Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Finland
Finland: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 33.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Finland, 1999–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Finland stood at 33.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Finland peaked at 41.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2022.
That places Finland 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 41.3% | — |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 34.9% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 35.0% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 33.8% | 37.0% | 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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Finland?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Finland was 33.8% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2022.
- How does Finland rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Finland ranks 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.