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Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Finland

Employment-to-population ratio in Finland in 2025 — 54.04%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.25 pp.

2025 54.04% −0.79 pp vs 2024
World rank 121of 182
Period maximum 59.29%1991
Period minimum 49.56%1995

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Finland, 1991–202547.55052.55557.56019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 59.29%1992: 54.88%1993: 51.35%1994: 50.57%1995: 49.56%1996: 50.01%1997: 51.11%1998: 52.22%1999: 53.93%2000: 54.57%2001: 55.55%2002: 55.66%2003: 55.63%2004: 55.44%2005: 56.24%2006: 56.71%2007: 56.93%2008: 57.51%2009: 55.4%2010: 54.7%2011: 55.17%2012: 55.01%2013: 54.27%2014: 53.65%2015: 53.25%2016: 53.38%2017: 53.6%2018: 54.94%2019: 55.22%2020: 54.28%2021: 55.22%2022: 56.36%2023: 55.97%2024: 54.83%2025: 54.04%
Change over the period: −5.25 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 54.04%
World 58.06%
Europe & Central Asia 55.11%
Northern Europe computed 58.85%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.04 −0.79 pp
2024 54.83 −1.14 pp
2023 55.97 −0.4 pp
2022 56.36 +1.15 pp
2021 55.22 +0.93 pp
2020 54.28 −0.94 pp
2019 55.22 +0.28 pp
2018 54.94 +1.35 pp
2017 53.6 +0.21 pp
2016 53.38 +0.13 pp
2015 53.25 −0.4 pp
2014 53.65 −0.62 pp
2013 54.27 −0.74 pp
2012 55.01 −0.16 pp
2011 55.17 +0.46 pp
2010 54.7 −0.7 pp
2009 55.4 −2.11 pp
2008 57.51 +0.58 pp
2007 56.93 +0.22 pp
2006 56.71 +0.48 pp
2005 56.24 +0.8 pp
2004 55.44 −0.19 pp
2003 55.63 −0.03 pp
2002 55.66 +0.12 pp
2001 55.55 +0.98 pp
2000 54.57 +0.64 pp
1999 53.93 +1.71 pp
1998 52.22 +1.11 pp
1997 51.11 +1.1 pp
1996 50.01 +0.45 pp
1995 49.56 −1.01 pp
1994 50.57 −0.78 pp
1993 51.35 −3.53 pp
1992 54.88 −4.41 pp
1991 59.29 —

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IS Iceland 72.21 NO Norway 62.56 IE Ireland 61.84 DK Denmark 61.35 EE Estonia 59.71 SE Sweden 58.98 LT Lithuania 58.68 GB United Kingdom 58.46 LV Latvia 56.55 FI Finland 54.04 JE Channel Islands 52.88
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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How much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.

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The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.

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