ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Finland

Finland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 11.18 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
11.18 %
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
51st
of 78 countries
All-time high
12.15 %
in 2023
All-time low
2.13 %
in 1997
Years of data
29
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Finland, 1995–2024

2.557.51012.51995200920241995: 4.2 %1997: 2.1 %1998: 2.4 %1999: 2.3 %2000: 2.6 %2001: 2.5 %2002: 2.6 %2003: 2.6 %2004: 2.3 %2005: 2.7 %2006: 3.1 %2007: 3.6 %2008: 4.2 %2009: 4 %2010: 4.7 %2011: 4.3 %2012: 6.1 %2013: 5.4 %2014: 4.9 %2015: 5.6 %2016: 7.3 %2017: 6.7 %2018: 7.2 %2019: 7 %2020: 6.5 %2021: 10.1 %2022: 11.6 %2023: 12.2 %2024: 11.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Finland recorded 11.18 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 126.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Finland peaked at 12.15 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.13 %, in 1997.

Finland ranks 51st of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Finland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Finland, 1995 to 2024.
Year % Change
1995 4.25 %
1997 2.13 % -49.9%
1998 2.41 % +13.1%
1999 2.27 % -5.8%
2000 2.56 % +12.8%
2001 2.51 % -2.0%
2002 2.65 % +5.6%
2003 2.59 % -2.3%
2004 2.27 % -12.4%
2005 2.72 % +19.8%
2006 3.11 % +14.3%
2007 3.58 % +15.1%
2008 4.23 % +18.2%
2009 4 % -5.4%
2010 4.7 % +17.5%
2011 4.31 % -8.3%
2012 6.11 % +41.8%
2013 5.44 % -11.0%
2014 4.93 % -9.4%
2015 5.59 % +13.4%
2016 7.27 % +30.1%
2017 6.68 % -8.1%
2018 7.18 % +7.5%
2019 6.96 % -3.1%
2020 6.45 % -7.3%
2021 10.06 % +56.0%
2022 11.64 % +15.7%
2023 12.15 % +4.4%
2024 11.18 % -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.77 % 2.13 % 4.25 % 4
2000s 3.02 % 2.27 % 4.23 % 10
2010s 5.92 % 4.31 % 7.27 % 10
2020s 10.3 % 6.45 % 12.15 % 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.27 % compare
  2. 49 Norway 12.99 % compare
  3. 50 Lithuania 11.38 % compare
  4. 52 Latvia 10.95 % compare
  5. 53 Tunisia 10.94 % compare
  6. 54 Germany 10.47 % compare

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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 11.18 % 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 12.15 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.13 % in 1997.
How does Finland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Finland ranks 51st out of 78 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 up 126.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,510 data points, 1987–2025
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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.