Rural population, male in Finland
Finland: Rural population, male was 7.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Finland, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, male in Finland is 7.9%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Finland peaked at 14.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2015.
Finland ranks 165th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.1% | — |
| 1985 | 12.1% | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.1% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 23,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 23,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 24,879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Finland?
- Rural population, male in Finland was 7.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for rural population, male?
- Finland ranks 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.