Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 in Finland
Finland: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 was 2.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Finland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Finland stood at 2.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Finland peaked at 3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2020.
That places Finland 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden … 0-17 in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.2 | — |
| 2016 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6 | +44.4% |
| 2024 | 3 | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 2.6 | -13.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 2.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.35, 41% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Finland's 2.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.6, 46% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.08 | 1.1 | 3 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Finland?
- Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Finland was 2.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at?
- Finland ranks 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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