Finland Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 794,473, a 0.14% decline from 2022.
  • Finland rural population for 2022 was 795,579, a 0.32% decline from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Finland Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 794,473 14.23 -0.14%
2022 795,579 14.32 -0.32%
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 %