Finland - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Finland was 47.86 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 48.35 in 2009, while its lowest value was 46.91 in 1994.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 47.13
1991 47.12
1992 47.03
1993 46.93
1994 46.91
1995 47.74
1996 47.66
1997 47.22
1998 47.31
1999 47.75
2000 47.58
2001 47.68
2002 47.85
2003 47.76
2004 47.92
2005 48.11
2006 48.10
2007 48.16
2008 47.96
2009 48.35
2010 47.94
2011 47.76
2012 48.01
2013 48.09
2014 48.17
2015 48.25
2016 47.97
2017 47.90
2018 48.02
2019 47.94
2020 47.77
2021 47.86

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Finland was 2,809,846 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,809,846 in 2021 and a minimum value of 2,465,253 in 1996.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,623,064
1991 2,581,373
1992 2,536,887
1993 2,514,816
1994 2,494,328
1995 2,527,858
1996 2,465,253
1997 2,510,624
1998 2,530,381
1999 2,566,138
2000 2,586,118
2001 2,608,246
2002 2,623,353
2003 2,620,803
2004 2,611,527
2005 2,633,966
2006 2,661,292
2007 2,687,636
2008 2,717,142
2009 2,691,752
2010 2,684,521
2011 2,695,888
2012 2,702,445
2013 2,687,746
2014 2,690,267
2015 2,700,148
2016 2,694,717
2017 2,716,173
2018 2,749,120
2019 2,755,452
2020 2,746,237
2021 2,809,846

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure