Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland
Finland: Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 7.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Finland recorded 7.5% for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland peaked at 7.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2015.
That places Finland 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.4% | — |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +30.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +34.0% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +20.6% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland was 7.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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