Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Finland
Finland: Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.0%
Change on year
down 23.1%
World rank
32nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2023
All-time low
0.2%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Finland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.0% for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in 2025.
The figure is down 23.1% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Finland peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
Finland ranks 32nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.2% | — |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +75.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +75.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +85.7% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 57% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 30 Switzerland 1.4% compare
- 31 Austria 1.2% compare
- 32 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
- 34 Poland 0.8% compare
- 34 Poland 0.8% 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 who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Finland?
- Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age in Finland was 1.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. 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 Persons who cannot afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes by age, sex and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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