Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Finland
Finland: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Finland, 1987–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Finland stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 70.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Finland peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Finland ranks 115th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -29.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +51.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -37.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +65.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +50.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -39.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +51.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -44.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +70.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Finland?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Finland was 0.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Finland ranks 115th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.