Annual working hours per worker in Estonia
Estonia: Annual working hours per worker was 1,606 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,606 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
107th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,963 hours per worker
in 1998
All-time low
1,602 hours per worker
in 2022
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Estonia, 1995–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1,606 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Estonia peaked at 1,963 hours per worker in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,602 hours per worker, in 2022.
That places Estonia 107th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Estonia, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,940 hours per worker | — |
| 1996 | 1,939 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,924 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,963 hours per worker | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1,926 hours per worker | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1,884 hours per worker | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1,877 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,879 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,884 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,892 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,913 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,906 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,903 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,874 hours per worker | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,745 hours per worker | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1,785 hours per worker | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,827 hours per worker | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,796 hours per worker | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,777 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,771 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,763 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,767 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,768 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,707 hours per worker | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,694 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,637 hours per worker | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1,625 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,602 hours per worker | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,606 hours per worker | +0.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1,606 hours per worker is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,668 hours per worker, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1,606 hours per worker is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,938 hours per worker | 1,924 hours per worker | 1,963 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,875 hours per worker | 1,745 hours per worker | 1,913 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,766 hours per worker | 1,694 hours per worker | 1,827 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,618 hours per worker | 1,602 hours per worker | 1,637 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6763 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1039 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 885.23 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 259.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 417.66 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 407.84 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 825.5 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Estonia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Estonia was 1,606 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,963 hours per worker in 1998.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,602 hours per worker in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Estonia ranks 107th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.