Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Finland

Labor force participation rate in Finland in 2025 — 59.68%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.06 pp.

2025 59.68% −0.17 pp vs 2024
World rank 105of 182
Period maximum 64.74%1990
Period minimum 58.55%2016

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Finland, 1990–2025586062646619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 64.74%1991: 63.41%1992: 62.08%1993: 61.28%1994: 60.51%1995: 59.72%1996: 59.23%1997: 60.11%1998: 60.17%1999: 61.07%2000: 61.41%2001: 61.92%2002: 62.14%2003: 62.14%2004: 61.84%2005: 62.21%2006: 62.28%2007: 61.12%2008: 61.43%2009: 60.38%2010: 59.71%2011: 59.82%2012: 59.59%2013: 59.11%2014: 58.74%2015: 58.76%2016: 58.55%2017: 58.67%2018: 59.31%2019: 59.18%2020: 58.85%2021: 59.77%2022: 60.42%2023: 60.28%2024: 59.85%2025: 59.68%
Change over the period: −5.06 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Finland 59.68%
World 60.98%
Northern Europe computed 62.3%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.68 −0.17 pp
2024 59.85 −0.42 pp
2023 60.28 −0.15 pp
2022 60.42 +0.65 pp
2021 59.77 +0.92 pp
2020 58.85 −0.34 pp
2019 59.18 −0.13 pp
2018 59.31 +0.64 pp
2017 58.67 +0.12 pp
2016 58.55 −0.22 pp
2015 58.76 +0.02 pp
2014 58.74 −0.37 pp
2013 59.11 −0.48 pp
2012 59.59 −0.23 pp
2011 59.82 +0.11 pp
2010 59.71 −0.67 pp
2009 60.38 −1.04 pp
2008 61.43 +0.3 pp
2007 61.12 −1.15 pp
2006 62.28 +0.07 pp
2005 62.21 +0.37 pp
2004 61.84 −0.29 pp
2003 62.14 −0.01 pp
2002 62.14 +0.22 pp
2001 61.92 +0.51 pp
2000 61.41 +0.34 pp
1999 61.07 +0.9 pp
1998 60.17 +0.06 pp
1997 60.11 +0.87 pp
1996 59.23 −0.48 pp
1995 59.72 −0.8 pp
1994 60.51 −0.77 pp
1993 61.28 −0.8 pp
1992 62.08 −1.34 pp
1991 63.41 −1.33 pp
1990 64.74

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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