Part time employment, male in Estonia
Estonia: Part time employment, male was 11.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Estonia, 1997–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 11.1% for part time employment, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Estonia peaked at 11.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2008.
That places Estonia 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.0% | — |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -41.1% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +40.9% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +72.4% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +3.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 11.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 11.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 4.7% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 11.1% | 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, male in Estonia?
- Part time employment, male in Estonia was 11.1% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2008.
- How does Estonia rank for part time employment, male?
- Estonia ranks 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. 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, male (% of total male 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.