Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Estonia
Estonia: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 615.5 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Estonia, 1989–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Estonia is 615.5 Persons, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Estonia peaked at 816.7 Persons in 1989 and was at its lowest, 519.9 Persons, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 816.7 Persons | — |
| 1990 | 798.6 Persons | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 770.7 Persons | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 713.3 Persons | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 639.8 Persons | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 612.4 Persons | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 587.3 Persons | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 570.6 Persons | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 565.9 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 552 Persons | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 527.4 Persons | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 534.02 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 541.58 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 543.67 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 550 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 543.88 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 566.88 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 598.67 Persons | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 597.4 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 604.45 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 544.38 Persons | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 519.9 Persons | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 550.55 Persons | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 560.48 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 564.58 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 567.92 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 580.98 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 583.6 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 591.4 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 593.92 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 598.35 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 586.35 Persons | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 579.75 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 606.88 Persons | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 618.12 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 615.25 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 615.5 Persons | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 816.7 Persons | 816.7 Persons | 816.7 Persons | 1 |
| 1990s | 633.8 Persons | 527.4 Persons | 798.6 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 562.49 Persons | 534.02 Persons | 604.45 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 571.17 Persons | 519.9 Persons | 598.35 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 603.64 Persons | 579.75 Persons | 618.12 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 4 Japan 61,850 Persons compare
- 4 Lithuania 1,294 Persons compare
- 5 Mexico 41,026 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 858.15 Persons compare
- 6 Germany 38,822 Persons compare
- 6 Latvia 755.08 Persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,586 Persons compare
- 8 France 25,340 Persons compare
- 9 Canada 19,350 Persons compare
- 10 Spain 18,933 Persons compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Estonia?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Estonia was 615.5 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 816.7 Persons in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 519.9 Persons in 2010.
- How does Estonia rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Estonia ranks 7th out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3