Finland - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Finland was 9.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 11.36 in 1991, while its lowest value was 8.22 in 2007.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 11.36
1992 11.17
1993 10.90
1994 10.78
1995 10.97
1996 11.18
1997 9.53
1998 8.82
1999 9.55
2000 8.85
2001 8.88
2002 8.97
2003 8.73
2004 8.28
2005 8.46
2006 8.44
2007 8.22
2008 8.55
2009 9.03
2010 8.97
2011 8.79
2012 8.86
2013 8.79
2014 9.32
2015 9.44
2016 9.37
2017 9.04
2018 9.22
2019 9.66

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Finland was 17.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 21.59 in 1996, while its lowest value was 16.29 in 2004.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 19.97
1992 20.97
1993 21.06
1994 20.90
1995 20.31
1996 21.59
1997 20.78
1998 19.74
1999 17.56
2000 17.69
2001 16.68
2002 16.45
2003 16.48
2004 16.29
2005 16.52
2006 16.96
2007 16.61
2008 16.71
2009 17.99
2010 17.56
2011 17.63
2012 18.01
2013 17.82
2014 18.43
2015 18.73
2016 18.36
2017 17.01
2018 16.89
2019 17.00

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Finland was 13.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 16.61 in 1996, while its lowest value was 12.46 in 2004.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 15.85
1992 16.26
1993 16.19
1994 16.06
1995 15.83
1996 16.61
1997 15.48
1998 14.59
1999 13.77
2000 13.53
2001 12.98
2002 12.86
2003 12.76
2004 12.46
2005 12.65
2006 12.87
2007 12.58
2008 12.81
2009 13.62
2010 13.40
2011 13.37
2012 13.58
2013 13.44
2014 14.00
2015 14.22
2016 14.03
2017 13.18
2018 13.21
2019 13.46

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity