Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in Estonia
Estonia: Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time was 2.76 Percentage of employment in 2025. ▲ Rising
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in Estonia, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employment.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 2.76 Percentage of employment for incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 105.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in Estonia peaked at 2.94 Percentage of employment in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.625 Percentage of employment, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.35 Percentage of employment | — |
| 2006 | 1.56 Percentage of employment | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 1.25 Percentage of employment | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.915 Percentage of employment | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 2.24 Percentage of employment | +144.6% |
| 2010 | 2.22 Percentage of employment | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.07 Percentage of employment | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.98 Percentage of employment | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.86 Percentage of employment | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.38 Percentage of employment | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 1.34 Percentage of employment | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.08 Percentage of employment | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.783 Percentage of employment | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 0.625 Percentage of employment | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.814 Percentage of employment | +30.2% |
| 2020 | 0.942 Percentage of employment | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 2.3 Percentage of employment | +144.2% |
| 2022 | 2.44 Percentage of employment | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 2.35 Percentage of employment | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 2.94 Percentage of employment | +25.1% |
| 2025 | 2.76 Percentage of employment | -6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +144.6% | 0.915 Percentage of employment | 2.24 Percentage of employment |
| 2021 | +144.2% | 0.942 Percentage of employment | 2.3 Percentage of employment |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 Percentage of employment | 0.915 Percentage of employment | 2.24 Percentage of employment | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.42 Percentage of employment | 0.625 Percentage of employment | 2.22 Percentage of employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 Percentage of employment | 0.942 Percentage of employment | 2.94 Percentage of employment | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 1 Croatia 0.682 Percentage of employment compare
- 1 Italy 7.79 Percentage of employment compare
- 2 Australia 6.32 Percentage of employment compare
- 3 Chile 6.15 Percentage of employment compare
- 4 Spain 6.11 Percentage of employment compare
- 5 New Zealand 5.52 Percentage of employment compare
- 6 Finland 5.13 Percentage of employment compare
- 6 Latvia 2.13 Percentage of employment compare
- 7 Türkiye 1.5 Percentage of employment compare
- 7 Belgium 4.83 Percentage of employment compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 42.7 Persons (2022)
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in Estonia?
- Incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in Estonia was 2.76 Percentage of employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 Percentage of employment in 2024.
- What is the lowest incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.625 Percentage of employment in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time?
- Estonia ranks 4th out of 11 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of part-time employment with standardised (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total) and detailed age groups. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Part-time employment is based on national definitions. 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.