Finland vs Ireland: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Finland
8.2%
in 2025
Ireland
7.8%
in 2025
Finland rank
164th
Ireland rank
167th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Finland
  • Ireland
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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

Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.