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

Latest (2023)
0.1%
Change on year
up 55.1%
World rank
66th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2023
All-time low
0.0%
in 1987
Years of data
25
1987–2023

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Finland, 1987–2023

00.0250.050.0750.11987200520231987: 0 %1991: 0 %1995: 0 %2000: 0 %2003: 0.037 %2004: 0.025 %2005: 0.043 %2006: 0.065 %2007: 0.045 %2008: 0.013 %2009: 0.04 %2010: 0.029 %2011: 0.037 %2012: 0.049 %2013: 0.06 %2014: 0.041 %2015: 0.057 %2016: 0.028 %2017: 0.063 %2018: 0.043 %2019: 0.038 %2020: 0.023 %2021: 0.011 %2022: 0.068 %2023: 0.105 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 63 Ecuador 0.1% compare
  2. 64 Greece 0.1% compare
  3. 65 Poland 0.1% compare
  4. 67 Canada 0.1% compare
  5. 68 Mexico 0.1% compare
  6. 69 Senegal 0.1% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.