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Economic dependency ratio was 133 in 2021

release | Employment 2021

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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.

Line chart on the economic dependency ratio. There has been great variation in the economic dependency ratio in the past few decades. During the recession in the 1990s, the economic dependency ratio was high. It was at its highest in 1993, when there were 172 non-employed persons per one hundred employed persons. The economic dependency ratio was at its lowest in 1989, when the ratio was 112.

Key points

  • The economic dependency ratio was 133 in 2021, that is, there were 133 unemployed persons or persons in the inactive population per one hundred employed persons.
  • The economic dependency ratio was lowest in Uusimaa and highest in North Karelia.
  • The employment rate of persons aged 18 to 64 was highest in Åland, Ostrobothnia and Central Ostrobothnia.
  • The unemployment rate of persons aged 18 to 64 was highest in North Karelia, Päijät-Häme and Kymenlaakso.

Change

The data of the employment statistics on main type of activity and status in occupation for 2021 are final. Differing from our prior notification, preliminary data will not be published.
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