Hospital employment (Eurostat) in Estonia
Estonia: Hospital employment (Eurostat) was 14,176 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hospital employment in Estonia, 2006–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, hospital employment in Estonia stood at 14,176.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospital employment in Estonia peaked at 18,256 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12,757, in 2013.
Estonia ranks 24th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Hospital employment (Eurostat) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17,216 | — |
| 2007 | 17,633 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 17,907 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 17,575 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 17,436 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 17,582 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 18,256 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 12,757 | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 12,985 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 13,055 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12,790 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 12,876 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 12,854 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13,198 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13,535 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 12,835 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 13,432 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 13,686 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 14,176 | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hospital employment (Eurostat) in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -30.1% | 18,256 | 12,757 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,583 | 17,216 | 17,907 | 4 |
| 2010s | 14,379 | 12,757 | 18,256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,533 | 12,835 | 14,176 | 5 |
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hospital employment in Estonia?
- Hospital employment in Estonia was 14,176 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hospital employment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,256 in 2012.
- What is the lowest hospital employment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,757 in 2013.
- How does Estonia rank for hospital employment?
- Estonia ranks 24th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hospital employment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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