Part time employment, male in Estonia

Estonia: Part time employment, male was 11.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.1%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
67th
of 111 countries
All-time high
11.1%
in 2024
All-time low
4.1%
in 2008
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Part time employment, male in Estonia, 1997–2024

02.557.5101997201020241997: 8 % of total male employment1998: 4.7 % of total male employment1999: 5.3 % of total male employment2000: 4.9 % of total male employment2001: 5.2 % of total male employment2002: 4.2 % of total male employment2003: 5.9 % of total male employment2004: 5.4 % of total male employment2005: 5.2 % of total male employment2006: 4.4 % of total male employment2007: 4.3 % of total male employment2008: 4.1 % of total male employment2009: 7.1 % of total male employment2010: 7 % of total male employment2011: 5.6 % of total male employment2012: 5.9 % of total male employment2013: 6.2 % of total male employment2014: 6.5 % of total male employment2015: 6.3 % of total male employment2016: 7.4 % of total male employment2017: 6.8 % of total male employment2018: 7.9 % of total male employment2019: 8 % of total male employment2020: 8.8 % of total male employment2021: 8.9 % of total male employment2022: 9.9 % of total male employment2023: 10.6 % of total male employment2024: 11.1 % of total male employment

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

Annual values for Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Estonia, 1997 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 64 Belgium 12.1% compare
  2. 65 Iceland 11.9% compare
  3. 66 Bhutan 11.9% compare
  4. 68 Seychelles 10.8% compare
  5. 69 Jamaica 10.8% compare
  6. 70 Israel 10.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Unit
% of total male employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.