Finland - Rural population growth

Rural population growth (annual %)

The value for Rural population growth (annual %) in Finland was -0.345 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.077 in 2014 and a minimum value of -2.948 in 2012.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1961 -1.627
1962 -1.264
1963 -1.264
1964 -1.449
1965 -1.693
1966 -1.684
1967 -1.542
1968 -1.669
1969 -2.197
1970 -2.548
1971 -2.156
1972 -1.810
1973 -1.861
1974 -1.938
1975 -2.049
1976 -2.226
1977 -2.268
1978 -2.294
1979 -2.356
1980 -2.331
1981 -2.447
1982 -2.564
1983 -2.567
1984 -2.668
1985 -2.808
1986 -2.863
1987 -2.855
1988 -2.881
1989 -2.830
1990 -2.780
1991 -1.788
1992 -0.862
1993 -0.940
1994 -1.003
1995 -1.053
1996 -1.047
1997 -1.005
1998 -1.043
1999 -1.083
2000 -1.114
2001 -0.816
2002 -0.526
2003 -0.536
2004 -0.484
2005 -0.433
2006 -0.391
2007 -0.350
2008 -0.316
2009 -0.303
2010 -1.622
2011 -2.939
2012 -2.948
2013 -1.431
2014 0.077
2015 -0.008
2016 -0.052
2017 -0.105
2018 -0.257
2019 -0.328
2020 -0.345

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization