Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Finland
Finland: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 46.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Finland, 1995–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, total in Finland stood at 46.7%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Finland peaked at 49.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1997.
Finland ranks 10th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.6% | — |
| 1996 | 40.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | -34.6% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +53.9% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 46.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Finland's 46.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +53.9% | 26.3% | 40.4% |
| 1997 | -34.6% | 40.2% | 26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 26.3% | 42.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 40.2% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 42.0% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 44.4% | 46.8% | 5 |
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 part time employment, total in Finland?
- Part time employment, total in Finland was 46.7% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1997.
- How does Finland rank for part time employment, total?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.