Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Estonia
Estonia: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Estonia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Estonia is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Estonia peaked at 1.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.
Estonia ranks 29th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6% | — |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +62.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -69.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Estonia?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Estonia was 0.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Estonia ranks 29th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. 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 Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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