Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Estonia
Estonia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 16.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Estonia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Estonia is 16.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Estonia peaked at 19.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1991.
Estonia ranks 155th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.2% | — |
| 1992 | 17.2% | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 15.2% | 19.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.6% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 16.8% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6763 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Estonia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Estonia was 16.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1991.
- How does Estonia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Estonia ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.