ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Estonia

Estonia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 17.91 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17.91 1000 No
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
60th
of 80 countries
All-time high
22.63 1000 No
in 2004
All-time low
8.7 1000 No
in 2014
Years of data
28
1997–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Estonia, 1997–2024

05101520251997201020241997: 14.2 1000 No1998: 13.4 1000 No1999: 16 1000 No2000: 15.3 1000 No2001: 15.8 1000 No2002: 16.8 1000 No2003: 19.7 1000 No2004: 22.6 1000 No2005: 8.8 1000 No2006: 13 1000 No2007: 11.2 1000 No2008: 9.6 1000 No2009: 9.6 1000 No2010: 10.6 1000 No2011: 11 1000 No2012: 8.7 1000 No2013: 9.1 1000 No2014: 8.7 1000 No2015: 9.2 1000 No2016: 10.9 1000 No2017: 9.4 1000 No2018: 10.8 1000 No2019: 12.2 1000 No2020: 11.6 1000 No2021: 14.7 1000 No2022: 15.1 1000 No2023: 16.1 1000 No2024: 17.9 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Estonia is 17.91 1000 No, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 105.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Estonia peaked at 22.63 1000 No in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.7 1000 No, in 2014.

Estonia ranks 60th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Estonia, 1997 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1997 14.18 1000 No
1998 13.37 1000 No -5.7%
1999 15.98 1000 No +19.5%
2000 15.31 1000 No -4.2%
2001 15.85 1000 No +3.5%
2002 16.79 1000 No +5.9%
2003 19.68 1000 No +17.2%
2004 22.63 1000 No +15.0%
2005 8.78 1000 No -61.2%
2006 12.96 1000 No +47.6%
2007 11.25 1000 No -13.2%
2008 9.57 1000 No -14.9%
2009 9.56 1000 No -0.1%
2010 10.58 1000 No +10.7%
2011 11.03 1000 No +4.3%
2012 8.72 1000 No -20.9%
2013 9.12 1000 No +4.6%
2014 8.7 1000 No -4.6%
2015 9.19 1000 No +5.6%
2016 10.94 1000 No +19.0%
2017 9.43 1000 No -13.8%
2018 10.78 1000 No +14.3%
2019 12.19 1000 No +13.1%
2020 11.59 1000 No -4.9%
2021 14.7 1000 No +26.8%
2022 15.08 1000 No +2.6%
2023 16.12 1000 No +6.9%
2024 17.91 1000 No +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.51 1000 No 13.37 1000 No 15.98 1000 No 3
2000s 14.24 1000 No 8.78 1000 No 22.63 1000 No 10
2010s 10.07 1000 No 8.7 1000 No 12.19 1000 No 10
2020s 15.08 1000 No 11.59 1000 No 17.91 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 57 Hungary 23.23 1000 No compare
  2. 58 Azerbaijan 21.83 1000 No compare
  3. 59 Belarus 21.82 1000 No compare
  4. 61 Bhutan 17.36 1000 No compare
  5. 62 South Africa 17.12 1000 No compare
  6. 63 Belgium 16.86 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Estonia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Estonia was 17.91 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 22.63 1000 No in 2004.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7 1000 No in 2014.
How does Estonia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Estonia ranks 60th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,541 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.