Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure in Finland
Finland: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure was 11.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.7
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
2nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
11.7
in 2025
All-time low
7.5
in 2008
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Finland is 11.7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Finland peaked at 11.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 2008.
Finland ranks 2nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.5 | — |
| 2005 | 10 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 8.8 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.5 | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 8.4 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 10 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 10.8 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 10.7 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 10.8 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.7 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 9.9 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.5 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1 | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 9.2 | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 10 | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 11.7 | +17.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 11.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.75, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 11.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.88 | 7.5 | 10 | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.1 | 9 | 11.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.23 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 1 Montenegro 19.6 compare
- 3 Belgium 11 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 10.7 compare
- 4 North Macedonia 10.7 compare
More population data for Finland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3888 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,461 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0156 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.367 (2100)
- Population density 15.14 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 178,591 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Finland?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Finland was 11.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Finland ranks 2nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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