In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Finland
Finland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 18.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
18.0%
Change on year
up 205.1%
World rank
8th
of 44 countries
All-time high
29.1%
in 2004
All-time low
0.9%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Finland stood at 18.0%.
The figure is up 205.1% on the previous year and up 757.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Finland peaked at 29.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
That places Finland 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29.1% | — |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -66.7% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +70.1% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +125.7% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +35.4% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -43.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -59.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +322.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +65.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -92.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +255.6% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +259.4% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -48.7% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | +205.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 7.0% | 29.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 2.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 0.9% | 18.0% | 6 |
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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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Finland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Finland was 18.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 757.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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