Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Finland
Finland: Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age was 18.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Finland is 18.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Finland peaked at 51.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2022.
That places Finland 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.5% | — |
| 2005 | 50.1% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -46.6% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 18.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.6%, 65% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Finland's 18.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -46.6% | 51.1% | 27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 25.4% | 51.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 20.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 16.5% | 24.7% | 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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- 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 distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Finland?
- Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Finland was 18.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2022.
- How does Finland rank for distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age?
- Finland ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age group, sex and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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