Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Finland

Finland: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 0.4445 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4445
Change on year
up 65.8%
World rank
109th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4445
in 2023
All-time low
0.0821
in 2020
Years of data
25
1987–2023

Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Finland, 1987–2023

0.10.20.30.41987200520231987: 0.21991: 0.21995: 0.22000: 0.22003: 0.2432004: 0.2042005: 0.2342006: 0.2332007: 0.1472008: 0.2422009: 0.1482010: 0.2172011: 0.1382012: 0.2042013: 0.2122014: 0.1762015: 0.2242016: 0.2132017: 0.1522018: 0.2142019: 0.172020: 0.0822021: 0.1572022: 0.2682023: 0.444

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.4445 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 65.8% on the previous year and up 110.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Finland peaked at 0.4445 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0821, in 2020.

That places Finland 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Finland, 1987 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1987 0.2
1991 0.2 +0.0%
1995 0.2 +0.0%
2000 0.2 +0.0%
2003 0.2435 +21.7%
2004 0.2043 -16.1%
2005 0.2341 +14.6%
2006 0.2332 -0.4%
2007 0.1472 -36.9%
2008 0.242 +64.4%
2009 0.1476 -39.0%
2010 0.2171 +47.1%
2011 0.1377 -36.6%
2012 0.204 +48.1%
2013 0.2117 +3.8%
2014 0.1762 -16.8%
2015 0.2245 +27.4%
2016 0.2134 -5.0%
2017 0.1522 -28.7%
2018 0.2136 +40.3%
2019 0.1704 -20.2%
2020 0.0821 -51.8%
2021 0.157 +91.2%
2022 0.2681 +70.8%
2023 0.4445 +65.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2 0.2 0.2 1
1990s 0.2 0.2 0.2 2
2000s 0.2065 0.1472 0.2435 8
2010s 0.1921 0.1377 0.2245 10
2020s 0.2379 0.0821 0.4445 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 106 Denmark 0.6305 compare
  2. 107 Canada 0.6 compare
  3. 108 Republic of Korea 0.5 compare
  4. 110 Norway 0.3676 compare
  5. 111 Iceland 0.3539 compare
  6. 112 Netherlands 0.3102 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Finland?
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Finland was 0.4445 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4445 in 2023.
What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0821 in 2020.
How does Finland rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
Finland ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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