Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Finland
Finland: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 46.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Finland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Finland is 46.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Finland peaked at 48.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2012.
Finland ranks 1st of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43.6% | — |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 46.7% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.5% | 40.7% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 42.9% | 47.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 2 Luxembourg 43.1% compare
- 3 Denmark 41.6% compare
- 4 Montenegro 40.9% 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Finland?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Finland was 46.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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