Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Finland
Finland: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 16.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Finland, 2010–2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Finland is 16.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Finland peaked at 17.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2019.
That places Finland 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.9% | — |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.6% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More poverty & inequality data for Finland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,310 (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 revenues vs income inequality 42.69 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.021 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Finland?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Finland was 16.0% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Finland ranks 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor