Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland
Finland: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 179 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland stood at 179 Thousand persons.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 237.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland peaked at 198 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53 Thousand persons, in 2015.
Finland ranks 26th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 65 Thousand persons | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 96 Thousand persons | +47.7% |
| 2018 | 114 Thousand persons | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 98 Thousand persons | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 97 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 58 Thousand persons | -40.2% |
| 2022 | 102 Thousand persons | +75.9% |
| 2023 | 148 Thousand persons | +45.1% |
| 2024 | 198 Thousand persons | +33.8% |
| 2025 | 179 Thousand persons | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2 Thousand persons | 53 Thousand persons | 114 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 130.33 Thousand persons | 58 Thousand persons | 198 Thousand persons | 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 severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Finland was 179 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 198 Thousand persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 Thousand persons in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Finland ranks 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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