ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Estonia

Estonia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 248.22 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
248.22 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
71st
of 82 countries
All-time high
608.67 1000 No
in 1998
All-time low
206.8 1000 No
in 2017
Years of data
28
1997–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Estonia, 1997–2024

2003004005006001997201020241997: 603.3 1000 No1998: 608.7 1000 No1999: 579.9 1000 No2000: 586 1000 No2001: 582.2 1000 No2002: 588.4 1000 No2003: 596.2 1000 No2004: 604.1 1000 No2005: 296.9 1000 No2006: 319.3 1000 No2007: 314.5 1000 No2008: 323.5 1000 No2009: 293.4 1000 No2010: 280.7 1000 No2011: 297.3 1000 No2012: 241.7 1000 No2013: 240.3 1000 No2014: 240.9 1000 No2015: 240.2 1000 No2016: 242 1000 No2017: 206.8 1000 No2018: 228.8 1000 No2019: 223.7 1000 No2020: 220.5 1000 No2021: 237.8 1000 No2022: 233.9 1000 No2023: 249.4 1000 No2024: 248.2 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, total (15+), rural in Estonia is 248.22 1000 No, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Estonia peaked at 608.67 1000 No in 1998 and was at its lowest, 206.8 1000 No, in 2017.

Estonia ranks 71st of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Estonia, 1997 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1997 603.27 1000 No
1998 608.67 1000 No +0.9%
1999 579.9 1000 No -4.7%
2000 586.02 1000 No +1.1%
2001 582.22 1000 No -0.6%
2002 588.43 1000 No +1.1%
2003 596.21 1000 No +1.3%
2004 604.1 1000 No +1.3%
2005 296.93 1000 No -50.8%
2006 319.29 1000 No +7.5%
2007 314.5 1000 No -1.5%
2008 323.51 1000 No +2.9%
2009 293.45 1000 No -9.3%
2010 280.67 1000 No -4.4%
2011 297.26 1000 No +5.9%
2012 241.69 1000 No -18.7%
2013 240.34 1000 No -0.6%
2014 240.86 1000 No +0.2%
2015 240.17 1000 No -0.3%
2016 241.99 1000 No +0.8%
2017 206.8 1000 No -14.5%
2018 228.78 1000 No +10.6%
2019 223.71 1000 No -2.2%
2020 220.51 1000 No -1.4%
2021 237.85 1000 No +7.9%
2022 233.89 1000 No -1.7%
2023 249.45 1000 No +6.7%
2024 248.22 1000 No -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 597.28 1000 No 579.9 1000 No 608.67 1000 No 3
2000s 450.47 1000 No 293.45 1000 No 604.1 1000 No 10
2010s 244.23 1000 No 206.8 1000 No 297.26 1000 No 10
2020s 237.98 1000 No 220.51 1000 No 249.45 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 68 Latvia 337.15 1000 No compare
  2. 69 Namibia 307.26 1000 No compare
  3. 70 Mongolia 271.76 1000 No compare
  4. 72 Bhutan 244.88 1000 No compare
  5. 73 Jordan 222.23 1000 No compare
  6. 74 Palestine, State of 215.39 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Estonia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Estonia was 248.22 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 608.67 1000 No in 1998.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 206.8 1000 No in 2017.
How does Estonia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Estonia ranks 71st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), 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
90 places, 1,601 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.