Finland - Female Labor Participation 2012

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
55.87% +0.12pp from 2011 Global rank: 71st

Finland's female labor participation was 55.87% in 2012, increased +0.12pp from 55.74% in 2011. This was the 71st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012
Female Labor Participation by Country - 2012
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Madagascar 83.70% -0.1%
2nd Solomon Islands 82.49% 0.1%
3rd Tanzania 82.07% -1.1%
4th Mozambique 80.94% -1.1%
5th Burundi 79.95% 0.4%
6th Cambodia 78.36% -4.3%
7th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.61% 0.0%
8th Nigeria 75.92% 0.0%
9th Angola 74.63% -0.3%
10th Burkina Faso 74.31% -0.3%
11th Eritrea 73.63% -0.1%
12th South Sudan 72.18% 0.1%
13th Viet Nam 71.98% 0.4%
14th Liberia 71.93% 0.1%
15th Kenya 71.18% 0.1%
16th Peru 70.91% -0.4%
17th Iceland 70.62% 0.8%
18th Benin 70.20% 0.9%
19th Bahamas, The 69.76% 0.2%
20th Cameroon 68.76% -1.2%
21st Ghana 67.27% -0.2%
22nd Malawi 67.19% -2.3%
23rd Congo, Republic of 66.89% -0.2%
24th Niger 66.42% -3.1%
25th Kazakhstan 66.04% -0.3%
26th Central African Republic 65.69% -0.2%
27th Uganda 65.51% -15.9%
28th Macao SAR, China 65.32% -0.7%
29th Moldova 65.28% 1.4%
30th Thailand 65.07% -1.1%
31st St. Lucia 64.48% 4.5%
32nd Norway 63.54% -0.3%
33rd China 63.33% -0.5%
34th Bhutan 63.07% 1.2%
35th Barbados 62.88% -2.2%
36th Congo, Democratic Republic of 62.46% -2.1%
37th Côte d'Ivoire 62.43% 1.6%
38th New Zealand 62.02% 0.2%
39th Canada 61.73% 0.1%
40th Timor-Leste 61.58% -0.2%
41st Netherlands 61.08% 0.9%
42nd Haiti 61.03% 0.0%
43rd Switzerland 60.90% 0.5%
44th Zimbabwe 60.42% -0.1%
45th Mali 60.22% -0.1%
46th Paraguay 59.86% 9.9%
47th Sweden 59.72% 0.3%
48th Israel 59.33% 3.9%
49th Georgia 59.31% -0.8%
50th Azerbaijan 59.24% -0.3%
51st New Caledonia 59.16% -0.1%
52nd Australia 58.83% -0.2%
53rd Singapore 58.54% 1.3%
54th Sierra Leone 58.29% -1.7%
55th Denmark 58.28% -0.7%
56th Belarus 58.16% 0.6%
57th Lesotho 58.04% -1.3%
58th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 57.42% -0.2%
59th Virgin Islands (US) 57.31% -2.9%
60th Brunei Darussalam 57.22% 0.3%
61st Cyprus 57.20% -0.5%
62nd Vanuatu 57.06% -0.8%
63rd United States 56.78% -0.4%
64th Lao PDR 56.58% -0.3%
65th Uruguay 56.49% -0.6%
66th Russian Federation 56.27% -0.1%
67th Guam 56.18% 0.1%
68th Colombia 56.01% 1.9%
69th Guinea-Bissau 55.94% 0.1%
70th United Kingdom 55.93% 0.5%
71st Finland 55.87% 0.2%
72nd Togo 55.58% 0.0%
73rd Estonia 55.38% -0.4%
74th Botswana 54.89% 1.3%
75th Ireland 54.72% -0.4%
76th Portugal 54.67% 0.1%
77th Austria 54.45% 0.9%
78th Rwanda 54.28% 0.1%
79th Latvia 54.09% 2.2%
80th Armenia 53.93% -0.5%
81st Mongolia 53.79% -0.2%
82nd Germany 53.68% -0.1%
83rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.52% 0.7%
84th Lithuania 53.20% 1.0%
85th Namibia 53.10% 0.9%
86th Jamaica 53.02% 0.7%
87th Equatorial Guinea 52.93% 0.4%
88th Qatar 52.91% 0.9%
89th Spain 52.90% 1.2%
90th Hong Kong SAR, China 52.89% 1.1%
91st Trinidad and Tobago 52.89% 3.5%
92nd Brazil 52.87% -1.2%
93rd Chad 52.46% -1.2%
94th Slovenia 52.32% -0.1%
95th Channel Islands 51.90% 0.4%
96th Zambia 51.55% 0.1%
97th Cabo Verde 51.54% 0.2%
98th Indonesia 51.49% 1.0%
99th Costa Rica 51.44% 10.7%
100th Myanmar 51.35% -0.4%
101st Ukraine 51.23% -0.6%
102nd France 51.20% 0.4%
103rd Luxembourg 51.17% 3.4%
104th Guinea 50.86% -2.3%
105th Slovak Republic 50.65% 1.0%
106th Korea 50.29% 0.6%
107th Czechia 50.04% 1.2%
108th Kyrgyz Republic 50.03% -4.0%
109th European Union 49.97% 0.8%
110th Poland 49.35% 0.8%
111th Chile 49.18% 0.5%
112th French Polynesia 49.13% 0.8%
113th Albania 48.94% -6.9%
114th Kuwait 48.89% 1.5%
115th Panama 48.67% 5.4%
116th Philippines 48.46% -1.0%
117th Papua New Guinea 48.33% 0.5%
118th Ecuador 48.08% 2.2%
119th Argentina 48.06% 0.2%
120th Japan 48.03% -0.1%
121st Bulgaria 47.96% 1.6%
122nd Hungary 47.46% 1.3%
123rd Belgium 47.16% 0.1%
124th Malaysia 47.03% 3.8%
125th El Salvador 46.45% 2.0%
126th Eswatini 46.41% 0.3%
127th Nicaragua 46.19% 1.9%
128th Belize 46.00% 1.1%
129th South Africa 45.33% 0.4%
130th Dominican Republic 45.21% 3.5%
131st United Arab Emirates 44.99% 2.4%
132nd Guatemala 44.99% 12.2%
133rd Gambia, The 44.78% 0.3%
134th Mexico 44.48% 2.5%
135th Croatia 44.47% 0.0%
136th Fiji 44.33% -3.1%
137th Tonga 43.43% -0.2%
138th Greece 43.38% 0.7%
139th Mauritius 43.03% 1.0%
140th Cuba 42.92% 1.2%
141st Bahrain 42.81% 0.5%
142nd Montenegro 42.80% 2.9%
143rd North Macedonia 42.41% -1.0%
144th Suriname 42.10% 1.8%
145th Serbia 42.01% 0.8%
146th Romania 41.76% -0.2%
147th Samoa 41.44% 0.1%
148th Turkmenistan 40.69% -1.6%
149th Gabon 40.62% 0.7%
150th Guyana 40.44% 1.5%
151st Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.56% -0.5%
152nd Italy 39.37% 3.4%
153rd Uzbekistan 39.10% 0.6%
154th Malta 38.68% 8.8%
155th Honduras 38.29% -3.5%
156th Maldives 37.36% 1.0%
157th Bangladesh 34.32% -2.0%
158th Libya 33.94% -0.4%
159th Senegal 33.80% 0.3%
160th Puerto Rico (US) 32.76% -0.8%
161st Comoros 32.69% 0.0%
162nd Sri Lanka 32.65% -3.8%
163rd Türkiye 29.36% 2.5%
164th Oman 27.61% 2.1%
165th Mauritania 27.35% -0.3%
166th Sudan 27.02% -4.6%
167th India 26.76% -3.0%
168th Tajikistan 26.61% -3.3%
169th Nepal 25.73% 2.0%
170th Tunisia 25.58% 3.3%
171st Morocco 24.36% -3.0%
172nd Lebanon 24.09% 2.7%
173rd São Tomé and Principe 22.75% 0.0%
174th Egypt, Arab Republic of 22.51% -0.1%
175th Pakistan 22.51% 1.3%
176th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 20.86% 0.6%
177th Saudi Arabia 19.76% 4.2%
178th Djibouti 17.36% 0.7%
179th Afghanistan 16.21% 2.0%
180th West Bank and Gaza 16.17% 3.5%
181st Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.89% 9.5%
182nd Algeria 14.82% 1.4%
183rd Jordan 13.86% -3.9%
184th Syrian Arab Republic 13.50% -9.6%
185th Iraq 11.88% -0.7%
186th Yemen, Republic of 7.73% -12.0%

FAQ

What was Finland's female labor participation in 2012?

Finland's female labor participation in 2012 was 55.87%. This ranked 71st globally.

How did Finland's female labor participation change in 2012?

Finland's female labor participation increased by 0.2% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2012?

Madagascar had the highest female labor participation in 2012 at 83.70%.

What is the female labor participation of Finland in 2012?

The female labor participation of Finland in 2012 was 55.87%. This ranked 71st globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Finland's female labor participation?

Finland's female labor participation went from 55.74% in 2011 to 55.87% in 2012, a 0.2% increase.