Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Finland

Finland: Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
19th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
17
1995–2016

Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Finland, 1995–2016

00.10.20.31995200520161995: 0.272 % of male employed population in working age1996: 0.279 % of male employed population in working age1997: 0.269 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.274 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.277 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.285 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.273 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.279 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.25 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.262 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.256 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.241 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.228 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.222 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.214 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.212 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.208 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.2% for employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Finland peaked at 0.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

Finland ranks 19th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1995 0.3%
1996 0.3% +2.6%
1997 0.3% -3.4%
1998 0.3% +1.8%
2004 0.3% +1.0%
2005 0.3% +3.1%
2006 0.3% -4.3%
2007 0.3% +2.2%
2008 0.2% -10.5%
2009 0.3% +4.9%
2010 0.3% -2.4%
2011 0.2% -5.8%
2012 0.2% -5.4%
2013 0.2% -2.5%
2014 0.2% -3.9%
2015 0.2% -0.7%
2016 0.2% -1.8%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 16 Romania 0.2% compare
  2. 17 Korea 0.2% compare
  3. 18 Iceland 0.2% compare
  4. 20 Türkiye 0.2% compare
  5. 21 Spain 0.2% compare
  6. 22 Latvia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Finland?
Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male in Finland was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Finland rank for employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male?
Finland ranks 19th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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