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

Finland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 57.49 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
57.49 %
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
57th
of 79 countries
All-time high
60.6 %
in 2000
All-time low
54.19 %
in 2020
Years of data
29
1995–2024

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

02040601995200920241995: 58.5 %1997: 58.3 %1998: 57.3 %1999: 60.4 %2000: 60.6 %2001: 60.2 %2002: 60.4 %2003: 59.9 %2004: 59.4 %2005: 59.5 %2006: 59.5 %2007: 57.9 %2008: 58.4 %2009: 57.4 %2010: 57.1 %2011: 57.5 %2012: 56.7 %2013: 55.6 %2014: 56 %2015: 55.9 %2016: 55.8 %2017: 55.5 %2018: 55.5 %2019: 55.8 %2020: 54.2 %2021: 55.9 %2022: 57.8 %2023: 57.9 %2024: 57.5 %

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 57.49 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Finland peaked at 60.6 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.19 %, in 2020.

That places Finland 57th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Finland, 1995 to 2024.
Year % Change
1995 58.53 %
1997 58.27 % -0.4%
1998 57.28 % -1.7%
1999 60.39 % +5.4%
2000 60.6 % +0.3%
2001 60.2 % -0.7%
2002 60.39 % +0.3%
2003 59.88 % -0.8%
2004 59.39 % -0.8%
2005 59.54 % +0.3%
2006 59.55 % +0.0%
2007 57.92 % -2.7%
2008 58.37 % +0.8%
2009 57.39 % -1.7%
2010 57.14 % -0.4%
2011 57.51 % +0.6%
2012 56.69 % -1.4%
2013 55.61 % -1.9%
2014 55.99 % +0.7%
2015 55.94 % -0.1%
2016 55.76 % -0.3%
2017 55.47 % -0.5%
2018 55.46 % -0.0%
2019 55.75 % +0.5%
2020 54.19 % -2.8%
2021 55.87 % +3.1%
2022 57.82 % +3.5%
2023 57.89 % +0.1%
2024 57.49 % -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58.62 % 57.28 % 60.39 % 4
2000s 59.32 % 57.39 % 60.6 % 10
2010s 56.13 % 55.46 % 57.51 % 10
2020s 56.65 % 54.19 % 57.89 % 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 54 India 58.15 % compare
  2. 55 Russian Federation 58.12 % compare
  3. 56 Mexico 58.09 % compare
  4. 58 Belgium 57.14 % compare
  5. 59 France 57.05 % compare
  6. 60 Chile 56.66 % 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 57.49 % 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 60.6 % in 2000.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 54.19 % in 2020.
How does Finland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Finland ranks 57th 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 2.7%. 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, total (15+), 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.