Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Finland
Finland: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 2.66 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Finland, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Finland stood at 2.66 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Finland peaked at 2.66 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.02 million, in 1994.
That places Finland 32nd out of 35 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.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.09 million | — |
| 1961 | 2.12 million | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 2.13 million | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.12 million | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.15 million | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.15 million | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.16 million | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.11 million | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 2.07 million | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 2.09 million | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 2.12 million | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 2.12 million | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.12 million | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 2.16 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.23 million | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 2.22 million | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.28 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.23 million | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.20 million | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.26 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 2.33 million | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 2.35 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.38 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.39 million | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.41 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.44 million | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.43 million | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.42 million | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.43 million | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.47 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.47 million | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.34 million | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 2.17 million | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 2.04 million | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 2.02 million | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.07 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.10 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.17 million | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.22 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.30 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.34 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.37 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.37 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.37 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.36 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.40 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.44 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.49 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.53 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.46 million | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.41 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.44 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.45 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.43 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.42 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.40 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.51 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.53 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.49 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.55 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.62 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.64 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.66 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.12 million | 2.07 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.19 million | 2.12 million | 2.28 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.40 million | 2.33 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 million | 2.02 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 million | 2.34 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million | 2.40 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.60 million | 2.49 million | 2.66 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More economy & growth data for Finland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 12,299 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.3228 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1938 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 10,884 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.5158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1674 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Finland?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Finland was 2.66 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 million in 1994.
- How does Finland rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org