Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Finland
Finland: Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at was 2.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in households facing housing cost overburden by at in Finland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 3.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
That places Finland 31st out of 39 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 by at in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 3.0% | +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 6.3%, 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 | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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)
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- 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 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 3.0% 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 31st out of 39 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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