Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Finland
Finland: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Finland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.5% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Finland peaked at 1.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
That places Finland 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +59.8% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -39.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -41.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +53.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -19.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +45.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +49.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -54.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +67.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +66.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -38.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +93.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +52.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -24.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More work & labour data for Finland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3571 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3641 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2994 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 583.99 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,261 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,341 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,601 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Finland?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Finland was 0.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Finland rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Finland ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.