Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Estonia
Estonia: Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and was 12.71 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Estonia is 12.71 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.5% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Estonia peaked at 22.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.22 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | — |
| 2001 | 13.79 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 13 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 13.71 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 12.41 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 10.49 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 7.78 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 5.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 5.96 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 14.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +148.4% |
| 2010 | 22.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +54.0% |
| 2011 | 16.93 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 12.9 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 10.97 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 9.28 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 7.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 8.97 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 6.42 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -28.4% |
| 2018 | 7.87 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 6.19 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 7.79 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 9.7 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +24.5% |
| 2022 | 8.12 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 8.61 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 12.71 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +47.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and 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 | +148.4% | 5.96 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 14.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.99 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 5.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 14.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.01 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 6.19 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 22.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.38 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 7.79 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 12.71 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 1 Finland 16.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Türkiye 10.36 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Sweden 16.16 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Latvia 8.54 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Greece 15.45 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Lithuania 8.43 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Spain 15.36 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 42.7 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 21.94 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Estonia?
- Labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Estonia was 12.71 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2010.
- What is the lowest labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and?
- Estonia ranks 1st out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex — Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This database presents the labour market outcomes of immigrants in terms of employment, unemployment, and participation rates, disaggregated by gender.