Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Finland
Finland: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 11.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.7%
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
11.7%
in 2025
All-time low
7.5%
in 2008
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Finland stood at 11.7%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Finland peaked at 11.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2008.
That places Finland 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.5% | — |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 10.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 1 Montenegro 20.7% compare
- 3 Belgium 11.0% compare
- 4 Germany 10.7% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 10.7% compare
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 persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Finland?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Finland was 11.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Finland ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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