Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Finland

Finland: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
72nd
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1995
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1995–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Finland, 1995–2016

00.20.40.61995200520161995: 0.665 % of rural population1997: 0.647 % of rural population1998: 0.65 % of rural population2004: 0.645 % of rural population2005: 0.65 % of rural population2006: 0.645 % of rural population2007: 0.647 % of rural population2008: 0.649 % of rural population2009: 0.642 % of rural population2010: 0.646 % of rural population2011: 0.637 % of rural population2012: 0.624 % of rural population2013: 0.605 % of rural population2014: 0.594 % of rural population2015: 0.592 % of rural population2016: 0.587 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Finland peaked at 0.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

Finland ranks 72nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year % of rural population Change
1995 0.7%
1997 0.6% -2.7%
1998 0.6% +0.4%
2004 0.6% -0.8%
2005 0.6% +0.8%
2006 0.6% -0.8%
2007 0.6% +0.4%
2008 0.6% +0.3%
2009 0.6% -1.2%
2010 0.6% +0.6%
2011 0.6% -1.4%
2012 0.6% -2.0%
2013 0.6% -3.1%
2014 0.6% -1.7%
2015 0.6% -0.3%
2016 0.6% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 69 United Kingdom 0.6% compare
  2. 70 Palestine 0.6% compare
  3. 71 Sweden 0.6% compare
  4. 73 Greece 0.6% compare
  5. 74 Zambia 0.6% compare
  6. 75 Peru 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Finland?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Finland was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1995.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Finland rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Finland ranks 72nd out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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