Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Finland
Finland: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 2.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Finland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Finland is 2.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Finland peaked at 3.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2017.
Finland ranks 35th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.8% | — |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 2.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Finland's 2.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 60% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
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 deprivation rate by tenure status in Finland?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Finland was 2.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Finland ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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