Finland vs Ireland: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 8.2% against 7.8% in Ireland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ireland ahead.
Finland ranks 164th and Ireland ranks 167th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 9.3% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 8.0% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 8.0% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 0.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Finland or Ireland?
- Finland, at 8.2% against 7.8% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Finland and Ireland?
- 0.4%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Finland ranks 164th and Ireland ranks 167th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.