ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Estonia
Estonia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 16.84 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Estonia is 16.84 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Estonia peaked at 16.84 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.61 %, in 1998.
Estonia ranks 36th of 78 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.29 % | — |
| 1998 | 6.61 % | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 8.16 % | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 7.47 % | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 8.25 % | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 8.18 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.19 % | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 10.33 % | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 7.32 % | -29.1% |
| 2006 | 10.56 % | +44.3% |
| 2007 | 9.56 % | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 8.46 % | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 8.15 % | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 9.13 % | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 8.79 % | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 8.86 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.41 % | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 8.65 % | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 10.19 % | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 10.84 % | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 11.11 % | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.01 % | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 12.43 % | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 11.78 % | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 14.1 % | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 15 % | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 16.5 % | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 16.84 % | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.69 % | 6.61 % | 11.29 % | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.75 % | 7.32 % | 10.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.14 % | 8.65 % | 12.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.84 % | 11.78 % | 16.84 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6935 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 23,868 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,084 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 10.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2422 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 8,337 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2144 current LCU per US$ of GDP (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 16.84 % 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 16.84 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.61 % in 1998.
- How does Estonia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Estonia ranks 36th out of 78 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 94.7%. 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, 65+, 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.