Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Finland
Finland: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.257 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.257 for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Finland peaked at 0.307 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.256, in 2024.
Finland ranks 44th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.284 | — |
| 2005 | 0.295 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.303 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.303 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.307 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.291 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.282 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.286 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.288 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.286 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.281 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.282 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.282 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.284 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.285 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.286 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.28 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.259 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.26 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.256 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.257 | +0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.257 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.328, 78% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.257 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.314, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2972 | 0.284 | 0.307 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2844 | 0.281 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2663 | 0.256 | 0.286 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More work & labour data for Finland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3571 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3641 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2994 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 583.99 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,261 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,341 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,601 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Finland?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Finland was 0.257 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.307 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.256 in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Finland ranks 44th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees. 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. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.