Finland vs Tunisia: Rural population growth
Finland
-0.5%
in 2025
Tunisia
-0.6%
in 2025
Finland rank
141st
Tunisia rank
143rd
Rural population growth over time
- Finland
- Tunisia
How they compare
Finland currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tunisia ahead.
Finland ranks 141st and Tunisia ranks 143rd of 209 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Tunisia |
| 1970s | -0.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | -0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | -0.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -0.4% | 0.4% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Finland or Tunisia?
- Finland, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Finland and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Tunisia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Tunisia rank globally for rural population growth?
- Finland ranks 141st and Tunisia ranks 143rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.