The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Finland
Finland: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty 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, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Finland peaked at 0.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Finland ranks 95th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -50.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +68.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -35.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +62.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -36.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +61.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -46.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +396.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +84.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 49% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +396.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Finland?
- The share and number of people living in extreme 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Finland ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.