Time-related underemployment, female in Finland
Finland: Time-related underemployment, female was 8.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, female in Finland, 1999–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Finland is 8.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Finland peaked at 8.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Finland 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +298.1% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 1.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,869 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,869 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 23,286 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Finland?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Finland was 8.6% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.