Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Finland
Finland: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.1951 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Finland, 1987–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.1951 for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.1% on the previous year and up 127.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Finland peaked at 0.1951 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1991.
That places Finland 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0701 | 0.0456 | 0.1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0646 | 0.0411 | 0.0857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0881 | 0.0213 | 0.1951 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More poverty & inequality data for Finland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,310 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 42.69 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.021 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 25.66 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0739 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0739 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0919 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1275 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Finland?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Finland was 0.1951 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1951 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Finland ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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