Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Finland
Finland: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 97.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
97.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2022
All-time low
96.8%
in 2021
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Finland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Finland recorded 97.7% for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Finland peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 96.8%, in 2021.
That places Finland 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.4% | — |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 96.8% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Finland?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Finland was 97.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
- Finland ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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