Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Estonia
Estonia: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 37.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Estonia, 1997–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, female in Estonia is 37.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Estonia peaked at 40.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2005.
Estonia ranks 41st of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.3% | — |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | +26.6% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +66.5% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | -3.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 37.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 37.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) 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 | +66.5% | 18.9% | 31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 22.3% | 25.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 18.5% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 27.6% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 37.6% | 40.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 part time employment, female in Estonia?
- Part time employment, female in Estonia was 37.8% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2005.
- How does Estonia rank for part time employment, female?
- Estonia ranks 41st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.