Share of public paid employees with a contract in Finland

Finland: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
1
in 2008
All-time low
0.9541
in 2013
Years of data
10
2008–2020

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Finland, 2008–2020

00.20.40.60.812008201420202008: 12012: 0.9632013: 0.9542014: 0.9992015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 0.9992020: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of public paid employees with a contract in Finland is 1, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with a contract in Finland peaked at 1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9541, in 2013.

That places Finland 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with a contract in Finland, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 1
2012 0.9629 -3.7%
2013 0.9541 -0.9%
2014 0.9993 +4.7%
2015 1 +0.1%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 0.999 -0.1%
2020 1 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 1 1 1
2010s 0.9894 0.9541 1 8
2020s 1 1 1 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 1 Austria 1 compare
  2. 1 Croatia 1 compare
  3. 1 Cyprus 1 compare
  4. 1 Czechia 1 compare
  5. 1 Denmark 1 compare
  6. 1 Ecuador 1 compare
  7. 1 Estonia 1 compare
  8. 1 France 1 compare
  9. 1 Hungary 1 compare
  10. 1 Iceland 1 compare
  11. 1 Ireland 1 compare
  12. 1 Italy 1 compare
  13. 1 Malta 1 compare
  14. 1 Serbia 1 compare
  15. 1 Slovenia 1 compare
  16. 1 Switzerland 1 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with a contract in Finland?
Share of public paid employees with a contract in Finland was 1 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9541 in 2013.
How does Finland rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
Finland ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of public paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of public paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 554 data points, 2000–2021
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