At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Finland
Finland: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 28.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
28.0%
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
28th
of 44 countries
All-time high
41.7%
in 2009
All-time low
17.7%
in 2019
Years of data
22
2004–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Finland stood at 28.0%.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Finland peaked at 41.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2019.
Finland ranks 28th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.2% | — |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -30.7% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | +42.2% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | +15.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 28.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Finland's 28.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.8%, 97% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 23.0% | 41.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 17.7% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 18.0% | 28.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 25 Slovenia 28.8% compare
- 25 Slovenia 28.8% compare
- 27 Ireland 28.3% compare
- 29 Luxembourg 27.7% compare
- 30 Czechia 27.6% compare
- 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.5% compare
- 31 United Kingdom 26.5% compare
More population data for Finland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3888 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,461 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0156 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0727 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 15.14 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 178,591 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Finland?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Finland was 28.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Finland ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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