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FinlandEmployers (% of total employment)

Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #110 of 187
Latest Value
3.1%
2025
YoY Change
-0.1%
20242025
Global Rank
#110
of 187 countries
Maximum
3.4%
2021
Minimum
2.8%
2001
CAGR
+0.3%
26 years
Last
3.1%
Previous
3.1%
Highest
3.4%
Lowest
2.8%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
20253.1%-0.1%
20243.1%-1.0%
20233.1%-1.4%
20223.2%-6.5%
20213.4%+7.1%
20203.2%-1.3%
20193.2%+5.2%
20183.0%-0.9%
20173.1%-5.2%
20163.2%-1.8%
20153.3%+8.2%
20143.0%-5.6%
20133.2%+2.7%
20123.1%+0.4%
20113.1%-5.3%
20103.3%+2.4%
20093.2%+5.2%
20083.1%-3.6%
20073.2%+3.2%
20063.1%+6.1%
20052.9%-0.0%
20042.9%-0.9%
20032.9%+1.3%
20022.9%+2.1%
20012.8%-1.3%
20002.9%

Top Countries — Employers (% of total employment)

#CountryValueYear
1Djibouti20.8%2025
2Nigeria19.7%2025
3Timor-Leste16.2%2025
4Azerbaijan13.1%2025
5Uzbekistan12.1%2025
6Honduras10.2%2025
7Angola9.6%2025
8Sao Tome and Principe9.0%2025
9Lebanon9.0%2023
10Tonga8.1%2025
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About This Indicator

Definition

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, 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), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).

Methodology

Data compiled by ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.

Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →