Finland: Poverty ratio

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 Finland

Poverty, percent of population

 Latest value 12.20
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2003 - 2022
 Average 12.37
 Min - Max 10.80 - 13.80
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2022 is 12.2 percent, a decline from 12.7 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.91 percent, based on data from 52 countries. Historically, the average for Finland from 2003 to 2022 is 12.37 percent. The minimum value, 10.8 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 13.8 percent was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Finland: Poverty ratio
 2022 12.20
 2021 12.70
 2020 10.80
 2019 12.20
 2018 11.60
 2017 12.00
 2016 11.50
 2015 11.60




Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.

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