Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Estonia
Estonia: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 381.52 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 381.52 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Estonia peaked at 477.85 Persons in 2002 and was at its lowest, 375.18 Persons, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 468.4 Persons | — |
| 2001 | 475.93 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 477.85 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 468.35 Persons | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 467.88 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 470.15 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 449.65 Persons | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 449 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 441.62 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 444.4 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 445.23 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 434.27 Persons | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 431.25 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 428.88 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 428.98 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 416.5 Persons | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 408.35 Persons | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 399 Persons | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 398.48 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 401.23 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 402.75 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 397.57 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 377.35 Persons | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 377.35 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 375.18 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 381.52 Persons | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 461.32 Persons | 441.62 Persons | 477.85 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 419.21 Persons | 398.48 Persons | 445.23 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 385.29 Persons | 375.18 Persons | 402.75 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 7 France 23,942 Persons compare
- 7 Lithuania 919.6 Persons compare
- 8 Slovenia 735.58 Persons compare
- 8 United Kingdom 20,378 Persons compare
- 9 Latvia 595.4 Persons compare
- 9 Spain 17,839 Persons compare
- 10 Brazil 15,986 Persons compare
- 11 Colombia 14,521 Persons compare
- 12 Canada 12,002 Persons compare
- 13 Romania 7,750 Persons compare
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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1% (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)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Estonia?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Estonia was 381.52 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 477.85 Persons in 2002.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 375.18 Persons in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Estonia ranks 10th out of 10 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.