Population density rose 0.469% to 17.8 km per capita in Finland in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Finland reached an all time high of 17.9 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 14.6 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Finland's main peers, population density in Australia amounted to 2.96 km per capita, 136 km per capita in Indonesia, 16.8 km per capita in New Zealand and 15.8 km per capita in Papua New Guinea in 2015.
Finland has been ranked 146th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | km per capita | 2.82 | 2.87 | 2.91 | 2.96 | 3.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | km per capita | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | km per capita | 131 | 133 | 135 | 136 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | km per capita | 84.6 | 86.1 | 87.5 | 89.0 | 90.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | km per capita | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | km per capita | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | km per capita | 308 | 313 | 319 | 324 | 330 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | km per capita | 7,125 | 7,252 | 7,405 | 7,589 | 7,713 |
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