Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Finland

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

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1998
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
17
1995–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Finland, 1995–2016

00.20.40.60.811995200520161995: 0.9 % of total workers in the service sector1996: 0.893 % of total workers in the service sector1997: 0.896 % of total workers in the service sector1998: 0.905 % of total workers in the service sector2004: 0.903 % of total workers in the service sector2005: 0.898 % of total workers in the service sector2006: 0.898 % of total workers in the service sector2007: 0.895 % of total workers in the service sector2008: 0.894 % of total workers in the service sector2009: 0.892 % of total workers in the service sector2010: 0.901 % of total workers in the service sector2011: 0.893 % of total workers in the service sector2012: 0.894 % of total workers in the service sector2013: 0.894 % of total workers in the service sector2014: 0.892 % of total workers in the service sector2015: 0.892 % of total workers in the service sector2016: 0.891 % of total workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the service sector.

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Finland stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Finland peaked at 0.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

That places Finland 30th out of 92 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector) in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the service sector Change
1995 0.9%
1996 0.9% -0.7%
1997 0.9% +0.3%
1998 0.9% +1.1%
2004 0.9% -0.2%
2005 0.9% -0.6%
2006 0.9% +0.0%
2007 0.9% -0.3%
2008 0.9% -0.1%
2009 0.9% -0.2%
2010 0.9% +1.0%
2011 0.9% -0.9%
2012 0.9% +0.1%
2013 0.9% -0.0%
2014 0.9% -0.3%
2015 0.9% +0.0%
2016 0.9% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 27 Ireland 0.9% compare
  2. 28 Australia 0.9% compare
  3. 29 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  4. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare
  5. 32 Portugal 0.9% compare
  6. 33 Poland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Finland?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total in Finland was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Finland rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total?
Finland ranks 30th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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