Part time employment, female in Estonia
Estonia: Part time employment, female was 20.2% 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 20.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Estonia peaked at 20.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1999.
Estonia ranks 73rd of 111 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 in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.5% | — |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | -1.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 20.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 20.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.3%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 9.1% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.8% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.3% | 20.9% | 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 20.2% 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 20.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for part time employment, female?
- Estonia ranks 73rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. 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.