ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Finland

Finland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 81.9 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
81.9 %
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
27th
of 72 countries
All-time high
84.7 %
in 2008
All-time low
78.4 %
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Finland, 1995–2024

0204060801995200920241995: 78.4 %1997: 79.2 %1998: 80.9 %1999: 81.7 %2000: 82.7 %2001: 83 %2002: 83 %2003: 83.3 %2004: 84.1 %2005: 84.2 %2006: 83.8 %2007: 83.4 %2008: 84.7 %2009: 83.5 %2010: 82.9 %2011: 84 %2012: 80.3 %2013: 81.3 %2014: 81 %2015: 78.8 %2016: 80.2 %2017: 81.2 %2018: 81.9 %2019: 80.7 %2020: 80.3 %2021: 80.1 %2022: 81.1 %2023: 80 %2024: 81.9 %

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 81.9 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Finland peaked at 84.7 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 78.4 %, in 1995.

Finland ranks 27th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Finland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Finland, 1995 to 2024.
Year % Change
1995 78.4 %
1997 79.2 % +1.0%
1998 80.9 % +2.1%
1999 81.7 % +1.0%
2000 82.7 % +1.2%
2001 83 % +0.4%
2002 83 % +0.0%
2003 83.3 % +0.4%
2004 84.1 % +1.0%
2005 84.2 % +0.1%
2006 83.8 % -0.5%
2007 83.4 % -0.5%
2008 84.7 % +1.6%
2009 83.5 % -1.4%
2010 82.9 % -0.7%
2011 84 % +1.3%
2012 80.3 % -4.4%
2013 81.3 % +1.2%
2014 81 % -0.4%
2015 78.8 % -2.7%
2016 80.2 % +1.8%
2017 81.2 % +1.2%
2018 81.9 % +0.9%
2019 80.7 % -1.5%
2020 80.3 % -0.5%
2021 80.1 % -0.2%
2022 81.1 % +1.2%
2023 80 % -1.4%
2024 81.9 % +2.4%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 81.9 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 81.9 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.05 % 78.4 % 81.7 % 4
2000s 83.57 % 82.7 % 84.7 % 10
2010s 81.23 % 78.8 % 84 % 10
2020s 80.68 % 80 % 81.9 % 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 24 Austria 82.1 % compare
  2. 24 South Africa 82.1 % compare
  3. 26 Australia 82 % compare
  4. 28 Ireland 81.8 % compare
  5. 29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 80.5 % compare
  6. 30 Iceland 79.1 % compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Finland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Finland was 81.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 84.7 % in 2008.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 78.4 % in 1995.
How does Finland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Finland ranks 27th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.