Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Estonia
Estonia: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 40.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Estonia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 40.4% for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Estonia peaked at 44.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2012.
Estonia ranks 32nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 34.9% | — |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 34.9% | 36.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 33.5% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 36.2% | 44.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (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 NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Estonia?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Estonia was 40.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Estonia ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).