At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Finland
Finland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 42.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Finland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Finland recorded 42.5% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Finland peaked at 44.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2023.
That places Finland 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41.7% | — |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | +10.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 42.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.0%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Finland's 42.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.8%, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.1% | 41.7% | 44.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 36.8% | 44.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Finland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Finland was 42.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Finland ranks 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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