ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Finland
Finland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 53.77 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Finland stood at 53.77 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Finland peaked at 55.79 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.09 %, in 2020.
Finland ranks 39th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 53.49 % | — |
| 1997 | 53.04 % | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 51.4 % | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 55.12 % | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 55.35 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 54.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 55.04 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 54.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 54.8 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 55.07 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 53.55 % | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 53.76 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 53.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.54 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 53.22 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 52.76 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 51.21 % | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 52.49 % | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 52.13 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 51.73 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 51.29 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 51.8 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.91 % | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 51.09 % | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 51.99 % | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 53.73 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 55.79 % | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 53.77 % | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.26 % | 51.4 % | 55.12 % | 4 |
| 2000s | 54.62 % | 53.55 % | 55.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.21 % | 51.21 % | 53.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.27 % | 51.09 % | 55.79 % | 5 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 13.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,889 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,637 current US$ per person (2025)
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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 53.77 % 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 55.79 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.09 % in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Finland ranks 39th 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 up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.