Finland, year by year

Every index this site holds for Finland, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.823 in 1990 to 0.948 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 82.3 years2024at birthUp 3.5 years from 78.8 years in 2005
Internet users: 94%2024of people onlineUp 14 points from 80% in 2006
Urban population: 75%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 6 points from 69% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.252024births per womanDown 0.55 from 1.80 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 50%2021of energy usedUp 19 points from 31% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 22024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 3 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 5.5 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 5.6 t from 11.1 t in 2005
Forest area: 74%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.823	74.8	—	—	1.78	24.5	100	6	11.3	71.8	—	—
1991	0.827	75.2	1.4	64.0	1.79	24.0	100	5	11.3	72.0	—	—
1992	0.833	75.5	1.9	64.1	1.85	25.1	100	5	10.7	72.2	—	—
1993	0.838	75.7	2.6	64.3	1.81	26.0	100	5	10.9	72.4	—	—
1994	0.850	76.4	4.9	64.5	1.85	25.1	100	5	12.2	72.6	—	—
1995	0.856	76.4	13.9	64.8	1.81	27.3	100	4	11.5	72.8	—	—
1996	0.863	76.7	16.8	65.2	1.78	26.9	100	4	12.7	72.9	—	—
1997	0.871	76.9	19.5	65.7	1.75	28.8	100	4	12.2	73.1	—	—
1998	0.880	77.1	25.5	66.2	1.70	30.5	100	4	11.6	73.3	—	—
1999	0.889	77.3	32.3	66.7	1.73	30.2	100	4	11.4	73.5	—	—
2000	0.898	77.5	37.3	67.1	1.73	31.7	100	4	11.1	73.7	—	—
2001	0.908	78.0	43.1	67.5	1.73	29.2	100	3	12.3	73.6	—	—
2002	0.912	78.1	62.4	67.8	1.72	29.5	100	3	12.6	73.6	—	—
2003	0.915	78.4	69.2	68.0	1.76	28.4	100	3	14.2	73.5	—	—
2004	0.911	78.7	72.4	68.3	1.80	31.1	100	3	13.5	73.4	—	—
2005	0.914	78.8	74.5	68.5	1.80	31.5	100	3	11.1	73.4	—	—
2006	0.917	79.2	79.7	68.8	1.84	31.2	100	3	13.3	73.4	41214	34440
2007	0.920	79.3	80.8	69.0	1.83	31.8	100	3	12.9	73.3	48473	37843
2008	0.921	79.6	83.7	69.3	1.85	34.6	100	3	11.3	73.3	53769	40081
2009	0.916	79.7	82.5	69.5	1.86	32.5	100	3	10.7	73.3	47478	37988
2010	0.920	79.9	86.9	69.8	1.87	33.4	100	2	12.3	73.2	46506	38946
2011	0.924	80.5	88.7	70.1	1.83	35.1	100	2	10.8	73.3	51060	40846
2012	0.924	80.6	89.9	70.4	1.80	38.7	100	2	9.7	73.4	47552	40739
2013	0.934	81.0	91.5	70.7	1.75	38.5	100	2	9.8	73.5	49691	41326
2014	0.936	81.2	86.5	71.0	1.71	41.2	100	2	9.1	73.6	50074	41547
2015	0.938	81.5	86.4	71.3	1.65	43.2	100	2	8.4	73.7	42560	42258
2016	0.940	81.4	87.7	71.6	1.57	42.4	100	2	8.9	73.7	43451	44562
2017	0.942	81.6	87.5	72.0	1.49	44.4	100	2	8.4	73.7	46085	47235
2018	0.945	81.7	88.9	72.3	1.41	44.2	100	2	8.6	73.7	49654	49249
2019	0.947	82.0	89.6	72.7	1.35	45.4	100	2	8.0	73.7	48358	52276
2020	0.947	81.9	92.2	73.1	1.37	47.3	100	2	7.1	73.7	48829	53297
2021	0.949	81.9	92.8	73.4	1.46	50.2	100	2	7.1	73.7	53099	56790
2022	0.946	81.2	93.0	73.7	1.32	—	100	2	6.7	73.7	50441	62133
2023	0.948	81.6	93.5	74.0	1.26	—	100	2	5.9	73.7	52865	63467
2024	—	82.3	93.7	74.3	1.25	—	100	2	5.5	—	53156	65137
2025	—	—	—	74.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	56149	65884
On the profile	0.948	82.3	93.7	74.5	1.25	50.2	—	—	5.5	73.7	56149	65884

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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