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

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

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
71st
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2004
Years of data
16
1995–2016

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

00.020.040.060.081995200520161995: 0.078 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.076 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.083 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.051 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.053 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.057 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.053 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.054 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.063 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.06 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.061 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.059 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.058 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.079 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.078 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.074 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Finland peaked at 0.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.

That places Finland 71st out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1995 0.1%
1997 0.1% -3.5%
1998 0.1% +10.4%
2004 0.1% -39.5%
2005 0.1% +4.1%
2006 0.1% +8.6%
2007 0.1% -7.6%
2008 0.1% +2.5%
2009 0.1% +17.2%
2010 0.1% -5.5%
2011 0.1% +1.2%
2012 0.1% -1.9%
2013 0.1% -2.6%
2014 0.1% +36.0%
2015 0.1% -1.4%
2016 0.1% -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 68 Poland 0.1% compare
  2. 69 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
  3. 70 France 0.1% compare
  4. 72 Portugal 0.1% compare
  5. 73 Cyprus 0.1% compare
  6. 74 Malta 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Finland?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Finland was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
How does Finland rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Finland ranks 71st out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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