Finland's part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 40.79% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 4.07 percentage points from 36.72% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 40.79% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 37.56% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 36.72% | 2014 |
| Highest | 42.59% | 2006 |
| Lowest | 19.78% | 1997 |
| Average since 2015 | 38.82% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 32.65% | 1995 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Finland's part time employment, male (% of total male employment) fell 0.39 percentage points on 2023 (from 41.18% to 40.79%).
Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +0.3 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.71 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 13.69 percentage points in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.91 percentage points in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.5 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Finland had the 5th highest value of the 34 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 40.79% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 21.22% | 2024 |
| High income | 22.14% | 2024 |
Closest to Finland in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 30 values
| Year | Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.79 |
| 2023 | 41.18 |
| 2022 | 40.57 |
| 2021 | 39.91 |
| 2020 | 38.5 |
| 2019 | 37.56 |
| 2018 | 38.19 |
| 2017 | 37.42 |
| 2016 | 36.01 |
| 2015 | 38.06 |
| 2014 |
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for Finland
- Net migration — 18,246 (2025)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 9.03% (2025)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 10.14% (2025)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 9.61% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 57.65% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 89.83% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 64.18% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)
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Questions people ask
- What is Finland's part time employment, male (% of total male employment)?
- 40.79% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 8.14 percentage points from 32.65% in 1995. The highest value was 42.59% in 2006 and the lowest 19.78% in 1997.
- How does Finland rank?
- 5th highest of 34 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in part time employment, male (% of total male employment) unusual for Finland?
- In 2024, Finland's part time employment, male (% of total male employment) fell 0.39 percentage points on 2023 (from 41.18% to 40.79%). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +0.3 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.71 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.PART.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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