Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Finland
Finland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Finland, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Finland stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.1% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Finland peaked at 0.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.
Finland ranks 66th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +74.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +51.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -70.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +194.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -31.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +38.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -50.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +123.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -31.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -38.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -50.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +489.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +55.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 90% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +489.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Finland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Finland was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- How does Finland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Finland ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.