Finland vs Iceland: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment

Finland
2,276 Persons
in 2025
Iceland
198.7 Persons
in 2024
Finland rank
30th
Iceland rank
33rd

Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment over time

  • Finland
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 2,276 Persons against 198.7 Persons in Iceland, a difference of 2,077 Persons.

That makes Finland's figure about 11.5 times Iceland's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 33rd of 33 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 1,516 Persons 62.67 Persons 1,453 Persons Finland
1970s 1,756 Persons 78.76 Persons 1,678 Persons Finland
1980s 2,019 Persons 103.16 Persons 1,915 Persons Finland
1990s 1,859 Persons 114.66 Persons 1,744 Persons Finland
2000s 2,100 Persons 138.41 Persons 1,962 Persons Finland
2010s 2,141 Persons 159.07 Persons 1,982 Persons Finland
2020s 2,245 Persons 183.22 Persons 2,062 Persons Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment, Finland or Iceland?
Finland, at 2,276 Persons against 198.7 Persons in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between Finland and Iceland?
2,077 Persons, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
Finland ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 33rd of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 2,002 data points, 1955–2025
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The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3