Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Finland
Finland: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region was 11.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.7
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
11.7
in 2025
All-time low
7.5
in 2008
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 11.7 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Finland peaked at 11.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 2008.
That places Finland 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.5 | — |
| 2005 | 10 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 8.8 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.5 | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 8.4 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 10 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 10.8 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 10.7 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 10.8 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.7 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 9.9 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.5 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1 | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 9.2 | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 10 | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 11.7 | +17.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 11.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.75, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 11.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.88 | 7.5 | 10 | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.1 | 9 | 11.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.23 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 1 Montenegro 19.6 compare
- 3 Belgium 11 compare
- 4 Germany 10.7 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 10.7 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 10.7 compare
More population data for Finland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.367 (2100)
- Population density 15.14 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 178,591 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Finland?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Finland was 11.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2?
- Finland ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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