ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Finland
Finland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 47.55 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Finland, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 47.55 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Finland peaked at 59.82 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.31 %, in 1998.
That places Finland 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 45.57 % | — |
| 1997 | 42.37 % | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 40.31 % | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 57.92 % | +43.7% |
| 2000 | 58.41 % | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 54.82 % | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 56.45 % | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 55.92 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.05 % | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 56.4 % | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 56.63 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.5 % | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 47.74 % | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 45.94 % | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 42.41 % | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 46.7 % | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 42.96 % | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 41.41 % | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 48.22 % | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 48.06 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.97 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 49.32 % | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 49.07 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.13 % | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 43.24 % | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 44.18 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 49.66 % | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 59.82 % | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 47.55 % | -20.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 47.55 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.15 %, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Finland's 47.55 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.35 %, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.54 % | 40.31 % | 57.92 % | 4 |
| 2000s | 53.59 % | 45.94 % | 58.41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.62 % | 41.41 % | 51.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.89 % | 43.24 % | 59.82 % | 5 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -285.87 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -103.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -50.63 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 24.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Finland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Finland was 47.55 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 59.82 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.31 % in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Finland ranks 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.