LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Estonia
Estonia: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 8.89 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Estonia, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Estonia is 8.89, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Estonia peaked at 9.01 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.63, in 2019.
That places Estonia 31st out of 58 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.45 | — |
| 2015 | 7.74 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 8.28 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 6.64 | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 6.61 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.63 | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 8.1 | +44.0% |
| 2021 | 7.22 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 6.61 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 7.6 | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 9.01 | +18.5% |
| 2025 | 8.89 | -1.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 8.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.88, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 8.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.89, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.23 | 5.63 | 8.45 | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.91 | 6.61 | 9.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 28 New Zealand 9.68 compare
- 29 Switzerland 9.3 compare
- 30 Latvia 9.14 compare
- 32 Costa Rica 8.86 compare
- 33 Austria 8.44 compare
- 34 Iceland 8.39 compare
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6763 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1039 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 885.23 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 259.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 417.66 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 407.84 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 825.5 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Estonia?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Estonia was 8.89 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.01 in 2024.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Estonia ranks 31st out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.