Part time employment, total in Estonia

Estonia: Part time employment, total was 15.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
70th
of 111 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 2024
All-time low
6.9%
in 2002
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Part time employment, total in Estonia, 1997–2024

0510151997201020241997: 10.2 % of total employment1998: 7.4 % of total employment1999: 7.2 % of total employment2000: 7.5 % of total employment2001: 8 % of total employment2002: 6.9 % of total employment2003: 8.1 % of total employment2004: 7.9 % of total employment2005: 8 % of total employment2006: 7.9 % of total employment2007: 8.2 % of total employment2008: 7.2 % of total employment2009: 10.6 % of total employment2010: 11.1 % of total employment2011: 10.8 % of total employment2012: 10.5 % of total employment2013: 10.2 % of total employment2014: 9.6 % of total employment2015: 10.7 % of total employment2016: 11 % of total employment2017: 10.8 % of total employment2018: 12.3 % of total employment2019: 12.7 % of total employment2020: 13.4 % of total employment2021: 13.7 % of total employment2022: 15.3 % of total employment2023: 15.5 % of total employment2024: 15.6 % of total employment

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total 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
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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.