Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Finland

Finland: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male was 47.42 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
47.42
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
7th
of 106 countries
All-time high
47.42
in 2016
All-time low
42.66
in 1995
Years of data
17
1995–2016

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Finland, 1995–2016

010203040501995200520161995: 42.71996: 43.11997: 431998: 44.32004: 46.52005: 472006: 47.32007: 46.22008: 46.82009: 472010: 46.72011: 47.32012: 46.82013: 46.82014: 46.62015: 46.82016: 47.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Finland stood at 47.42. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Finland peaked at 47.42 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.66, in 1995.

Finland ranks 7th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1995 42.66
1996 43.13 +1.1%
1997 42.96 -0.4%
1998 44.34 +3.2%
2004 46.49 +4.8%
2005 46.99 +1.1%
2006 47.27 +0.6%
2007 46.22 -2.2%
2008 46.84 +1.3%
2009 47.02 +0.4%
2010 46.66 -0.8%
2011 47.33 +1.4%
2012 46.8 -1.1%
2013 46.78 -0.0%
2014 46.63 -0.3%
2015 46.77 +0.3%
2016 47.42 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.27 42.66 44.34 4
2000s 46.8 46.22 47.27 6
2010s 46.91 46.63 47.42 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 48.01 compare
  2. 5 Iceland 47.79 compare
  3. 6 Ireland 47.7 compare
  4. 8 Portugal 47.16 compare
  5. 9 Norway 46.88 compare
  6. 10 Sri Lanka 46.25 compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Finland?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Finland was 47.42 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 47.42 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 42.66 in 1995.
How does Finland rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
Finland ranks 7th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,490 data points, 1970–2021
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