Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Finland
Finland: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Finland, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.2% for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 120.6% on the previous year and up 163.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Finland peaked at 0.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Finland ranks 103rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +67.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +25.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -44.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +38.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -27.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +67.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -29.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -61.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +136.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +120.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 42% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More poverty & inequality data for Finland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Finland?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Finland was 0.2% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Finland ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.