Low pay rate in Finland
Finland: Low pay rate was 0 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Low pay rate in Finland, 1995–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0 for low pay rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Finland peaked at 9.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
That places Finland 81st out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.3 | — |
| 1996 | 4.9 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 5.5 | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 5.8 | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 4.6 | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 7.29 | +58.3% |
| 2003 | 6.41 | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 6.96 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 6.91 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.48 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 7.91 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 8.47 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 8.48 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.12 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 9.27 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 8.91 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.07 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 8.45 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 7.77 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.08 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 7.55 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 7.32 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 8.63 | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 8.36 | — |
| 2022 | 8.87 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 9.88 | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.03 | 4.6 | 8.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.22 | 7.08 | 9.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 | 0 | 9.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 23,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 23,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 24,879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Finland?
- Low pay rate in Finland was 0 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for low pay rate?
- Finland ranks 81st out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.