Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Estonia
Estonia: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 28.6% 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 28.6% 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 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Estonia peaked at 28.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2007.
That places Estonia 34th out of 115 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 (% of total male employment) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.2% | — |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +107.2% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +3.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 28.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 28.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male 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 | +107.2% | 11.7% | 24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 18.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 10.2% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 15.9% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 26.2% | 28.6% | 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 28.6% 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 28.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for part time employment, male?
- Estonia ranks 34th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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, 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.