Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity in Estonia
Estonia: Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity was 13 Person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity in Estonia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Person.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 13 Person for persons subject to eu blue card decisions by length of validity in 2025.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons subject to eu blue card decisions by length of validity in Estonia peaked at 18 Person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11 Person, in 2014.
Estonia ranks 25th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 Person | — |
| 2015 | 13 Person | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 15 Person | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 18 Person | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 16 Person | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 17 Person | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 18 Person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 18 Person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 Person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 11 Person | -35.3% |
| 2024 | 11 Person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 Person | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15 Person | 11 Person | 18 Person | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.67 Person | 11 Person | 18 Person | 6 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.4% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5% (2025)
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- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons subject to eu blue card decisions by length of validity in Estonia?
- Persons subject to eu blue card decisions by length of validity in Estonia was 13 Person in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons subject to eu blue card decisions by length of validity recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18 Person in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons subject to eu blue card decisions by length of validity recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 Person in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for persons subject to eu blue card decisions by length of validity?
- Estonia ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons subject to eu blue card decisions by length of validity rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity duration, age, sex, citizenship and economic sector of employer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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