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Economic dependency ratio was 133 in 2021

According to Statistics Finland's employment statistics, the economic dependency ratio was 133 in 2021. The total number of employed persons was 2,377,000, of whom 2,134,000 were wage and salary earners and 243,000 self-employed persons. There were 271,000 unemployed persons and 2,900,000 persons in the inactive population.

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13.12.2022

Population by main type of activity

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1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Employed 2,319,527 2,353,195 2,373,747 2,332,282 2,169,147 2,014,430 1,877,721 1,917,051 1,932,752 1,957,144 2,037,997 2,132,704 2,173,885 2,228,557 2,235,317 2,242,303 2,245,780 2,262,359 2,265,211 2,313,788 2,369,066 2,377,181 2,289,975 2,325,679 2,354,422 2,339,904 2,301,751 2,274,076 2,256,459 2,275,679 2,327,730 2,373,668 2,373,526 2,284,673 2,377,126
Unemployed 148,693 129,551 108,331 140,961 300,716 443,549 535,290 491,556 476,567 467,858 406,503 374,117 353,586 318,104 314,741 302,321 303,754 299,332 283,535 248,759 218,673 233,487 299,863 268,235 256,742 281,408 328,371 362,627 374,862 355,837 296,496 256,454 257,358 351,583 271,040
0-14 years old 952,942 959,981 962,269 964,203 965,598 968,280 970,729 972,244 971,770 968,567 961,350 951,145 943,001 936,333 931,587 927,009 920,097 914,560 906,904 901,181 894,590 891,162 888,323 887,677 888,982 891,392 895,021 896,608 896,023 894,178 890,424 882,234 871,036 860,861 851,794
Students, pupils 310,102 308,841 317,099 329,058 359,214 375,649 424,656 441,366 454,033 441,405 443,104 405,599 395,156 390,457 386,460 398,039 400,532 401,417 426,292 425,615 415,445 405,963 422,618 423,255 412,429 410,856 411,149 412,686 411,925 407,905 400,807 391,043 400,924 420,134 422,861
Conscripts, persons in non-military service 27,214 24,075 22,177 28,024 21,533 17,660 21,485 19,375 16,204 16,146 16,133 15,358 20,025 17,789 19,720 17,960 19,181 17,137 17,344 17,304 16,721 16,508 17,468 17,534 17,564 17,191 7,802 7,638 7,607 7,294 7,737 7,843 7,407 7,533 7,342
Pensioners 1,001,417 1,011,557 1,026,528 1,040,017 1,051,101 1,062,036 1,080,981 1,095,214 1,102,774 1,111,747 1,111,307 1,108,400 1,114,364 1,119,197 1,135,945 1,144,650 1,154,513 1,166,193 1,185,637 1,198,901 1,213,529 1,232,420 1,260,128 1,278,070 1,297,126 1,313,087 1,333,415 1,348,240 1,368,473 1,389,830 1,415,313 1,429,664 1,436,590 1,438,602 1,444,502
Other persons outside the labour force 178,707 167,159 164,232 163,933 161,693 173,378 167,050 161,948 162,726 169,453 170,955 172,323 171,285 170,678 171,131 174,013 175,875 175,613 170,657 171,407 172,460 169,593 173,052 174,826 174,002 172,836 173,761 169,878 171,959 172,574 174,623 177,013 178,451 170,407 173,576

19.05.2022

Employed labour force by industry (TOL 2008) and sex

11.10.2022

Employed persons by occupational group (Classification of Occupations 2010)

2 Professionals	5 Service and sales workers	3 Technicians and associate professionals	7 Craft and related trades workers	8 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers	9 Elementary occupations	4 Clerical support workers	1 Managers	6 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	0 Armed forces
512,267	457,293	426,825	219,619	185,962	143,717	120,483	89,347	49,714	8,704

19.05.2022

Employed labour force by level of education

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13.12.2022

Economic dependency ratio

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	Q Human health and social work activities	C Manufacturing	G Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	P Education	N Administrative and support service activities	F Construction	M Professional, scientific and technical activities	O Public administration and defence, compulsory social security	H Transportation and storage	J Information and communication	I Accommodation and food service activities	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	S Other service activities	K Financial and insurance activities	R Arts, entertainment and recreation	L Real estate activities	D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	E Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	T Activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use	B Mining and quarrying	U Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Males	55,898	208,854	128,248	51,664	80,816	143,993	76,532	52,676	92,995	71,227	21,945	43,868	17,516	18,134	18,294	11,590	8,968	9,247	2,276	5,457	209
Females	360,377	69,563	122,994	112,922	82,950	16,214	64,149	66,475	22,125	31,919	49,053	16,902	43,032	26,194	21,711	11,105	3,081	2,340	6,959	809	288

	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Upper secondary education or post-secondary non-tertiary education	880,424	914,360	939,850	922,028	854,027	791,600	739,449	771,002	787,024	806,197	850,506	896,593	923,641	958,935	969,424	979,725	988,998	1,005,836	1,027,485	1,059,208	1,093,361	1,090,067	1,047,579	1,073,105	1,093,859	1,088,862	1,070,402	1,057,749	1,048,852	1,062,746	1,090,003	1,117,546	1,109,500	1,048,909
Short-cycle tertiary education or bachelor's or equivalent level	420,855	427,454	437,803	454,443	446,463	435,663	423,145	441,641	458,375	475,338	499,842	519,588	532,036	546,069	554,926	561,751	567,150	573,561	580,807	591,343	602,502	610,232	601,760	610,541	617,755	617,364	613,023	610,794	607,173	609,561	619,495	632,542	632,999	616,412
Master's or equivalent level or doctoral or equivalent level	119,070	124,874	131,064	136,487	140,439	144,110	145,525	152,463	159,900	168,423	178,214	188,210	196,809	205,609	213,696	221,391	228,646	237,292	246,135	256,125	266,598	282,980	286,691	296,547	304,932	311,633	318,680	326,379	332,007	341,169	356,916	375,222	386,675	393,767
Basic education	899,178	886,507	865,030	819,324	728,218	643,057	569,602	551,945	527,453	507,186	509,435	528,313	521,399	517,944	497,271	479,436	460,986	445,670	410,784	407,112	406,605	393,902	353,945	345,486	337,876	322,045	299,646	279,154	268,427	262,203	261,316	248,358	244,352	225,585

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	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Employed	2,319,527	2,353,195	2,373,747	2,332,282	2,169,147	2,014,430	1,877,721	1,917,051	1,932,752	1,957,144	2,037,997	2,132,704	2,173,885	2,228,557	2,235,317	2,242,303	2,245,780	2,262,359	2,265,211	2,313,788	2,369,066	2,377,181	2,289,975	2,325,679	2,354,422	2,339,904	2,301,751	2,274,076	2,256,459	2,275,679	2,327,730	2,373,668	2,373,526	2,284,673	2,377,126
Unemployed	148,693	129,551	108,331	140,961	300,716	443,549	535,290	491,556	476,567	467,858	406,503	374,117	353,586	318,104	314,741	302,321	303,754	299,332	283,535	248,759	218,673	233,487	299,863	268,235	256,742	281,408	328,371	362,627	374,862	355,837	296,496	256,454	257,358	351,583	271,040
0-14 years old	952,942	959,981	962,269	964,203	965,598	968,280	970,729	972,244	971,770	968,567	961,350	951,145	943,001	936,333	931,587	927,009	920,097	914,560	906,904	901,181	894,590	891,162	888,323	887,677	888,982	891,392	895,021	896,608	896,023	894,178	890,424	882,234	871,036	860,861	851,794
Students, pupils	310,102	308,841	317,099	329,058	359,214	375,649	424,656	441,366	454,033	441,405	443,104	405,599	395,156	390,457	386,460	398,039	400,532	401,417	426,292	425,615	415,445	405,963	422,618	423,255	412,429	410,856	411,149	412,686	411,925	407,905	400,807	391,043	400,924	420,134	422,861
Conscripts, persons in non-military service	27,214	24,075	22,177	28,024	21,533	17,660	21,485	19,375	16,204	16,146	16,133	15,358	20,025	17,789	19,720	17,960	19,181	17,137	17,344	17,304	16,721	16,508	17,468	17,534	17,564	17,191	7,802	7,638	7,607	7,294	7,737	7,843	7,407	7,533	7,342
Pensioners	1,001,417	1,011,557	1,026,528	1,040,017	1,051,101	1,062,036	1,080,981	1,095,214	1,102,774	1,111,747	1,111,307	1,108,400	1,114,364	1,119,197	1,135,945	1,144,650	1,154,513	1,166,193	1,185,637	1,198,901	1,213,529	1,232,420	1,260,128	1,278,070	1,297,126	1,313,087	1,333,415	1,348,240	1,368,473	1,389,830	1,415,313	1,429,664	1,436,590	1,438,602	1,444,502
Other persons outside the labour force	178,707	167,159	164,232	163,933	161,693	173,378	167,050	161,948	162,726	169,453	170,955	172,323	171,285	170,678	171,131	174,013	175,875	175,613	170,657	171,407	172,460	169,593	173,052	174,826	174,002	172,836	173,761	169,878	171,959	172,574	174,623	177,013	178,451	170,407	173,576