ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Estonia
Estonia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 39.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Estonia, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Estonia stood at 39.6 %.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Estonia peaked at 45.81 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.22 %, in 2005.
That places Estonia 26th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.23 % | — |
| 1998 | 35.09 % | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 31.05 % | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 31.48 % | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 33.29 % | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 26.12 % | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 30.06 % | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 32.47 % | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 24.22 % | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 27.23 % | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 28.01 % | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 27.6 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 27.35 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 24.29 % | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 29.41 % | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 35.53 % | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 30.92 % | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 31.47 % | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.72 % | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 34.51 % | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 37.29 % | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 34.91 % | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 34.02 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 29.63 % | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 35.78 % | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 40.88 % | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 45.81 % | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 39.6 % | -13.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 39.6 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.15 %, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 39.6 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.35 %, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.46 % | 31.05 % | 37.23 % | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.78 % | 24.22 % | 33.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.11 % | 24.29 % | 37.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.34 % | 29.63 % | 45.81 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -24.28 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -838.20 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 75.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -613.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0519 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,785 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Estonia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Estonia was 39.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.81 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.22 % in 2005.
- How does Estonia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Estonia ranks 26th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — 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.