Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked in Estonia
Estonia: Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked was 1,610 Hours per year per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year per person.
Analysis
In 2025, average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked in Estonia stood at 1,610 Hours per year per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked in Estonia peaked at 1,913 Hours per year per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,602 Hours per year per person, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Hours per year per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,884 Hours per year per person | — |
| 2001 | 1,877 Hours per year per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,879 Hours per year per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,884 Hours per year per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,892 Hours per year per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,913 Hours per year per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,906 Hours per year per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,903 Hours per year per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,874 Hours per year per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,745 Hours per year per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1,785 Hours per year per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1,827 Hours per year per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,796 Hours per year per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,777 Hours per year per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,771 Hours per year per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,763 Hours per year per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,767 Hours per year per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,768 Hours per year per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,707 Hours per year per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,694 Hours per year per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,637 Hours per year per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1,625 Hours per year per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,602 Hours per year per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,606 Hours per year per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,611 Hours per year per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1,610 Hours per year per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,875 Hours per year per person | 1,745 Hours per year per person | 1,913 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,766 Hours per year per person | 1,694 Hours per year per person | 1,827 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,615 Hours per year per person | 1,602 Hours per year per person | 1,637 Hours per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 1 Poland 1,776 Hours per year per person compare
- 1 Croatia 1,946 Hours per year per person compare
- 1 Peru 2,263 Hours per year per person compare
- 2 Colombia 2,219 Hours per year per person compare
- 2 Türkiye 1,732 Hours per year per person compare
- 3 Lithuania 1,673 Hours per year per person compare
- 3 Mexico 2,205 Hours per year per person compare
- 4 Costa Rica 2,183 Hours per year per person compare
- 5 Chile 1,912 Hours per year per person compare
- 5 Slovenia 1,599 Hours per year per person compare
- 6 Greece 1,874 Hours per year per person compare
- 6 Latvia 1,588 Hours per year per person compare
- 7 Netherlands 1,436 Hours per year per person compare
- 7 Russia 1,874 Hours per year per person compare
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 42.7 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 21.94 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked in Estonia?
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked in Estonia was 1,610 Hours per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,913 Hours per year per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,602 Hours per year per person in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked?
- Estonia ranks 4th out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The concept used is the total number of hours worked over the year divided by the average number of people in employment. The data are intended for comparisons of trends over time; they are unsuitable for comparisons of the level of average annual hours of work for a given year, because of differences in their sources. Part-time workers are covered as well as full-time workers. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.