Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Estonia
Estonia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 65.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Estonia, 1990–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Estonia stood at 65.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Estonia peaked at 81.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2010.
That places Estonia 94th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.2% | — |
| 1991 | 79.5% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 71.4% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 70.6% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 66.3% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 64.6% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 58.6% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 56.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 54.0% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 65.2% | 67.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Estonia?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Estonia was 65.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2010.
- How does Estonia rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Estonia ranks 94th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.