Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Estonia
Estonia: Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Estonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Estonia is 9.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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.
Estonia ranks 7th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.8% | — |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +79.1% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -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% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 9.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 9.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in 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% | 12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.7% | 12.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 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
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6763 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1039 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 885.23 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 259.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 417.66 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 407.84 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 825.5 1000 No (2100)
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 43 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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