Employers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia
Estonia: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 7.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Estonia recorded 7.6% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia peaked at 7.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1991.
Estonia ranks 26th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.7% | — |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | -0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 7.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 7.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 23 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 8.0% compare
- 24 Uganda 7.9% compare
- 25 Tonga 7.9% compare
- 27 South Africa 7.6% compare
- 28 New Zealand 7.4% compare
- 29 Yemen 7.3% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Estonia was 7.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1991.
- How does Estonia rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Estonia ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).