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Income distribution statistics

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 published once a year.

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Releases

Housing costs burdened one-person households

28/02/2023

release | Income distribution statistics, income and housing expenditure 2021

Income differentials grew in 2021

19/12/2022

release | Income distribution statistics 2021

Altogether 10.4 per cent of people living in rental dwellings burdened by housing costs in 2020

28/01/2022

release |

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Corona virus stagnated the income development of household-dwelling units in large towns in Southern Finland

16/12/2021

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Number of persons at risk of poverty fell in 2020

16/12/2021

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Income differentials decreased slightly in 2020

15/12/2021

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19.12.2022

Disposable cash income per consumption unit, mean 1995-2021

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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
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

Municipality

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

28.02.2023

Those burdened by housing costs (%) of persons by the household's life-cycle in 2021

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Classification of Sectors 2023(External link)

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90-
median, personal disposable monetary income (no division of household income components)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	486	1,292	3,413	8,406	10,982	13,910	15,132	16,260	17,968	19,894	21,614	23,052	24,067	24,743	25,376	25,925	26,470	27,004	27,593	28,097	28,539	29,042	29,463	29,925	30,280	30,639	31,061	31,102	31,335	31,383	31,337	31,114	30,734	30,464	30,274	29,874	29,657	29,304	28,873	28,567	28,255	28,067	27,699	27,371	27,049	26,502	26,109	25,308	23,826	20,740	19,576	19,243	19,082	18,911	18,828	18,668	18,709	18,756	18,866	18,866	18,823	18,720	18,713	18,681	18,392	18,252	18,089	17,880	17,825	17,735	17,533	17,476	17,477	17,321	17,155
median, personal disposable moneteary income (household income components allocated to persons)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	481	1,268	3,837	8,461	10,899	13,767	14,943	16,079	17,823	19,781	21,559	23,000	24,009	24,673	25,295	25,830	26,305	26,859	27,429	27,897	28,355	28,818	29,244	29,753	30,077	30,463	30,881	30,977	31,220	31,279	31,268	31,059	30,697	30,469	30,276	29,914	29,687	29,332	28,917	28,618	28,288	28,093	27,740	27,407	27,073	26,539	26,134	25,331	23,834	20,752	19,583	19,246	19,094	18,915	18,833	18,674	18,720	18,762	18,874	18,871	18,832	18,725	18,716	18,681	18,392	18,250	18,089	17,878	17,823	17,735	17,534	17,477	17,476	17,313	17,146

	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
18-24	7,246	7,216	7,481	7,787	8,079	8,300	8,606	8,639	8,785	9,096	9,437	9,825	10,249	10,469	9,560	9,924	10,247	10,522	10,408	10,348	10,362	10,725	11,199	11,716	12,019	11,862	12,313
25-34	16,886	17,218	17,861	18,331	18,857	19,156	19,850	20,259	20,693	21,465	21,969	22,518	23,225	23,590	23,817	23,904	23,838	23,892	23,365	23,096	23,110	23,312	23,521	23,903	24,314	24,407	24,589
35-49	19,536	19,992	20,751	21,222	21,779	22,066	22,747	23,310	24,040	25,171	25,769	26,441	27,251	27,651	28,343	28,789	28,818	28,928	28,558	28,415	28,620	28,963	29,209	29,501	29,920	30,026	30,208
50-64	15,834	16,521	17,221	17,749	18,436	18,755	19,441	20,122	20,766	21,770	22,147	22,757	23,439	23,725	24,548	24,937	25,022	25,271	25,283	25,310	25,628	26,013	26,339	26,749	27,297	27,491	27,816
65-74	11,901	12,140	12,236	12,442	12,666	12,658	13,229	13,819	14,256	14,729	15,077	15,423	15,758	16,131	17,340	17,680	17,731	18,049	18,379	18,555	18,876	18,930	19,026	19,006	19,127	19,188	19,083
75-	11,744	11,924	12,003	12,192	12,366	12,285	12,746	13,118	13,302	13,504	13,721	13,852	14,044	14,342	15,277	15,572	15,485	15,894	16,244	16,531	16,954	17,136	17,352	17,480	17,755	18,105	18,186

Income distribution statistics

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The latest and detailed tables of the statistics are available in the StatFin database.

Releases

Housing costs burdened one-person households

Income differentials grew in 2021

Altogether 10.4 per cent of people living in rental dwellings burdened by housing costs in 2020

Corona virus stagnated the income development of household-dwelling units in large towns in Southern Finland

Number of persons at risk of poverty fell in 2020

Income differentials decreased slightly in 2020

Future releases

Figures

Disposable cash income per consumption unit, mean 1995-2021

Disposable cash income per consumption unit, median 1995-2021

Personal disposable cash income by age in 2021

Median. personal disposable monetary income (no division of household income components) 1995-2021

Those burdened by housing costs (%) of persons by the household's life-cycle in 2021

Information elsewhere

Classification of Sectors 2023(External link)

Documentation

Statistical experts

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	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
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