Part time employment, total in Estonia
Estonia: Part time employment, total was 15.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Estonia, 1997–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, total in Estonia stood at 15.6%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Estonia peaked at 15.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2002.
That places Estonia 70th 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, total in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.2% | — |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +46.3% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 10.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.4% | 15.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 67 Bangladesh 17.5% compare
- 68 South Africa 17.4% compare
- 69 Italy 17.1% compare
- 71 Bhutan 15.1% compare
- 72 Sri Lanka 14.3% compare
- 73 New Caledonia 14.1% compare
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, total in Estonia?
- Part time employment, total in Estonia was 15.6% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for part time employment, total?
- Estonia ranks 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.