Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Finland
Finland: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 63.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Finland, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Finland is 63.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Finland peaked at 63.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2002.
Finland ranks 18th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.8% | — |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +76.4% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +33.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 63.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 63.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.1%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +76.4% | 12.7% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 9.8% | 35.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 40.7% | 51.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
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 proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Finland?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Finland was 63.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Finland ranks 18th out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release