Finland vs Norway: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment

Finland
2,728 Persons
in 2025
Norway
2,943 Persons
in 2025
Finland rank
30th
Norway rank
27th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 2,943 Persons against 2,728 Persons in Finland, a difference of 215 Persons.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th of 36 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 2,297 Persons 1,724 Persons 572.18 Persons Finland
1980s 2,427 Persons 2,015 Persons 411.73 Persons Finland
1990s 2,187 Persons 2,111 Persons 75.52 Persons Finland
2000s 2,425 Persons 2,345 Persons 80.2 Persons Finland
2010s 2,542 Persons 2,625 Persons 82.6 Persons Norway
2020s 2,702 Persons 2,854 Persons 152.2 Persons Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — total employment, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 2,943 Persons against 2,728 Persons in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — total employment between Finland and Norway?
215 Persons, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
Finland ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org