ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Estonia

Estonia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 86.45 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.45 %
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
54th
of 79 countries
All-time high
90.03 %
in 2022
All-time low
74.84 %
in 2009
Years of data
28
1997–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Estonia, 1997–2024

0204060801001997201020241997: 82.3 %1998: 83.5 %1999: 79.4 %2000: 78.3 %2001: 77.7 %2002: 79.3 %2003: 79 %2004: 80 %2005: 78.5 %2006: 84.8 %2007: 85.9 %2008: 85.9 %2009: 74.8 %2010: 75 %2011: 80.1 %2012: 81.9 %2013: 83.2 %2014: 84 %2015: 83.4 %2016: 85.2 %2017: 87 %2018: 88.9 %2019: 86.5 %2020: 85.7 %2021: 86.9 %2022: 90 %2023: 88.2 %2024: 86.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 86.45 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Estonia peaked at 90.03 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.84 %, in 2009.

Estonia ranks 54th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Estonia, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 82.29 %
1998 83.54 % +1.5%
1999 79.38 % -5.0%
2000 78.28 % -1.4%
2001 77.68 % -0.8%
2002 79.32 % +2.1%
2003 79.03 % -0.4%
2004 79.96 % +1.2%
2005 78.53 % -1.8%
2006 84.8 % +8.0%
2007 85.94 % +1.3%
2008 85.9 % -0.0%
2009 74.84 % -12.9%
2010 75.03 % +0.3%
2011 80.06 % +6.7%
2012 81.9 % +2.3%
2013 83.23 % +1.6%
2014 83.99 % +0.9%
2015 83.4 % -0.7%
2016 85.22 % +2.2%
2017 86.98 % +2.1%
2018 88.93 % +2.2%
2019 86.48 % -2.8%
2020 85.73 % -0.9%
2021 86.88 % +1.3%
2022 90.03 % +3.6%
2023 88.21 % -2.0%
2024 86.45 % -2.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 86.45 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.42 %, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 86.45 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.11 %, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.74 % 79.38 % 83.54 % 3
2000s 80.43 % 74.84 % 85.94 % 10
2010s 83.52 % 75.03 % 88.93 % 10
2020s 87.46 % 85.73 % 90.03 % 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 51 Serbia 86.91 % compare
  2. 52 Zambia 86.66 % compare
  3. 53 Croatia 86.61 % compare
  4. 55 Slovakia 86.17 % compare
  5. 56 Finland 85.84 % compare
  6. 57 Australia 85.71 % compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

More economy & growth data for Estonia

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Estonia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Estonia was 86.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 90.03 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 74.84 % in 2009.
How does Estonia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Estonia ranks 54th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Estonia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/ilostat-labour-force-survey-employment-to-population-ratio-by-age-25-to-54-rural-areas-2/estonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/ilostat-labour-force-survey-employment-to-population-ratio-by-age-25-to-54-rural-areas-2/estonia/">ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Estonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.