Women's labour force participation in Finland
The ILO estimates that 56.5% of women aged 15 and over in Finland were in the labour force in 2025.
Finland, 2025
56.5%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
55.1%
Position in 2025
72nd of 181
Women's labour force participation in Finland over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Finland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.5% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 56.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 55.4%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Finland has the 72nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Labour force participation
59.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
75.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
9.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
21.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
76.3%
2025 · Eurostat