Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Finland

Finland: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.2543 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.2543
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
13th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.2853
in 2012
All-time low
0.2543
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Finland, 2008–2018

00.10.20.32008201320182008: 0.262012: 0.2852013: 0.282014: 0.2822015: 0.2762016: 0.2752017: 0.2592018: 0.254

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Finland is 0.2543, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Finland peaked at 0.2853 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2543, in 2018.

Finland ranks 13th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Finland, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2604
2012 0.2853 +9.6%
2013 0.2802 -1.8%
2014 0.2815 +0.5%
2015 0.2756 -2.1%
2016 0.2748 -0.3%
2017 0.2585 -5.9%
2018 0.2543 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2604 0.2604 0.2604 1
2010s 0.2729 0.2543 0.2853 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 10 Ireland 0.2643 compare
  2. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2594 compare
  3. 12 Portugal 0.2567 compare
  4. 14 Latvia 0.2506 compare
  5. 15 Republic of Moldova 0.2406 compare
  6. 16 Austria 0.2261 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Finland?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Finland was 0.2543 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2853 in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2543 in 2018.
How does Finland rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Finland ranks 13th out of 65 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 801 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed