Employers, female (% of female employment) in Finland
Finland: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Finland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.5% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Finland peaked at 1.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1995.
Finland ranks 121st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 73% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Finland?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Finland was 1.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Finland ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, 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), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).