Population in jobless … in private households where no-one is employed in Estonia
Estonia: Population in jobless … in private households where no-one is employed was 9.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Estonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 9.6 for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in 2025.
That represents a change of up 21.5% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Estonia peaked at 12.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.4, in 2017.
That places Estonia 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Population in jobless … in private households where no-one is employed in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.8 | — |
| 2007 | 7.1 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 12 | +79.1% |
| 2010 | 12.9 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 8.8 | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 9.4 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 8.4 | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 8 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 7 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 7.2 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 7.7 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 7.9 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.8 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 6.8 | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 7.8 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 9.6 | +21.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population in jobless … in private households where no-one is employed 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 | +79.1% | 6.7 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.15 | 6.7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.36 | 6.4 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.97 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 4 France 10.8 compare
- 5 United Kingdom 10.3 compare
- 5 United Kingdom 10.3 compare
- 7 Estonia 9.6 compare
- 9 Ireland 9.4 compare
- 10 Finland 9.3 compare
- 10 North Macedonia 9.3 compare
- 10 North Macedonia 9.3 compare
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- 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 population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Estonia?
- Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Estonia was 9.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 in 2017.
- How does Estonia rank for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in?
- Estonia ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in jobless private households - % of persons living in rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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