The armed forces personnel in Finland represented nearly one percent of the total labor force of the country in 2019. The share of military manpower in Finland's workforce saw an increase between 2016 and 2019. Over the observed period, the figure was the highest in 1996, when it stood at approximately 1.46 percent.
Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019
Characteristic
Share of labor force
2019
0.98%
2018
0.92%
2017
0.92%
2016
0.9%
2015
0.92%
2014
0.93%
2013
0.93%
2012
0.93%
2011
0.93%
2010
0.93%
2009
0.93%
2008
1.18%
2007
1.19%
2006
1.2%
2005
1.18%
2004
1.19%
2003
1.15%
2002
1.33%
2001
1.36%
2000
1.36%
1999
1.37%
1998
1.37%
1997
1.37%
1996
1.46%
1995
1.36%
1994
1.4%
1993
1.23%
1992
1.3%
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The source has specified that armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labor Organization's definition of the economically active population.
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World Bank. (September 16, 2022). Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334634/finland-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/
World Bank. "Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019." Chart. September 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334634/finland-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/
World Bank. (2022). Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334634/finland-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/
World Bank. "Share of Labor Force Employed as Armed Forces Personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334634/finland-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/
World Bank, Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334634/finland-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/ (last visited July 05, 2024)
Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019 [Graph], World Bank, September 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334634/finland-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/