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

Finland
2,276 Persons
in 2025
Ireland
2,428 Persons
in 2025
Finland rank
30th
Ireland rank
28th

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

  • Finland
  • Ireland
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k195619902025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2,428 Persons against 2,276 Persons in Finland, a difference of 152 Persons.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 28th of 33 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 1,283 Persons 1,051 Persons 232 Persons Finland
1960s 1,475 Persons 742.43 Persons 732.57 Persons Finland
1970s 1,756 Persons 760.4 Persons 996 Persons Finland
1980s 2,019 Persons 840.99 Persons 1,178 Persons Finland
1990s 1,859 Persons 1,007 Persons 852.43 Persons Finland
2000s 2,100 Persons 1,597 Persons 502.64 Persons Finland
2010s 2,141 Persons 1,726 Persons 414.95 Persons Finland
2020s 2,250 Persons 2,232 Persons 17.8 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 Ireland?
Ireland, at 2,428 Persons against 2,276 Persons in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment between Finland and Ireland?
152 Persons, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
Finland ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 28th 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
Last refreshed

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