Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Finland
Finland: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines was 12.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Finland, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Finland stood at 12.2%.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Finland peaked at 13.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2020.
Finland ranks 54th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.0% | — |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.0% | 13.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 3 |
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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Finland?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Finland was 12.2% in 2022, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Finland ranks 54th out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.