Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia
Estonia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia is 0.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia peaked at 2.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Estonia 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.2% | — |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +37.6% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +42.8% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -26.8% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -37.8% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -45.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -40.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +31.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -49.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -27.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +31.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -33.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +47.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -41.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +131.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -40.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -33.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +95.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -31.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 42% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 160 Argentina 0.2% compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
- 162 Bulgaria 0.1% compare
- 164 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 165 Jordan 0.1% compare
- 166 Russian Federation 0.1% compare
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 contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Estonia ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.