Persons outside … Persons population private households in Estonia
Estonia: Persons outside … Persons population private households was 25.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 25.9 for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Estonia peaked at 38.4 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25.4, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 41st of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Persons outside … Persons population private households in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.8 | — |
| 1998 | 35.7 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 37.1 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 36.7 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 37.4 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 38.4 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 36.3 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 36 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 36.2 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.9 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 33.8 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 33 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 33.3 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.3 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 32.1 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.7 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.5 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 29.4 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 28.5 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 28.1 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 28.5 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.9 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 26.7 | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 26.1 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 25.4 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 25.9 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.87 | 34.8 | 37.1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.5 | 33 | 38.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.62 | 28.1 | 33.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.93 | 25.4 | 28.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 42.7 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 21.94 Persons (2022)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 693.1 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 749.3 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.4 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 693.1 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Estonia?
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Estonia was 25.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4 in 2002.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private?
- Estonia ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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