Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Finland
Finland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
Finland recorded 0.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2023.
That represents a change of up 47.4% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Finland peaked at 0.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Finland ranks 111th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Spring temperature anomalies 5.45 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.52 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -5.24 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.9 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.51 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 133.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Finland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Finland was 0.5% 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 $10 a day recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Finland ranks 111th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.