Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Finland
Finland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 8.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Finland, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Finland stood at 8.9%.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Finland peaked at 28.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2021.
That places Finland 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 28.7% | — |
| 1991 | 20.3% | -29.3% |
| 1995 | 26.8% | +32.0% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +12.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 8.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 46% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 8.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 20.3% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 10.2% | 20.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More poverty & inequality data for Finland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Finland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Finland was 8.9% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Finland ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.