Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly in Estonia
Estonia: Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly was 15.9 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 15.9 for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in 2026. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia peaked at 15.9 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 1999.
That places Estonia 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.4 | — |
| 1999 | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 9.3 | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 9.4 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 9.6 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 8.3 | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 7.8 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.6 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 7.7 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 9.4 | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 11.3 | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 10.2 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 10.6 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 10.2 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 9.4 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8 | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 11.4 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 10.9 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 12.6 | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 12.9 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 14 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 13.8 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.6 | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 14.7 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 14.8 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 14.9 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 15.9 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.7 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.03 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.81 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia was 15.9 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9 in 2026.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Estonia ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2026.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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