Employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Estonia
Estonia: Employed persons by professional status and job tenure was 8.6 Year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.6 Year
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
34th
of 45 countries
All-time high
8.6 Year
in 2025
All-time low
6.8 Year
in 1999
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 8.6 Year for employed persons by professional status and job tenure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Estonia peaked at 8.6 Year in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.8 Year, in 1999.
That places Estonia 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.2 Year | — |
| 1998 | 6.9 Year | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 6.8 Year | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.1 Year | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 6.9 Year | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.1 Year | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.2 Year | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 Year | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 7.1 Year | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.8 Year | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 7 Year | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.6 Year | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7 Year | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.8 Year | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8 Year | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9 Year | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8 Year | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8 Year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.2 Year | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.1 Year | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9 Year | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 8 Year | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3 Year | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 8.4 Year | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.4 Year | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.5 Year | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.4 Year | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 8.6 Year | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.97 Year | 6.8 Year | 7.2 Year | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.1 Year | 6.8 Year | 7.6 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 Year | 7.7 Year | 8.2 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.43 Year | 8.3 Year | 8.6 Year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 32 Sweden 9 Year compare
- 33 Finland 8.9 Year compare
- 34 Estonia 8.6 Year compare
- 34 Netherlands 8.6 Year compare
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.6 Year compare
- 34 Netherlands 8.6 Year compare
- 34 United Kingdom 8.6 Year compare
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Estonia?
- Employed persons by professional status and job tenure in Estonia was 8.6 Year in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by professional status and job tenure recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 Year in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by professional status and job tenure recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 Year in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for employed persons by professional status and job tenure?
- Estonia ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by professional status and job tenure rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by professional status and job tenure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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