Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Finland
12.2% of people in Finland lived below the national poverty line in 2022.
Finland, 2022
12.2%
Change from 2021
−0.5percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
18.2%
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Finland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.2% |
| 2021 | 12.7% |
| 2020 | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 12.2% |
| 2018 | 11.6% |
| 2017 | 12.0% |
| 2016 | 11.5% |
| 2015 | 11.6% |
| 2014 | 12.4% |
| 2013 | 12.8% |
| 2012 | 11.8% |
| 2011 | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 13.7% |
| 2009 | 13.1% |
| 2008 | 13.8% |
| 2007 | 13.6% |
| 2006 | 13.0% |
| 2005 | 12.6% |
| 2004 | 11.7% |
| 2003 | 11.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 12.7% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 11.8%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Extreme poverty rate
0.2%
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
13.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
17.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
27.1 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.93 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
3.3%
2025 · Eurostat