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Income distribution statistics describe distribution of households' annual income, income differentials and low income between population groups. Statistics describe disposable income and its formation taking into account taxation and income transfers. Data are collected with an inquiry and published once a year.
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According to Statistics Finland, income differentials grew in 2021 compared to the previous year. The average income of the highest-income decile in the population grew by 8.1 per cent in real terms. The real income of the lowest-income decile remained on level with the previous year. The real income level of the middle-income decile (income deciles V to IX) rose by 1.5 per cent.
release | Income distribution statistics 2021
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19.12.2022
Disposable cash income per consumption unit, mean 1995-2021
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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I | 8,901 | 8,821 | 8,943 | 8,934 | 9,016 | 8,989 | 9,140 | 9,329 | 9,434 | 9,633 | 9,688 | 9,780 | 9,939 | 10,065 | 10,117 | 10,513 | 10,529 | 10,784 | 10,818 | 10,853 | 11,005 | 11,081 | 11,329 | 11,447 | 11,520 | 11,698 | 11,703 |
II | 12,237 | 12,211 | 12,380 | 12,458 | 12,605 | 12,602 | 12,945 | 13,249 | 13,467 | 13,787 | 13,966 | 14,164 | 14,488 | 14,736 | 15,065 | 15,448 | 15,423 | 15,717 | 15,733 | 15,759 | 15,959 | 16,127 | 16,272 | 16,400 | 16,555 | 16,822 | 16,795 |
III | 13,939 | 13,970 | 14,250 | 14,428 | 14,660 | 14,735 | 15,153 | 15,522 | 15,826 | 16,307 | 16,565 | 16,881 | 17,348 | 17,636 | 18,053 | 18,442 | 18,440 | 18,676 | 18,624 | 18,618 | 18,810 | 19,008 | 19,185 | 19,363 | 19,599 | 19,766 | 19,853 |
IV | 15,481 | 15,607 | 16,032 | 16,306 | 16,630 | 16,790 | 17,295 | 17,727 | 18,131 | 18,778 | 19,118 | 19,538 | 20,151 | 20,477 | 20,911 | 21,276 | 21,297 | 21,469 | 21,363 | 21,325 | 21,510 | 21,726 | 21,939 | 22,191 | 22,496 | 22,606 | 22,780 |
V | 17,028 | 17,271 | 17,840 | 18,199 | 18,619 | 18,853 | 19,433 | 19,919 | 20,425 | 21,213 | 21,629 | 22,134 | 22,859 | 23,198 | 23,672 | 24,028 | 24,052 | 24,178 | 24,019 | 23,958 | 24,143 | 24,384 | 24,656 | 24,967 | 25,330 | 25,401 | 25,650 |
VI | 18,642 | 18,996 | 19,703 | 20,142 | 20,661 | 20,962 | 21,605 | 22,149 | 22,744 | 23,672 | 24,155 | 24,740 | 25,579 | 25,915 | 26,438 | 26,803 | 26,830 | 26,922 | 26,727 | 26,652 | 26,858 | 27,122 | 27,451 | 27,821 | 28,243 | 28,274 | 28,609 |
VII | 20,436 | 20,886 | 21,741 | 22,287 | 22,921 | 23,294 | 24,007 | 24,613 | 25,319 | 26,391 | 26,953 | 27,642 | 28,604 | 28,933 | 29,510 | 29,902 | 29,937 | 29,993 | 29,763 | 29,674 | 29,901 | 30,208 | 30,583 | 31,036 | 31,528 | 31,521 | 31,955 |
VIII | 22,646 | 23,204 | 24,247 | 24,918 | 25,718 | 26,200 | 26,985 | 27,666 | 28,510 | 29,766 | 30,432 | 31,230 | 32,349 | 32,663 | 33,312 | 33,766 | 33,811 | 33,805 | 33,547 | 33,427 | 33,708 | 34,061 | 34,512 | 35,067 | 35,622 | 35,601 | 36,164 |
IX | 25,891 | 26,579 | 27,941 | 28,823 | 29,927 | 30,574 | 31,404 | 32,211 | 33,237 | 34,793 | 35,617 | 36,578 | 37,998 | 38,237 | 38,987 | 39,549 | 39,620 | 39,500 | 39,220 | 39,063 | 39,461 | 39,856 | 40,455 | 41,154 | 41,801 | 41,745 | 42,588 |
X | 38,098 | 38,802 | 42,761 | 46,010 | 51,699 | 56,027 | 52,816 | 53,655 | 55,687 | 60,506 | 60,843 | 63,731 | 68,505 | 65,191 | 63,178 | 66,161 | 67,467 | 63,473 | 65,018 | 64,345 | 66,100 | 66,274 | 69,175 | 71,556 | 71,323 | 71,562 | 77,389 |
19.12.2022
Disposable cash income per consumption unit, median 1995-2021
19.12.2022
Personal disposable cash income by age in 2021
19.12.2022
Median. personal disposable monetary income (no division of household income components) 1995-2021
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