Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Finland
Finland: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 9.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 9.5 for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Finland peaked at 9.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 2008.
Finland ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.2 | — |
| 2005 | 7 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.3 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.9 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.5 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 6 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 6.9 | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.7 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3 | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 7.7 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.4 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.4 | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 8.8 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 9.1 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 9.5 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.38 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.69 | 6 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.47 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Finland?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Finland was 9.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Finland ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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