Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Finland
Finland: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 16.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Finland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Finland stood at 16.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Finland peaked at 23.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2025.
Finland ranks 152nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.5% | — |
| 1992 | 23.2% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 19.1% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 17.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.6% | 18.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Finland?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Finland was 16.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Finland ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.