Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Finland

Finland: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
27th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1997
All-time low
0.9%
in 2015
Years of data
16
1995–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Finland, 1995–2016

00.20.40.60.811995200520161995: 0.917 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.937 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.926 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.917 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.913 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.915 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.91 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.892 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.894 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.892 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.934 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.931 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.913 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.886 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.882 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.89 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.9% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in 2016.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Finland peaked at 0.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.

Finland ranks 27th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector) in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
1995 0.9%
1997 0.9% +2.2%
1998 0.9% -1.2%
2004 0.9% -1.1%
2005 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.9% +0.2%
2007 0.9% -0.5%
2008 0.9% -2.0%
2009 0.9% +0.2%
2010 0.9% -0.3%
2011 0.9% +4.7%
2012 0.9% -0.3%
2013 0.9% -1.9%
2014 0.9% -2.9%
2015 0.9% -0.5%
2016 0.9% +0.9%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 24 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  2. 25 Poland 0.9% compare
  3. 26 Ireland 0.9% compare
  4. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  5. 29 Malta 0.9% compare
  6. 30 Korea 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Finland?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Finland was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
How does Finland rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
Finland ranks 27th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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