Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Finland
Finland: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 19 Hours per week in 2025. ▼ Falling
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Finland, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
In 2025, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Finland stood at 19 Hours per week. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Finland peaked at 23 Hours per week in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19 Hours per week, in 2025.
Finland ranks 18th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Finland, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 22 Hours per week | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 Hours per week | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 Hours per week | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 21 Hours per week | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 20 Hours per week | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19 Hours per week | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 Hours per week | 21 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.7 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 21 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.83 Hours per week | 19 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More economy & growth data for Finland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 35,032 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 55,442 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8738 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 49,065 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.2969 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Finland?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Finland was 19 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 23 Hours per week in 2001.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 Hours per week in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Finland ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.