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
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Estonia, 1997–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.466 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 16,040 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -0.1307 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.325 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 11,187 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 25,509 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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.