Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Finland
Finland: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 33.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Finland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Finland stood at 33.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Finland peaked at 33.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2019.
That places Finland 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.4% | — |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | +16.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 33.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 33.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.8% | 22.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 23.6% | 33.3% | 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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Finland?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Finland was 33.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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