Work & Labour in Estonia

89 indicators covering work & labour for Estonia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 46.8% 2025 up 23.7% 45th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.0% 2025 down 6.5% 115th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.1% 2025 up 5.4% 58th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.8% 2025 up 1.3% 93rd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.3% 2025 up 8.0% 41st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 43.8% 2025 up 7.1% 73rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.8% 2025 up 11.0% 11th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.4% 2025 up 1.9% 56th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 81.1% 2025 up 6.3% 18th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.0% 2025 up 9.4% 46th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 83.5% 2025 up 0.8% 32nd
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 57.3% 2025 up 13.7% 72nd
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 84.9% 2025 up 6.5% 56th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 92.4% 2025 down 0.3% 19th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 26.0% 2025 down 16.9% 36th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 87.9% 2025 up 0.3% 26th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.2% 2025 up 62.0% 165th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 up 8.6% 163rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.2% 2025 up 36.2% 164th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 13.7% 2025 down 22.6% 59th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 38.2% 2025 down 13.5% 15th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 71.0% 2025 up 9.8% 57th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 12.1% 2025 down 2.2% 161st
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 16.5% 2025 down 3.7% 155th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 7.6% 2025 up 4.1% 168th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 5.0% 2025 up 4.2% 40th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 7.6% 2025 up 2.2% 26th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.3% 2025 up 18.8% 78th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 19.4% 2025 up 48.8% 67th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 20.0% 2025 up 30.0% 41st
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 19.7% 2025 up 37.3% 52nd
GDP per person employed 82,213 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 9.9% 49th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.5% 2025 up 17.0% 59th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 8.3% 2025 up 27.8% 42nd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.6% 2025 up 4.4% 82nd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.9% 2025 up 10.3% 45th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.6% 2025 up 3.4% 88th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.4% 2025 up 6.9% 61st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% 2025 up 12.1% 52nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.8% 2025 down 0.1% 92nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.5% 2025 up 6.7% 54th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 43.1% 2025 up 5.5% 74th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 20.7% 2025 up 44.2% 37th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 22.5% 2025 up 45.3% 24th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 18.8% 2025 up 44.3% 59th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 8.6% 2025 down 34.7% 163rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 11.8% 2025 up 20.1% 117th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 10.3% 2025 down 10.6% 152nd
Productivity: output per hour worked 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 16.4% 39th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 8.8% 2025 down 8.2% 161st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 37.7% 2025 up 14.7% 57th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 32.8% 2025 down 11.6% 119th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 35.2% 2025 up 0.4% 84th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 7.1% 2025 down 6.3% 166th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 56.1% 2025 up 7.4% 51st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 63.8% 2025 down 1.0% 107th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 59.7% 2025 up 3.2% 78th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 5.4% 2025 down 1.2% 170th
Unemployment with basic education 14.7% 2024 up 15.3% 18th
Unemployment with basic education, male 12.4% 2024 down 6.8% 27th