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Income distribution statistics 2024

Income differentials grew in 2024

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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.

Key selections

  • 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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14ww
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118w
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12hh
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13dp
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14ya
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  • Origin
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  • Person's age
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13vi
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  • Sructure of householl-dwelling unit
  • Value of money
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11x3
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Income concept
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11wh
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128c
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11py
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  • Sex
  • Person's age
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128j
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  • Sex
  • Person's age
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14l1
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  • Year of birth
  • Sex
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14k5
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  • Person's age
  • Income class (% of median income)
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  • Highest completed education
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122s
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  • Decile
  • Type of income
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15at
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  • Number of adults and children
  • Age of reference person
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15bv
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  • Person's age
  • Income decile or fractile group
  • Main income source of household-dwelling unit
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15bu
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  • Person's age
  • Sex
  • Dependency on basic social security
  • Main income source of household-dwelling unit
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Referencing instructions

Income distribution statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2024. ISSN=1799-1331. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 30.4.2026].
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