Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Finland

Finland: Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason was 0.1 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
7th
of 19 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2009
All-time low
0.1
in 1996
Years of data
16
1996–2021

Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Finland, 1996–2021

00.050.10.150.21996200820211996: 0.11998: 0.11999: 0.12004: 0.12009: 0.22010: 0.12011: 0.12012: 0.12013: 0.12014: 0.12015: 0.12016: 0.12017: 0.12018: 0.12020: 0.22021: 0.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Finland is 0.1, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Finland peaked at 0.2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1996.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Finland, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 0.1
1998 0.1 +0.0%
1999 0.1 +0.0%
2004 0.1 +0.0%
2009 0.2 +100.0%
2010 0.1 -50.0%
2011 0.1 +0.0%
2012 0.1 +0.0%
2013 0.1 +0.0%
2014 0.1 +0.0%
2015 0.1 +0.0%
2016 0.1 +0.0%
2017 0.1 +0.0%
2018 0.1 +0.0%
2020 0.2 +100.0%
2021 0.1 -50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1 0.1 0.1 3
2000s 0.15 0.1 0.2 2
2010s 0.1 0.1 0.1 9
2020s 0.15 0.1 0.2 2

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 4 Bulgaria 0.2 compare
  2. 4 Italy 0.2 compare
  3. 4 Portugal 0.2 compare
  4. 7 Belgium 0.1
  5. 7 Cyprus 0.1 compare
  6. 7 Germany 0.1 compare
  7. 7 Croatia 0.1 compare
  8. 7 Hungary 0.1 compare
  9. 7 North Macedonia 0.1 compare
  10. 7 Serbia 0.1 compare
  11. 7 Sweden 0.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Finland?
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Finland was 0.1 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2009.
What is the lowest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1996.
How does Finland rank for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
Finland ranks 7th out of 19 countries with data for 2021.
Is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
22 places, 391 data points, 1992–2025
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