At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Finland
Finland: At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation was 353 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Finland stood at 353 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.9% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Finland peaked at 353 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 121 Thousand persons, in 2012.
Finland ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Finland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 133 Thousand persons | — |
| 2005 | 142 Thousand persons | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 155 Thousand persons | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 153 Thousand persons | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 161 Thousand persons | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 165 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 156 Thousand persons | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 159 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 121 Thousand persons | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 200 Thousand persons | +65.3% |
| 2014 | 222 Thousand persons | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 229 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 223 Thousand persons | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 224 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 237 Thousand persons | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 239 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 244 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 213 Thousand persons | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 285 Thousand persons | +33.8% |
| 2023 | 283 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 297 Thousand persons | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 353 Thousand persons | +18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 151.5 Thousand persons | 133 Thousand persons | 165 Thousand persons | 6 |
| 2010s | 201 Thousand persons | 121 Thousand persons | 239 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 279.17 Thousand persons | 213 Thousand persons | 353 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More urban development data for Finland
- Population in the largest city 32.2% (2025)
- Population density 18.37 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 4.57 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.24 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.35 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.5999 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 4.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.35 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 4.53 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Finland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation in Finland was 353 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 353 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 121 Thousand persons in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation?
- Finland ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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