Work & Labour in Estonia

954 indicators covering work & labour for Estonia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 84.9% 2025 up 6.5% 57th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 26.0% 2025 down 16.9% 36th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 38.2% 2025 down 13.5% 15th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 13.7% 2025 down 22.6% 59th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.2% 2025 up 36.2% 164th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 up 8.6% 163rd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.2% 2025 up 62.0% 165th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 87.9% 2025 up 0.3% 27th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 83.5% 2025 up 0.8% 33rd
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 92.4% 2025 down 0.3% 20th
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
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 2.5% 44th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 2.5% 44th
Share of workers in vulnerable employment 7.1% 2025 down 6.3% 166th
GDP per person employed 82,213 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 9.9% 49th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.2% 148th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.2% 148th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year 2025 down 195.7% 187th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year 2025 down 195.7% 187th
GDP per employed person 82,213 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 9.9% 49th
Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.45 2027 down 29.3% 70th
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.45 2027 down 29.3% 70th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0092 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.5% 135th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0176 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.7% 132nd
CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 314.92 2025 up 61.5% 14th
Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 2.6% 2023 down 39.0% 154th
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 4.83 2025 up 1,085.7% 47th
Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 61.9 2025 up 10.3% 45th
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 61.9 2025 up 10.3% 45th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 61.9 2025 up 10.3% 45th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0165 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.5% 129th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0165 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.5% 129th
Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -0.1279 % change on previous year 2023 up 97.5% 27th
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 66.43 2025 up 6.9% 63rd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.5% 2025 up 17.0% 61st
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% 84th
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 58.65 2026 up 0.9% 20th
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 58.65 2026 up 0.9% 20th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.96 2027 up 50.1% 95th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.96 2027 up 50.1% 95th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 21,092 2027 down 8.4% 159th
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 25.38 2027 down 6.8% 99th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 31.6 2027 down 9.9% 164th
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.57 2027 up 78.1% 150th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 10.51 2027 up 80.9% 162nd
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 527.29 2027 down 8.4% 159th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 10.33 2027 up 3.1% 154th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 15.23 2027 up 18.4% 171st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.6% 2025 up 3.4% 88th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 61.9% 2025 up 10.3% 45th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.4% 2025 up 6.9% 61st
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 61.9% 2025 up 10.3% 45th
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 61.9% 2025 up 10.3% 45th