Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Finland
Finland: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 21.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
21.4%
Change on year
up 22.3%
World rank
36th
of 47 countries
All-time high
26.0%
in 1998
All-time low
14.5%
in 2019
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Finland, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Finland stood at 21.4%.
The figure is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Finland peaked at 26.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2019.
Finland ranks 36th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 15.0% | — |
| 1997 | 22.0% | +46.7% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 15.0% | 26.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.2% | 19.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 14.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 15.0% | 21.4% | 6 |
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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Finland?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Finland was 21.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Finland ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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