Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Finland

Finland: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 8.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8.6
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
31st
of 35 countries
All-time high
8.6
in 2025
All-time low
5.7
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Finland, 2010–2025

024682010201720252010: 6.42011: 7.12012: 6.62013: 6.52014: 6.72015: 6.42016: 6.42017: 6.32018: 5.92019: 62020: 6.42021: 5.72022: 62023: 7.12024: 8.22025: 8.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Finland recorded 8.6 for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Finland peaked at 8.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 2021.

Finland ranks 31st of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) in Finland, 2010 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2010 6.4
2011 7.1 +10.9%
2012 6.6 -7.0%
2013 6.5 -1.5%
2014 6.7 +3.1%
2015 6.4 -4.5%
2016 6.4 +0.0%
2017 6.3 -1.6%
2018 5.9 -6.3%
2019 6 +1.7%
2020 6.4 +6.7%
2021 5.7 -10.9%
2022 6 +5.3%
2023 7.1 +18.3%
2024 8.2 +15.5%
2025 8.6 +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.43 5.9 7.1 10
2020s 7 5.7 8.6 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 28 Switzerland 10.3 compare
  2. 29 Sweden 8.9 compare
  3. 30 Iceland 8.8 compare
  4. 32 Norway 8.5 compare
  5. 33 Germany 7.3 compare
  6. 34 Netherlands 7 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Finland?
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Finland was 8.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 8.6 in 2025.
What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2021.
How does Finland rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
Finland ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 576 data points, 2010–2025
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