Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Estonia
Estonia: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of was 2.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Estonia is 2.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Estonia peaked at 10.21 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.02 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.21 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | — |
| 2001 | 9.62 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 7.77 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 7.73 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 6.95 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 6.69 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.77 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.59 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.66 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 3.94 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 4.59 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 4.94 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.56 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 4.28 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 4.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.04 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.74 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 3.52 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.83 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 3.76 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.03 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 2.98 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.14 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 2.02 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 2.44 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +21.1% |
| 2025 | 2.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.09 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 3.94 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10.21 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 3.52 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 4.94 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 2.02 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 3.03 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 6 Costa Rica 14.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 7 Netherlands 4.93 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 7 Namibia 14.37 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 8 New Zealand 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 8 Slovenia 4.55 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 9 Japan 13.72 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 10 Greece 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 10 Lithuania 1.13 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 11 Iceland 12.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 11 Latvia 0.918 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 12 OECD 11.85 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Estonia?
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Estonia was 2.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.21 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- Estonia ranks 9th out of 11 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.