Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Estonia
Estonia: Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed was 79.22 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Estonia, 1993–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Estonia stood at 79.22 Persons.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Estonia peaked at 84.69 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.7 Persons, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 57.7 Persons | — |
| 1994 | 61.3 Persons | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 43.7 Persons | -28.7% |
| 1996 | 46.4 Persons | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 49.1 Persons | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 52 Persons | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 49.8 Persons | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 51.1 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 48.1 Persons | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 46.2 Persons | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 53 Persons | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 58 Persons | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 48.7 Persons | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 53 Persons | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 60.2 Persons | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 51.6 Persons | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 49.5 Persons | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 48.1 Persons | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 52.6 Persons | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 54.5 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 56.8 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 56.9 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.9 Persons | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 61 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 67.2 Persons | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 68.59 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 71.15 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 69.22 Persons | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 71.6 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 71.53 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.95 Persons | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 84.69 Persons | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 79.22 Persons | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.43 Persons | 43.7 Persons | 61.3 Persons | 7 |
| 2000s | 51.94 Persons | 46.2 Persons | 60.2 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.67 Persons | 48.1 Persons | 71.15 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7 Persons | 69.22 Persons | 84.69 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 4 Italy 6,111 Persons compare
- 4 Slovenia 223.72 Persons compare
- 5 Lithuania 166.31 Persons compare
- 5 Russia 4,954 Persons compare
- 6 Latvia 123.25 Persons compare
- 6 United Kingdom 4,512 Persons compare
- 7 Germany 3,666 Persons compare
- 8 France 3,505 Persons compare
- 9 Spain 3,241 Persons compare
- 10 South Africa 2,938 Persons compare
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- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Estonia?
- Annual population and employment, national concept — self employed in Estonia was 79.22 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — self employed recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.69 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — self employed recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7 Persons in 1995.
- How does Estonia rank for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
- Estonia ranks 7th out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual population and employment, national concept — self employed rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org