Tampere/Tammerfors population (2022): 244,223

Tampere/Tammerfors population for Eurostat's city geography in Finland was 244,223 on 1 January 2022.

city Country Finland (FI) Geography City / greater city Area 689 km² Sources Eurostat · EEA · Copernicus
Tampere/Tammerfors · Finland
Population
244,223
people · 2022
#67 of 426
Density
354
persons per km2 · 2022
#325 of 381
Avg temp
4.9
°C · 1991-2020
#594 of 601
Rainfall
706
mm per year · 1991-2020
#442 of 601
Regional GDP
€45,500
EUR per inhabitant · 2024
Life expectancy
82.3
years · 2024

Its average annual rent for housing is €184.00 per m² (2022) — 5th highest of the 168 cities reporting this Eurostat field.

Its 1991–2020 climate normal is a mean annual temperature of 4.8 °C with 706 mm of precipitation a year (Copernicus ERA5-Land).

In its wider region (NUTS FI19B), GDP was €45,500 per inhabitant (2024, Eurostat) — a regional figure, not a city value.

This profile reports 32 of the 50 indicators currently tracked for European cities; the rest are not reported for Tampere/Tammerfors. Source: official datasets listed in the source registry.

Population & demographics

Population on 1 January, total
Label the page as Eurostat city or greater-city population for the stated year. · Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - cities and greater cities ↗
#67 of 426 · 84th pct · #3 in Finland
244,223
people · 2022
Population density (population divided by GISCO area)
Derived from Eurostat population and GISCO Urban Audit area; same grain as the population figure. · Derived: population density ↗
#325 of 381 · 15th pct · #5 in Finland
354
persons per km2 · 2022
Share of population aged 65 and over
Derived from Eurostat city age bands; share of the reported total population. · Derived: share aged 65 and over ↗
#261 of 386 · 32nd pct · #4 in Finland
19.3%
of population · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Population on 1 January, total
Tampere/Tammerfors: Population on 1 January, total in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 244,223. Higher than 359 of 426 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 38,669 to 3,677,472; median 104,735.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Population on 1 January, total in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors244,223
Higher than359 of 426 records in the same comparison group
Median104,735
Population density (population divided by GISCO area)
Tampere/Tammerfors: Population density (population divided by GISCO area) in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 354. Higher than 56 of 381 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 28 to 9,215; median 1,069.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Population density (population divided by GISCO area) in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors354
Higher than56 of 381 records in the same comparison group
Median1,069
Share of population aged 65 and over
Tampere/Tammerfors: Share of population aged 65 and over in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 19.3%. Higher than 123 of 386 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 9.1% to 32.5%; median 20.9%.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Share of population aged 65 and over in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors19.3%
Higher than123 of 386 records in the same comparison group
Median20.9%

Climate (ERA5-Land normals)

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly means (1991-2020 normals) ↗ · ERA5-Land reanalysis at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather or a forecast.
Tampere/Tammerfors climate by monthTampere/Tammerfors monthly 1991-2020 normals. Temperature -6.1°C to 17.2°C; warmest Jul, coldest Feb. Precipitation up to 88mm per month.
Tampere/Tammerfors monthly climate normals
MonthTempPrecip
Jan-5.5°C49mm
Feb-6.1°C39mm
Mar-2.7°C38mm
Apr2.7°C38mm
May9.6°C50mm
Jun14.2°C78mm
Jul17.2°C88mm
Aug15.8°C81mm
Sep10.8°C61mm
Oct4.8°C69mm
Nov0.5°C59mm
Dec-3.0°C56mm
ERA5-Land 1991–2020 normals.
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#594 of 601 · 1st pct · #6 in Finland
4.9
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#595 of 601 · 1st pct · #5 in Finland
-5.5
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#584 of 601 · 3rd pct · #8 in Finland
17.2
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land reanalysis total precipitation at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather.
#442 of 601 · 26th pct · #8 in Finland
706
mm per year · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land mean surface solar radiation; this is irradiance, NOT sunshine hours.
#597 of 601 · 1st pct · #6 in Finland
102
W per m2 · centroid · 1991-2020
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Tampere/Tammerfors: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 4.9. Higher than 7 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1.3 to 24.5; median 10.6.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors4.9
Higher than7 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median10.6
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Tampere/Tammerfors: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: -5.5. Higher than 6 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range -9.3 to 13.5; median 2.6.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors-5.5
Higher than6 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median2.6
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Tampere/Tammerfors: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 17.2. Higher than 17 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 12.5 to 38.1; median 19.3.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors17.2
Higher than17 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median19.3
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
Tampere/Tammerfors: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 706. Higher than 159 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 261 to 2,516; median 816.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors706
Higher than159 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median816
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
Tampere/Tammerfors: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 102. Higher than 4 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 96 to 230; median 136.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors102
Higher than4 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median136

Air quality (EEA annualized)

Monthly AQ statistics in European cities ↗ · Days-weighted annual mean from EEA monthly city averages after coverage filtering; not a forecast or station-only value.
Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#292 of 329 · 11th pct · #5 in Finland
10
µg/m3 · FI002C1 · 2024
Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#95 of 281 · 66th pct · #3 in Finland
54
µg/m3 · FI002C1 · 2024
Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#294 of 298 · 1st pct · #5 in Finland
4
µg/m3 · FI002C1 · 2024
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Tampere/Tammerfors: Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 10. Higher than 37 of 329 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 5 to 35; median 16.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors10
Higher than37 of 329 records in the same comparison group
Median16
Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Tampere/Tammerfors: Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 54. Higher than 186 of 281 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 33 to 81; median 52.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors54
Higher than186 of 281 records in the same comparison group
Median52
Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Tampere/Tammerfors: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 4. Higher than 4 of 298 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 3 to 22; median 9.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors4
Higher than4 of 298 records in the same comparison group
Median9

Housing & living costs

Living conditions - cities and greater cities ↗ · Coverage is voluntary and city-level availability must be shown.
Average annual rent for housing per m2
This is a reported Eurostat city field, not a full housing-cost basket.
#5 of 168 · 97th pct · #4 in Finland
€184.00
EUR per m2 per year · 2022
Average price for buying a house
#150 of 201 · 25th pct · #4 in Finland
€249,501d
EUR · 2022
Average price for buying an apartment
#106 of 218 · 51st pct · #3 in Finland
€185,282d
EUR · 2022
Average price for buying a house per m2
#105 of 200 · 48th pct · #5 in Finland
€2,821.00d
EUR per m2 · 2022
Average price for buying an apartment per m2
#52 of 199 · 74th pct · #3 in Finland
€3,436.00d
EUR per m2 · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Average annual rent for housing per m2
Tampere/Tammerfors: Average annual rent for housing per m2 in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: €184.00. Higher than 163 of 168 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €5.90 to €230.00; median €9.10.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Average annual rent for housing per m2 in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors€184.00
Higher than163 of 168 records in the same comparison group
Median€9.10
Average price for buying a house
Tampere/Tammerfors: Average price for buying a house in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: €249,501. Higher than 51 of 201 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €20,136 to €1,399,882; median €380,298.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Average price for buying a house in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors€249,501
Higher than51 of 201 records in the same comparison group
Median€380,298
Average price for buying an apartment
Tampere/Tammerfors: Average price for buying an apartment in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: €185,282. Higher than 112 of 218 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €14,900 to €652,648; median €176,563.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Average price for buying an apartment in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors€185,282
Higher than112 of 218 records in the same comparison group
Median€176,563
Average price for buying a house per m2
Tampere/Tammerfors: Average price for buying a house per m2 in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: €2,821.00. Higher than 95 of 200 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €334.72 to €10,678.11; median €2,900.69.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Average price for buying a house per m2 in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors€2,821.00
Higher than95 of 200 records in the same comparison group
Median€2,900.69
Average price for buying an apartment per m2
Tampere/Tammerfors: Average price for buying an apartment per m2 in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: €3,436.00. Higher than 147 of 199 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €337.85 to €9,427.65; median €2,543.00.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Average price for buying an apartment per m2 in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors€3,436.00
Higher than147 of 199 records in the same comparison group
Median€2,543.00
Unemployment rate
Eurostat city or greater-city unemployment rate for the stated year; national definitions and observation flags still apply.
#112 of 288 · 61st pct · #7 in Finland
9.9%
of population · 2022
Total employment/jobs (workplace based)
Workplace-based jobs reported for the Eurostat city or greater-city geography; not employed residents or job openings.
#76 of 411 · 82nd pct · #2 in Finland
129,851b
jobs · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Unemployment rate
Tampere/Tammerfors: Unemployment rate in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 9.9%. Higher than 175 of 288 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1.3% to 33.0%; median 7.8%.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Unemployment rate in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors9.9%
Higher than175 of 288 records in the same comparison group
Median7.8%
Total employment/jobs (workplace based)
Tampere/Tammerfors: Total employment/jobs (workplace based) in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 129,851. Higher than 335 of 411 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 8,769 to 2,091,000; median 54,000.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Total employment/jobs (workplace based) in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors129,851
Higher than335 of 411 records in the same comparison group
Median54,000

Education

Share of students in higher education in the total population
Students in ISCED levels 5-8 per 1000 residents; not the share of residents with a university degree. · Education - cities and greater cities ↗
#53 of 301 · 82nd pct · #3 in Finland
136
students per 1000 residents · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Share of students in higher education in the total population
Tampere/Tammerfors: Share of students in higher education in the total population in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 136. Higher than 248 of 301 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 579; median 62.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Share of students in higher education in the total population in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors136
Higher than248 of 301 records in the same comparison group
Median62
Crude birth rate
Annual live births per 1000 residents for the reported Eurostat geography; not a fertility rate.
#150 of 366 · 59th pct · #5 in Finland
9
births per 1000 residents · 2022
Crude death rate
Annual deaths per 1000 residents for the reported Eurostat geography; age structure strongly affects comparisons.
#311 of 400 · 22nd pct · #4 in Finland
10
deaths per 1000 residents · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Crude birth rate
Tampere/Tammerfors: Crude birth rate in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 9. Higher than 216 of 366 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 4 to 24; median 8.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Crude birth rate in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors9
Higher than216 of 366 records in the same comparison group
Median8
Crude death rate
Tampere/Tammerfors: Crude death rate in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 10. Higher than 89 of 400 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 5 to 20; median 12.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Crude death rate in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors10
Higher than89 of 400 records in the same comparison group
Median12
Number of registered cars per 1000 population
Registered cars per resident, not congestion, traffic speed or household car access.
#239 of 247 · 3rd pct · #8 in Finland
367
cars per 1000 population · 2022
People killed in road accidents per 10000 population
Small annual rates can be volatile; do not present as a full traffic-safety score.
#160 of 358 · 54th pct · #2 in Finland
0
deaths per 10000 population · 2022
Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes)
Reported Eurostat infrastructure length; not a cycling-mode-share or safety measure.
#130 of 328 · 60th pct · #5 in Finland
592b
km · 2022
Cost of a combined monthly ticket for 5-10 km in the central zone
This is a transport-cost input, not a full cost-of-living index.
#6 of 73 · 92nd pct · #4 in Finland
€59
EUR · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Number of registered cars per 1000 population
Tampere/Tammerfors: Number of registered cars per 1000 population in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 367. Higher than 8 of 247 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 272 to 4,237; median 479.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Number of registered cars per 1000 population in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors367
Higher than8 of 247 records in the same comparison group
Median479
People killed in road accidents per 10000 population
Tampere/Tammerfors: People killed in road accidents per 10000 population in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 0. Higher than 194 of 358 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 2; median 0.
Tampere/Tammerfors: People killed in road accidents per 10000 population in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors0
Higher than194 of 358 records in the same comparison group
Median0
Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes)
Tampere/Tammerfors: Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes) in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 592. Higher than 198 of 328 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 1,073,473; median 138.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Length of bicycle network (dedicated cycle paths and lanes) in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors592
Higher than198 of 328 records in the same comparison group
Median138
Cost of a combined monthly ticket for 5-10 km in the central zone
Tampere/Tammerfors: Cost of a combined monthly ticket for 5-10 km in the central zone in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: €59. Higher than 67 of 73 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €10 to €100; median €29.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Cost of a combined monthly ticket for 5-10 km in the central zone in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors€59
Higher than67 of 73 records in the same comparison group
Median€29

Country price context (PPP)

Country price level index for GDP
Country-grain price-level context; not a city cost-of-living basket or local price survey. · Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 1999 ↗
120
EU27_2020=100 · FI · 2024
Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents
Cinema-seat capacity per resident; not annual attendance or a culture score.
#222 of 267 · 17th pct · #2 in Finland
9
seats per 1000 residents · 2022
Cinema attendance per year
Culture attendance count where reported; not a full cultural-offer index.
#56 of 246 · 77th pct · #2 in Finland
503,254
visits per year · 2022
Number of museum visitors per year
Museum visitor count where reported; not a count of museums or all cultural visits.
#21 of 226 · 91st pct · #2 in Finland
806,176
visits per year · 2022
Number of public libraries (all distribution points)
Library distribution points where reported; not library visits or service quality.
#102 of 425 · 74th pct · #3 in Finland
15
libraries · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents
Tampere/Tammerfors: Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 9. Higher than 45 of 267 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 89; median 16.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors9
Higher than45 of 267 records in the same comparison group
Median16
Cinema attendance per year
Tampere/Tammerfors: Cinema attendance per year in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 503,254. Higher than 190 of 246 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 8,226,299; median 239,309.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Cinema attendance per year in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors503,254
Higher than190 of 246 records in the same comparison group
Median239,309
Number of museum visitors per year
Tampere/Tammerfors: Number of museum visitors per year in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 806,176. Higher than 205 of 226 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 23,305,990; median 60,998.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Number of museum visitors per year in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors806,176
Higher than205 of 226 records in the same comparison group
Median60,998
Number of public libraries (all distribution points)
Tampere/Tammerfors: Number of public libraries (all distribution points) in the same year and geography grainTampere/Tammerfors: 15. Higher than 313 of 425 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1 to 336; median 8.
Tampere/Tammerfors: Number of public libraries (all distribution points) in the same year and geography grain
Tampere/Tammerfors15
Higher than313 of 425 records in the same comparison group
Median8

Regional context (NUTS)

Values describe the city's NUTS region, not the city itself
Regional GDP per inhabitant
NUTS3 regional value, not a city figure; the city lies within this region. · Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region ↗
€45,500
EUR per inhabitant · FI19B · 2024
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes
NUTS2 regional value at birth, both sexes; not a city-specific figure. · Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region ↗
82.3
years · FI19 · 2024

Common questions

What is the population of Tampere/Tammerfors?

Tampere/Tammerfors had a population of 244,223 on 1 January 2022 (Eurostat city figure), the 67th largest of the 426 reporting city records in the same year.

What is the climate of Tampere/Tammerfors?

Its 1991–2020 ERA5-Land normal is a mean annual temperature of 4.9 °C (January -5.5 °C, July 17.2 °C) with 706 mm of precipitation a year. This is reanalysis, not station weather.

How much is rent in Tampere/Tammerfors?

Eurostat reports an average annual rent of €184.00 per m² (2022), 5th highest of the 168 reporting city records in the same year. This is a single reported field, not a full housing-cost basket.

Not reported for this city: Tourism, Resident perception survey. Eurostat Urban Audit coverage is voluntary, so some indicators are unavailable for some cities.

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