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.
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 47 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.2 | — |
| 1998 | 7.4 | -27.5% |
| 1999 | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.5 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 8 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9 | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 8.1 | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 7.9 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 8 | +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 | +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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +47.2% | 7.2 | 10.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.27 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.03 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.97 | 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 47 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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