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Appendix table 3. The number and share of persons aged 18 to 24 outside work and education in the population of the corresponding age by sex and year in 1987 to 2017 1)

Year Total Women Men
Total Persons outside work and education Share of persons outside work and education in the age group, % Total Persons outside work and education Share of persons outside work and education in the age group, % Total Persons outside work and education Share of persons outside work and education in the age group, %
1987 505,753 68,549 13.6 247,886 34,113 13.8 257,867 34,436 13.4
1988 491,782 61,386 12.5 241,174 31,626 13.1 250,608 29,760 11.9
1989 477,408 53,294 11.2 234,332 27,787 11.9 243,076 25,507 10.5
1990 463,137 58,961 12.7 227,037 28,175 12.4 236,100 30,786 13.0
1991 448,255 92,969 20.7 219,212 40,337 18.4 229,043 52,632 23.0
1992 438,431 128,015 29.2 214,440 57,624 26.9 223,991 70,391 31.4
1993 434,210 128,981 29.7 212,156 60,075 28.3 222,054 68,906 31.0
1994 435,511 111,063 25.5 212,878 51,928 24.4 222,633 59,135 26.6
1995 438,073 103,625 23.7 214,145 47,529 22.2 223,928 56,096 25.1
1996 441,788 101,403 23.0 215,700 47,628 22.1 226,088 53,775 23.8
1997 447,576 87,340 19.5 219,032 43,064 19.7 228,544 44,276 19.4
1998 455,427 83,993 18.4 222,901 42,289 19.0 232,526 41,704 17.9
1999 457,811 79,010 17.3 223,830 42,104 18.8 233,981 36,906 15.8
2000 459,982 73,425 16.0 224,874 39,255 17.5 235,108 34,170 14.5
2001 461,627 72,266 15.7 225,642 37,078 16.4 235,985 35,188 14.9
2002 462,339 71,239 15.4 226,054 35,961 15.9 236,285 35,278 14.9
2003 462,010 71,353 15.4 226,020 36,020 15.9 235,990 35,333 15.0
2004 460,261 70,062 15.2 224,899 35,163 15.6 235,362 34,899 14.8
2005 458,084 65,608 14.3 223,808 33,331 14.9 234,276 32,277 13.8
2006 458,819 59,231 12.9 224,148 30,548 13.6 234,671 28,683 12.2
2007 457,751 54,919 12.0 223,748 27,764 12.4 234,003 27,155 11.6
2008 458,219 60,156 13.1 223,863 27,545 12.3 234,356 32,611 13.9
2009 458,975 75,441 16.4 224,316 32,193 14.4 234,659 43,248 18.4
2010 463,245 68,135 14.7 226,302 31,098 13.7 236,943 37,037 15.6
2011 467,863 66,668 14.2 228,739 30,466 13.3 239,124 36,202 15.1
2012 473,133 70,479 14.9 231,497 31,100 13.4 241,636 39,379 16.3
2013 472,758 82,538 17.5 231,276 33,727 14.6 241,482 48,811 20.2
2014 469,784 88,882 18.9 229,690 36,738 16.0 240,094 52,144 21.7
2015 463,350 90,195 19.5 226,585 37,649 16.6 236,765 52,546 22.2
2016 455,977 84,934 18.6 222,398 36,253 16.3 233,579 48,681 20.8
2017 447,970 75,515 16.9 218,110 32,173 14.8 229,860 43,342 18.9
1) Persons outside work and education refers to persons in the following categories for main type of activity: unemployed persons, pensioners and other persons outside the labour force.

Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland

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Updated 12.2.2019

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-6825. profession and socio economic position 2017, Appendix table 3. The number and share of persons aged 18 to 24 outside work and education in the population of the corresponding age by sex and year in 1987 to 2017 1) . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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