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 58.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Finland, 2002–2023
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 58.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Finland peaked at 58.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2002.
Finland ranks 23rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.9% | — |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +77.8% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 58.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.6%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Finland's 58.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.7%, 1.2× the median. (41 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 | +77.8% | 13.5% | 24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 10.9% | 36.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 41.4% | 49.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 54.3% | 58.5% | 4 |
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 58.5% in 2023, 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 58.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Finland ranks 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 20.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release