Work & Labour in Estonia

954 indicators covering work & labour for Estonia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 754,900 Persons 2025 up 11.7% 43rd
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.97 2024 up 128.6% 71st
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 2.8 2024 up 163.8% 48th
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.26 2024 down 11.7% 38th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 14.19 2024 down 16.1% 60th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 10.23 2024 down 12.9% 45th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -7.4 Percentage points 2025 up 38.8% 8th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -7.4 Percentage points 2025 up 38.8% 8th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 826.76 2024 down 17.9% 36th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.26 2024 down 11.7% 46th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -9.2 Percentage points 2025 up 29.8% 15th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -9.2 Percentage points 2025 up 29.8% 15th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -1.7 Percentage points 2025 down 750.0% 42nd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -1.7 Percentage points 2025 down 750.0% 42nd
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.99 2024 up 116.8% 65th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 2.5% 2024 up 2.5% 64th
Share of male workers in informal employment 2.5% 2024 up 2.5% 64th
Share of workers in informal employment 2.4% 2024 unchanged 65th
Share of female workers in informal employment 2.3% 2024 down 2.5% 70th
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 2.4% 2024 unchanged 65th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 12.75 2024 down 1.2% 35th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 2.4% 2024 unchanged 74th
Workers in the reference group 700 2023 up 8.6% 58th
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 3.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 6.5% 26th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 33.23 2024 down 8.7% 55th
Part-time employment - Regions 109,500 Persons 2025 up 62.0% 24th
Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 70,569 2020 up 25.0% 24th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 8.69 2024 down 9.7% 24th
Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region 68,710 2019 20th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.17 2024 up 4.5% 32nd
Annual working hours per person employed 1,855 Hours 2016 down 7.3% 12th
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 94.1 Index 2026 down 9.3% 36th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 98.8% 2024 down 0.4% 14th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 99.1% 2024 up 4.7% 3rd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 7.44 2025 up 16.0% 21st
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 7.44 2025 up 16.0% 21st
Unemployment rate 8.12 2025 up 31.0% 18th
Unemployment 50.49 2025 up 19.4% 52nd
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 87.26 2025 down 35.2% 53rd
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 44.12 2025 down 26.8% 47th
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 110.52 2025 up 24.6% 53rd
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 73.63 2025 down 39.3% 53rd
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 37.23 2025 down 31.4% 49th
Working-age population 1,124 2025 up 4.1% 53rd
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 15.62 2025 up 56.6% 12th
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 6.89 2025 up 14.6% 19th
Labour force participation rate 55.34 2025 down 9.7% 46th
Labour force 621.93 2025 down 6.0% 53rd
Persons outside the labour force 502.01 2025 up 20.1% 53rd
Employment-to-population ratio 50.84 2025 down 10.9% 45th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 8.12 2025 up 17.3% 18th
Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 1,361 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.4% 39th
Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 16.01 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2025 down 21.1% 39th
Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 92.7 Index, 2020=100 2025 down 21.0% 24th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 15.4 2025 down 19.5% 18th
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 49 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.4% 40th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 10.03 2024 down 5.8% 30th
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 56.17 2025 up 29.6% 58th
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 61.49 2025 up 5.8% 18th
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 698.77 2025 up 10.4% 60th