Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia
Estonia: Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 14.7% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 14.7% for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia peaked at 15.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1999.
That places Estonia 19th out of 45 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 employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.4% | — |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -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 | 14.0% | +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 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
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 | 11.0% | 9.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 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 14.7% 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 15.6% in 2022.
- 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 19th out of 45 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 28.9%. 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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