Employment in services (% of total employment) in Estonia
Estonia: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 71.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Estonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Estonia stood at 71.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Estonia peaked at 71.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 1991.
That places Estonia 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.7% | — |
| 1992 | 45.8% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 50.6% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 53.2% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 58.6% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 43.7% | 59.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 58.6% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 63.2% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 67.2% | 71.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 55 Latvia 71.5% compare
- 56 Libya 71.4% compare
- 57 Trinidad and Tobago 71.3% compare
- 59 Italy 70.2% compare
- 60 Costa Rica 70.0% compare
- 61 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.8% 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 employment in services (% of total employment) in Estonia?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Estonia was 71.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1991.
- How does Estonia rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Estonia ranks 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).