Income distribution statistics 2024

Income differentials grew in 2024

16/12/2025 release

According to Statistics Finland, income differentials grew in 2024 compared to the previous year. The average income of the population in the lowest-income decile fell in real terms by 0.6 per cent and that of the highest-income decile grew by 3.5 per cent. The real income level of medium income earners (income deciles V to IX) was 2.3 per cent higher than in the previous year.

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Real income grew again in 2024, while in two previous years it had contracted because of high inflation.
The real income of the lowest-income decile went down from 2023 to 2024. In other respects, real income grew throughout the income distribution.
Relative income differentials grew. The Gini coefficient received the value 28.4 in 2024. It was 0.5 percentage points higher than in 2023.
A total of 782,300 persons belonged to household-dwelling units at risk of poverty, that is, 14.2 per cent of the dwelling population in 2024. The number grew by 45,500 persons from the year before.
There were 137,400 children in household-dwelling units at risk of poverty in 2024. This was 13.8 per cent of all children in the dwelling population. The number grew by 14,300 persons from the year before.

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Income differentials grew in 2024

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Income of household-dwelling units by age of refence person

Income and income structure of household-dwelling units by level of education of reference person

Households' income by number of adults and children

Households' income by household's life-cycle

Distribution of households and persons by income decile and age of reference person

Households' income structure by socioeconomic status

Dwelling population dependent on basic social security and their income level by age, sex and household-dwelling unit's main income source

Dwelling population by income decile, main income source of household-dwelling unit and age of person

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