225,108
UAE 1,189,467
Slovenia 939,634
Norway 901,946
Lithuania 889,294
Finland 798,128
Trinidad and Tobago 713,019
Denmark 688,752
Israel 686,007
New Zealand 676,747
Latvia 595,103
Oman 585,672
Cyprus 412,374
Estonia 407,066
Belgium 218,295
Puerto Rico 209,130
Barbados 193,336
Bahrain 151,858
Uruguay 150,653
Channel Islands 119,131
French Polynesia 115,331
Brunei 95,515
New Caledonia 76,092
Antigua and Barbuda 70,492
Bahamas 67,855
Aruba 59,803
Luxembourg 53,305
Seychelles 41,716
Isle of Man 39,540
Liechtenstein 33,390
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,893
Faroe Islands 30,367
Malta 26,912
Iceland 22,560
Qatar 19,409
Curacao 16,703
British Virgin Islands 15,897
Andorra 9,596
Guam 8,501
Greenland 7,078
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 4,192
Northern Mariana Islands 4,013
Palau 3,338
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,782
San Marino 803
Gibraltar 0
Kuwait 0
Bermuda 0
Cayman Islands 0
Monaco 0
Singapore 0
Hong Kong 0
Macao 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
Finland Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 798,128 14.40 -0.34%
2020 800,844 14.48 -0.35%
2019 803,615 14.55 -0.33%
2018 806,259 14.62 -0.26%
2017 808,330 14.68 -0.11%
2016 809,183 14.73 -0.05%
2015 809,601 14.78 -0.01%
2014 809,669 14.83 0.08%
2013 809,047 14.88 -1.43%
2012 820,704 15.16 -2.95%
2011 845,258 15.69 -2.94%
2010 870,472 16.23 -1.62%
2009 884,704 16.57 -0.30%
2008 887,391 16.70 -0.32%
2007 890,197 16.83 -0.35%
2006 893,317 16.96 -0.39%
2005 896,820 17.10 -0.43%
2004 900,709 17.23 -0.48%
2003 905,083 17.36 -0.54%
2002 909,949 17.50 -0.53%
2001 914,750 17.63 -0.82%
2000 922,245 17.82 -1.11%
1999 932,575 18.05 -1.08%
1998 942,729 18.29 -1.04%
1997 952,617 18.53 -1.01%
1996 962,241 18.78 -1.05%
1995 972,370 19.04 -1.05%
1994 982,659 19.31 -1.00%
1993 992,568 19.59 -0.94%
1992 1,001,945 19.87 -0.86%
1991 1,010,620 20.16 -1.79%
1990 1,028,850 20.63 -2.78%
1989 1,057,858 21.31 -2.83%
1988 1,088,226 22.00 -2.88%
1987 1,120,036 22.71 -2.85%
1986 1,152,471 23.43 -2.86%
1985 1,185,942 24.19 -2.81%
1984 1,219,718 24.99 -2.67%
1983 1,252,696 25.80 -2.57%
1982 1,285,267 26.63 -2.56%
1981 1,318,646 27.47 -2.45%
1980 1,351,318 28.27 -2.33%
1979 1,383,190 29.03 -2.36%
1978 1,416,158 29.80 -2.29%
1977 1,449,014 30.58 -2.27%
1976 1,482,252 31.37 -2.23%
1975 1,515,623 32.17 -2.05%
1974 1,546,998 32.98 -1.94%
1973 1,577,275 33.80 -1.86%
1972 1,606,899 34.63 -1.81%
1971 1,636,243 35.48 -2.16%
1970 1,671,905 36.30 -2.55%
1969 1,715,054 37.09 -2.20%
1968 1,753,154 37.89 -1.67%
1967 1,782,653 38.71 -1.54%
1966 1,810,359 39.52 -1.68%
1965 1,841,101 40.34 -1.69%
1964 1,872,544 41.17 -1.45%
1963 1,899,880 42.00 -1.26%
1962 1,924,044 42.84 -1.26%
1961 1,948,522 43.68 -1.63%
1960 1,980,489 44.71 %