Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Finland

Finland: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 1,858 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,858 Persons
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1,902 Persons
in 2020
All-time low
1,444 Persons
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Finland, 1998–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1998201120251998: 1.4k Persons1999: 1.6k Persons2000: 1.6k Persons2001: 1.6k Persons2002: 1.6k Persons2003: 1.7k Persons2004: 1.7k Persons2005: 1.7k Persons2006: 1.7k Persons2007: 1.7k Persons2008: 1.7k Persons2009: 1.7k Persons2010: 1.8k Persons2011: 1.8k Persons2012: 1.8k Persons2013: 1.8k Persons2014: 1.9k Persons2015: 1.9k Persons2016: 1.9k Persons2017: 1.9k Persons2018: 1.9k Persons2019: 1.9k Persons2020: 1.9k Persons2021: 1.8k Persons2022: 1.8k Persons2023: 1.8k Persons2024: 1.9k Persons2025: 1.9k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Finland is 1,858 Persons, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Finland peaked at 1,902 Persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,444 Persons, in 1998.

Finland ranks 27th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,501 Persons 1,444 Persons 1,558 Persons 2
2000s 1,678 Persons 1,627 Persons 1,750 Persons 10
2010s 1,851 Persons 1,784 Persons 1,896 Persons 10
2020s 1,842 Persons 1,800 Persons 1,902 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 24 Switzerland 2,491 Persons compare
  2. 25 Bulgaria 2,472 Persons compare
  3. 26 Costa Rica 1,910 Persons compare
  4. 28 Denmark 1,768 Persons compare
  5. 29 Norway 1,611 Persons compare
  6. 30 Ireland 1,513 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Finland?
Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Finland was 1,858 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 1,902 Persons in 2020.
What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,444 Persons in 1998.
How does Finland rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
Finland ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,266 data points, 1955–2025
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The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.