Number of people living in extreme poverty in Finland
Finland: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 10,892 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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 people.
Analysis
Finland recorded 10,892 people for number of people living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 85.0% on the previous year and up 133.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Finland peaked at 10,892 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1991.
Finland ranks 96th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,932 people | 4,932 people | 4,932 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,682 people | 2,385 people | 5,176 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,524 people | 2,269 people | 4,661 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,907 people | 1,183 people | 10,892 people | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.7% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.021 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 25.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0739 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0739 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0919 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1275 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Finland?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Finland was 10,892 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,892 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Finland ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.7%. 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.