Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Finland
Finland: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 7.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Finland, 1987–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Finland is 7.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Finland peaked at 7.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1995.
Finland ranks 112th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4.0% | — |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +87.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +17.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 7.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Finland's 7.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +87.1% | 3.1% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More infrastructure data for Finland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.86 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 150,000 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 150,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Finland?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Finland was 7.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Finland ranks 112th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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