Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Finland
Finland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0739 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0739
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
215th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4604
in 1881
All-time low
0.0739
in 2023
Years of data
146
1878–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Finland, 1878–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Finland stood at 0.0739. That is the lowest value across all 146 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Finland peaked at 0.4604 in 1881 and was at its lowest, 0.0739, in 2023.
Finland ranks 215th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 0.4465 | — |
| 1879 | 0.3826 | -14.3% |
| 1880 | 0.4283 | +12.0% |
| 1881 | 0.4604 | +7.5% |
| 1882 | 0.4372 | -5.0% |
| 1883 | 0.4024 | -8.0% |
| 1884 | 0.3992 | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.4235 | +6.1% |
| 1886 | 0.4251 | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.3735 | -12.1% |
| 1888 | 0.3708 | -0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.3761 | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 0.3828 | +1.8% |
| 1891 | 0.4088 | +6.8% |
| 1892 | 0.4308 | +5.4% |
| 1893 | 0.3882 | -9.9% |
| 1894 | 0.3794 | -2.3% |
| 1895 | 0.3479 | -8.3% |
| 1896 | 0.3647 | +4.8% |
| 1897 | 0.3457 | -5.2% |
| 1898 | 0.352 | +1.8% |
| 1899 | 0.3898 | +10.7% |
| 1900 | 0.4189 | +7.5% |
| 1901 | 0.4085 | -2.5% |
| 1902 | 0.3673 | -10.1% |
| 1903 | 0.3683 | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.3578 | -2.9% |
| 1905 | 0.3697 | +3.3% |
| 1906 | 0.3632 | -1.7% |
| 1907 | 0.3548 | -2.3% |
| 1908 | 0.3635 | +2.5% |
| 1909 | 0.3421 | -5.9% |
| 1910 | 0.3484 | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 0.3382 | -2.9% |
| 1912 | 0.3312 | -2.1% |
| 1913 | 0.3321 | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.327 | -1.5% |
| 1915 | 0.3245 | -0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.3401 | +4.8% |
| 1917 | 0.3487 | +2.5% |
| 1918 | 0.3949 | +13.3% |
| 1919 | 0.3893 | -1.4% |
| 1920 | 0.3446 | -11.5% |
| 1921 | 0.2889 | -16.2% |
| 1922 | 0.2928 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.293 | +0.1% |
| 1924 | 0.3056 | +4.3% |
| 1925 | 0.2788 | -8.8% |
| 1926 | 0.274 | -1.7% |
| 1927 | 0.2922 | +6.7% |
| 1928 | 0.2746 | -6.0% |
| 1929 | 0.2919 | +6.3% |
| 1930 | 0.2657 | -9.0% |
| 1931 | 0.257 | -3.3% |
| 1932 | 0.2545 | -1.0% |
| 1933 | 0.2524 | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.2503 | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.2354 | -5.9% |
| 1936 | 0.2407 | +2.2% |
| 1937 | 0.2348 | -2.5% |
| 1938 | 0.2343 | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.2314 | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 0.2475 | +7.0% |
| 1941 | 0.228 | -7.9% |
| 1942 | 0.2159 | -5.3% |
| 1943 | 0.2187 | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 0.2443 | +11.7% |
| 1945 | 0.2358 | -3.5% |
| 1946 | 0.1973 | -16.3% |
| 1947 | 0.1926 | -2.4% |
| 1948 | 0.1777 | -7.7% |
| 1949 | 0.1666 | -6.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1531 | -8.1% |
| 1951 | 0.142 | -7.2% |
| 1952 | 0.1372 | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1327 | -3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1282 | -3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1265 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1236 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1282 | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1192 | -7.0% |
| 1959 | 0.117 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1128 | -3.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1129 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1105 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1098 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1071 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1053 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1058 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.104 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1023 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1034 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1013 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1004 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0983 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0969 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0985 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.097 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0962 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0944 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0921 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0931 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0903 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0891 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0897 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0907 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0891 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0875 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0881 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0896 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0895 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0886 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0892 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0878 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0877 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0842 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0847 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0839 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0825 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0836 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0832 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0823 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0828 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0806 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0801 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0796 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0814 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0834 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0799 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.08 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0793 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0799 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0784 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0774 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0784 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0763 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0754 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0741 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0744 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0757 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0751 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0753 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0744 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0747 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0753 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0739 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.4145 | 0.3826 | 0.4465 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.4097 | 0.3708 | 0.4604 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.379 | 0.3457 | 0.4308 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3714 | 0.3421 | 0.4189 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3474 | 0.3245 | 0.3949 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2936 | 0.274 | 0.3446 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2456 | 0.2314 | 0.2657 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2124 | 0.1666 | 0.2475 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1308 | 0.117 | 0.1531 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1074 | 0.1023 | 0.1129 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0968 | 0.0921 | 0.1013 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0892 | 0.0875 | 0.0907 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0849 | 0.0823 | 0.0892 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0807 | 0.0793 | 0.0834 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.076 | 0.0741 | 0.0784 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0746 | 0.0739 | 0.0753 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 212 Faroe Islands 0.0748 compare
- 213 Qatar 0.0741 compare
- 214 French Polynesia 0.074 compare
- 216 Kuwait 0.0736 compare
- 217 Austria 0.0736 compare
- 218 Saint Barthelemy 0.0733 compare
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 lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Finland?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Finland was 0.0739 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4604 in 1881.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0739 in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Finland ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.