Midwives — Health and social employment in Estonia
Estonia: Midwives — Health and social employment was 119.3 Per 1 000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Midwives — Health and social employment in Estonia, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 live births.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 119.3 Per 1 000 live births for midwives — health and social employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, midwives — health and social employment in Estonia peaked at 119.3 Per 1 000 live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.24 Per 1 000 live births, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Midwives — Health and social employment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.24 Per 1 000 live births | — |
| 2006 | 34.75 Per 1 000 live births | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 34.87 Per 1 000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.56 Per 1 000 live births | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 38.7 Per 1 000 live births | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 40.44 Per 1 000 live births | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 46.39 Per 1 000 live births | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 51.08 Per 1 000 live births | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 56.83 Per 1 000 live births | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 60.29 Per 1 000 live births | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 62.41 Per 1 000 live births | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 63.9 Per 1 000 live births | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 68.2 Per 1 000 live births | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 67.66 Per 1 000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 70.86 Per 1 000 live births | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 77.6 Per 1 000 live births | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 79.11 Per 1 000 live births | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 92.82 Per 1 000 live births | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 101.47 Per 1 000 live births | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 119.3 Per 1 000 live births | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.62 Per 1 000 live births | 33.24 Per 1 000 live births | 38.7 Per 1 000 live births | 5 |
| 2010s | 58.81 Per 1 000 live births | 40.44 Per 1 000 live births | 70.86 Per 1 000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.06 Per 1 000 live births | 77.6 Per 1 000 live births | 119.3 Per 1 000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 1 Ireland 171.62 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 1 Poland 170.46 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 1 Croatia 75.56 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 2 Belgium 152.63 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 3 Finland 149.47 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 3 Lithuania 59.47 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 4 Latvia 51.45 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 4 Sweden 146.69 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 5 Iceland 138.02 Per 1 000 live births compare
- 5 Netherlands 29.82 Per 1 000 live births 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)
- 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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is midwives — health and social employment in Estonia?
- Midwives — health and social employment in Estonia was 119.3 Per 1 000 live births in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 119.3 Per 1 000 live births in 2024.
- What is the lowest midwives — health and social employment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.24 Per 1 000 live births in 2005.
- How does Estonia rank for midwives — health and social employment?
- Estonia ranks 2nd out of 5 countries with data for 2024.
- Is midwives — health and social employment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.9%. 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 Midwives — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of midwives by status (ie. practising midwives, professionally active midwives, and midwives licenced to practice). Practising midwives provide services directly to patients. Professionally active midwives include practising and other (non-practising) midwives for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. Midwives licensed to practice have acquired the requisite education and qualifications to be registered and/or legally licensed to practice midwifery. They include both practising and other (non-practising) midwives. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.