At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Finland
Finland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 36.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.4%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
6th
of 47 countries
All-time high
36.7%
in 2021
All-time low
27.0%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Finland, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Finland recorded 36.4% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Finland peaked at 36.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2000.
That places Finland 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 31.0% | — |
| 1997 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | +2.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 36.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 36.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 28.0% | 31.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 27.0% | 33.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 33.0% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.4% | 36.7% | 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 included in) in Finland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Finland was 36.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 included in 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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