Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Finland
Finland: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0134 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Finland, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Finland is 0.0134 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Finland peaked at 0.0149 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0134 units per person, in 2025.
That places Finland 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Finland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0149 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0146 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.014 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0139 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0142 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.014 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0136 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0138 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0137 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.014 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0137 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0139 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0136 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0134 units per person | -1.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0134 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 81% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0134 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0146 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 142 Papua New Guinea 0.0139 units per person compare
- 143 Sierra Leone 0.0138 units per person compare
- 144 Iran 0.0135 units per person compare
- 146 Mozambique 0.0133 units per person compare
- 147 French Polynesia 0.0133 units per person compare
- 148 Belgium 0.0133 units per person compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Finland?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Finland was 0.0134 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0134 units per person in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Finland ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.