At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … poverty in Finland
Finland: At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … poverty was 16.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Finland, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Finland stood at 16.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Finland peaked at 18.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2000.
Finland ranks 15th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … poverty in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.0% | — |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +39.2% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | +7.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 16.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.1%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 16.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where At-risk-of-poverty rate: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … poverty in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +39.2% | 13.0% | 18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 13.0% | 18.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More poverty & inequality data for Finland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,310 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -12.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 42.69 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Finland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Finland was 16.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Finland ranks 15th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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