Monthly unemployment levels in Estonia
Estonia: Monthly unemployment levels was 55.92 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Monthly unemployment levels in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 55.92 Persons for monthly unemployment levels in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly unemployment levels in Estonia peaked at 114.42 Persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.33 Persons, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Monthly unemployment levels in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 63.5 Persons | — |
| 1998 | 60.5 Persons | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 74 Persons | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 98.5 Persons | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 88.33 Persons | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 75.67 Persons | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 69.58 Persons | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 67.25 Persons | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 53.67 Persons | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 41.08 Persons | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 31.58 Persons | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 38.42 Persons | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 93.33 Persons | +142.9% |
| 2010 | 114.42 Persons | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 85.42 Persons | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 68.42 Persons | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 58.17 Persons | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 49.83 Persons | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 43.5 Persons | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 47.25 Persons | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 40.58 Persons | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 37.5 Persons | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 31.33 Persons | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 48.42 Persons | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 43 Persons | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 40.17 Persons | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 47.75 Persons | +18.9% |
| 2024 | 57.42 Persons | +20.2% |
| 2025 | 55.92 Persons | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Monthly unemployment levels 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 | +142.9% | 38.42 Persons | 93.33 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66 Persons | 60.5 Persons | 74 Persons | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.74 Persons | 31.58 Persons | 98.5 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.64 Persons | 31.33 Persons | 114.42 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.78 Persons | 40.17 Persons | 57.42 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 6 Japan 1,758 Persons compare
- 6 Netherlands 396.5 Persons compare
- 7 Lithuania 107.75 Persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom 1,740 Persons compare
- 8 Germany 1,666 Persons compare
- 8 Latvia 65.58 Persons compare
- 9 Mexico 1,631 Persons compare
- 10 Italy 1,571 Persons compare
- 10 Slovenia 40.25 Persons compare
- 11 Canada 1,539 Persons compare
- 12 Chile 877.3 Persons 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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 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 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 monthly unemployment levels in Estonia?
- Monthly unemployment levels in Estonia was 55.92 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest monthly unemployment levels recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 114.42 Persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest monthly unemployment levels recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.33 Persons in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for monthly unemployment levels?
- Estonia ranks 9th out of 10 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly unemployment levels rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 Monthly unemployment levels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the monthly unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.