Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Finland
Finland: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 5,656 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Finland, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Finland is 5,656 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Finland peaked at 5,656 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,437 Persons, in 1960.
That places Finland 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Finland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,437 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 2,454 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 2,470 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 2,488 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 4,549 Persons | +82.8% |
| 1965 | 4,564 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 4,581 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 4,606 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 4,626 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 4,624 Persons | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,606 Persons | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 4,612 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 4,640 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 4,666 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 4,691 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 4,712 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 4,726 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 4,739 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 4,753 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 4,765 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 4,780 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 4,800 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 4,827 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 4,856 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 4,882 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 4,902 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 4,918 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 4,932 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 4,946 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4,964 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4,998 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 5,029 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5,055 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 5,078 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 5,099 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5,117 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5,132 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5,147 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,160 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 5,171 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5,171 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,194 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5,206 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,220 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 5,237 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5,256 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 5,277 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5,300 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,326 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5,351 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,375 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,401 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5,427 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5,451 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5,472 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5,487 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5,503 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5,513 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,518 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5,525 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,534 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,548 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5,564 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5,604 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5,637 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 5,656 Persons | +0.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 5,656 Persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,669 Persons, 53% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Finland's 5,656 Persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10,480 Persons, 54% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +82.8% | 2,488 Persons | 4,549 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,740 Persons | 2,437 Persons | 4,626 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,691 Persons | 4,606 Persons | 4,765 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,881 Persons | 4,780 Persons | 4,964 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,099 Persons | 4,998 Persons | 5,171 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,254 Persons | 5,171 Persons | 5,351 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,467 Persons | 5,375 Persons | 5,525 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,591 Persons | 5,534 Persons | 5,656 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Finland?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Finland was 5,656 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,656 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,437 Persons in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Finland ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.