Finland vs Norway: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1,858 Persons against 1,611 Persons in Norway, a difference of 247 Persons.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 27th and Norway ranks 29th of 33 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,678 Persons | 907.05 Persons | 770.96 Persons | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,851 Persons | 1,343 Persons | 508.88 Persons | Finland |
| 2020s | 1,842 Persons | 1,568 Persons | 274.09 Persons | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 1,858 Persons against 1,611 Persons in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Finland and Norway?
- 247 Persons, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Finland ranks 27th and Norway ranks 29th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.