Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Finland
Finland: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 12.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Finland, 2003–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Finland stood at 12.2%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Finland peaked at 13.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2020.
That places Finland 55th out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Finland?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Finland was 12.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Finland ranks 55th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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