Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia
Estonia: Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 15.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia stood at 15.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia peaked at 15.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2002.
Estonia ranks 18th of 45 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.2% | — |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -27.5% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +47.2% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
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 | 14.6% | 13.4% | 15.3% | 6 |
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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 15.2% in 2025, 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 15.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Estonia ranks 18th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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