Female share of the labor force — all countries

Female share of the labor force — Finland

Female share of the labor force in Finland in 2025 — 48.12%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.94 pp.

2025 48.12% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 182
Period maximum 48.53%2023
Period minimum 46.94%1994

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of labor force

Female share of the labor force — Finland, 1990–202546.54747.54848.54919901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 47.18%1991: 47.1%1992: 47.05%1993: 47.01%1994: 46.94%1995: 47.46%1996: 47.75%1997: 47.28%1998: 47.37%1999: 47.71%2000: 47.62%2001: 47.78%2002: 47.96%2003: 47.83%2004: 47.97%2005: 48.15%2006: 48.22%2007: 48.25%2008: 48.01%2009: 48.37%2010: 48.03%2011: 47.8%2012: 48.06%2013: 48.16%2014: 48.2%2015: 48.24%2016: 47.99%2017: 47.88%2018: 47.89%2019: 47.95%2020: 47.75%2021: 47.62%2022: 48.21%2023: 48.53%2024: 48.16%2025: 48.12%
Change over the period: +0.94 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Finland 48.12%
World 40.18%
Northern Europe computed 47.75%
High-income countries computed 45.06%
Female share of the labor force — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 48.12 −0.04 pp
2024 48.16 −0.37 pp
2023 48.53 +0.31 pp
2022 48.21 +0.6 pp
2021 47.62 −0.13 pp
2020 47.75 −0.19 pp
2019 47.95 +0.06 pp
2018 47.89 +0.01 pp
2017 47.88 −0.11 pp
2016 47.99 −0.24 pp
2015 48.24 +0.04 pp
2014 48.2 +0.04 pp
2013 48.16 +0.1 pp
2012 48.06 +0.26 pp
2011 47.8 −0.23 pp
2010 48.03 −0.34 pp
2009 48.37 +0.36 pp
2008 48.01 −0.24 pp
2007 48.25 +0.03 pp
2006 48.22 +0.07 pp
2005 48.15 +0.17 pp
2004 47.97 +0.15 pp
2003 47.83 −0.13 pp
2002 47.96 +0.18 pp
2001 47.78 +0.17 pp
2000 47.62 −0.09 pp
1999 47.71 +0.34 pp
1998 47.37 +0.09 pp
1997 47.28 −0.47 pp
1996 47.75 +0.28 pp
1995 47.46 +0.52 pp
1994 46.94 −0.07 pp
1993 47.01 −0.05 pp
1992 47.05 −0.05 pp
1991 47.1 −0.08 pp
1990 47.18

About the indicator

The share of women in the total labor force. It differs from female labor force participation in measuring composition rather than reach: the first answers what part of those working are women, the second what part of women work. Fifty percent would mean complete equality of composition; in most countries it comes to between forty and forty-eight, and in the Gulf states and South Asia to less than twenty.

Important: A measure of composition, not of access: the share can rise because men are leaving the labor market. It is worth reading together with female labor force participation.

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