Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland

Finland: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
81st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1996
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
17
1995–2016

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland, 1995–2016

00.050.10.151995200520161995: 0.138 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.147 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.14 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.136 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.085 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.088 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.083 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.083 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.082 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.077 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.094 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.091 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.091 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland peaked at 0.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.

Finland ranks 81st of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1995 0.1%
1996 0.1% +6.4%
1997 0.1% -4.7%
1998 0.1% -3.0%
2004 0.1% -37.4%
2005 0.1% +2.8%
2006 0.1% -4.8%
2007 0.1% -0.2%
2008 0.1% +1.0%
2009 0.1% +0.3%
2010 0.1% -0.5%
2011 0.1% +0.3%
2012 0.1% -2.3%
2013 0.1% -6.5%
2014 0.1% +22.3%
2015 0.1% -2.7%
2016 0.1% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 78 Jordan 0.1% compare
  2. 79 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
  3. 80 France 0.1% compare
  4. 82 Montenegro 0.1% compare
  5. 83 Ireland 0.1% compare
  6. 84 Portugal 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
How does Finland rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Finland ranks 81st out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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