Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland

Finland: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 700,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
700,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 126 countries
All-time high
700,000
in 2022
All-time low
400,000
in 2018
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland, 2015–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2015201920232015: 500.0k2016: 500.0k2017: 500.0k2018: 400.0k2019: 400.0k2020: 500.0k2021: 600.0k2022: 700.0k2023: 700.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Finland recorded 700,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland peaked at 700,000 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 400,000, in 2018.

That places Finland 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 500,000
2016 500,000 +0.0%
2017 500,000 +0.0%
2018 400,000 -20.0%
2019 400,000 +0.0%
2020 500,000 +25.0%
2021 600,000 +20.0%
2022 700,000 +16.7%
2023 700,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 460,000 400,000 500,000 5
2020s 625,000 500,000 700,000 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 94 Greece 700,000 compare
  2. 94 Sweden 700,000 compare
  3. 97 Kyrgyzstan 500,000 compare
  4. 97 Singapore 500,000 compare
  5. 97 Uruguay 500,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Finland was 700,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 700,000 in 2022.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 400,000 in 2018.
How does Finland rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Finland ranks 94th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
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