Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Estonia
Estonia: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 699,622 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Estonia, 1989–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 699,622 for economic outlook no 114 — total employment in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Estonia peaked at 836,200 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 567,975, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 836,200 | — |
| 1990 | 824,700 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 805,300 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 760,200 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 697,500 | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 673,600 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 631,000 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 617,000 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 615,000 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 604,000 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 577,200 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 585,275 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 589,625 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 589,875 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 602,950 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 601,900 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 615,550 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 651,700 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 657,600 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 656,000 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 593,875 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 567,975 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 603,225 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 614,925 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 621,350 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 624,825 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 640,900 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 644,625 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 658,575 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 664,750 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 671,350 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 656,600 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 654,225 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 680,850 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 698,367 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 696,830 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 699,622 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 836,200 | 836,200 | 836,200 | 1 |
| 1990s | 680,550 | 577,200 | 824,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 614,435 | 585,275 | 657,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 631,250 | 567,975 | 671,350 | 10 |
| 2020s | 681,082 | 654,225 | 699,622 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Estonia?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Estonia was 699,622 in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 836,200 in 1989.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 567,975 in 2010.
- How does Estonia rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Estonia ranks 8th out of 8 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org