Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Finland
Finland: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 9.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Finland, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 9.8% for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.0% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Finland peaked at 9.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2021.
That places Finland 59th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.3% | — |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +111.8% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -22.1% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +52.3% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -60.8% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +71.1% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +79.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 3.9% | 9.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,466 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5476 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2548 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Finland?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Finland was 9.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Finland ranks 59th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).