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Burdening by housing costs unchanged in 2022

release | Income distribution statistics 2022

According to Statistics Finland, 5.1 per cent of persons belonging to households were burdened by housing costs in 2022. This corresponds to 279,000 persons. The number was the same as in the previous year when it grew. In relative terms, one-person households were most burdened by housing costs, 14.1 per cent of them.

Key selections

  • The housing costs of a household burdened by housing costs are over 40 per cent of disposable monetary income. The data are given in net.
  • In one-person households, 14.1 per cent of persons were burdened by housing costs, in households of childless couples 1.6 per cent and in families with children 2.5 per cent.
  • In all, 12.7 per cent of those living in rented dwellings and 1.6 per cent of those living in owner-occupied dwellings were burdened by housing costs.
  • In one-person households living in rented dwellings, the share of persons burdened by housing costs was 21.9 per cent.
  • In 2021 and 2022, the shares of persons burdened by housing costs in the household population were around one percentage point higher than in previous years starting from 2015.

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Classifications used:
  • Household's stage in life
  • Tenure status of dwelling
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  • Low-income earner
  • Tenure status of dwelling
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annual
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  • Household's stage in life
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annual
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  • Age of reference person
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annual
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  • Number of adults and children
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annual
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  • Tenure status of dwelling
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annual
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  • Socioeconomic group
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annual
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  • Socioeconomic group
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annual
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Classifications used:
  • Household's stage in life
  • Decile
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annual
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Classifications used:
  • Decile
  • Age of reference person
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annual
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