Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Estonia
Estonia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 81.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Estonia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Estonia stood at 81.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Estonia peaked at 81.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2002.
Estonia ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.6% | — |
| 1991 | 77.4% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 75.2% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 73.8% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 72.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 70.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.9% | 70.2% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 68.2% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 73.9% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 78.6% | 81.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Estonia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Estonia was 81.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Estonia ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.