Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Finland
Finland: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 43.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Finland, 2004–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 43.0% for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Finland peaked at 43.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2004.
Finland ranks 3rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 37.9% | — |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 37.9% | 39.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 39.5% | 43.0% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Finland?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Finland was 43.0% in 2018, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2004.
- How does Finland rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 3rd out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.