Share in informal employment female in Estonia

Estonia: Share in informal employment female was 1.99 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.99
Change on year
down 28.4%
World rank
70th
of 80 countries
All-time high
2.78
in 2022
All-time low
0.77
in 2009
Years of data
17
2007–2023

Share in informal employment female in Estonia, 2007–2023

11.522.532007201520232007: 22008: 12009: 0.772010: 1.12011: 2.12012: 2.22013: 1.62014: 2.42015: 2.62016: 2.62017: 22018: 1.82019: 22020: 2.22021: 2.62022: 2.82023: 2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 1.99 for share in informal employment female in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.4% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in informal employment female in Estonia peaked at 2.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.77, in 2009.

Estonia ranks 70th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Share in informal employment female in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment female in Estonia, 2007 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2007 1.99
2008 1 -49.7%
2009 0.77 -23.0%
2010 1.12 +45.5%
2011 2.06 +83.9%
2012 2.23 +8.3%
2013 1.61 -27.8%
2014 2.39 +48.4%
2015 2.61 +9.2%
2016 2.56 -1.9%
2017 2 -21.9%
2018 1.75 -12.5%
2019 2.01 +14.9%
2020 2.21 +10.0%
2021 2.57 +16.3%
2022 2.78 +8.2%
2023 1.99 -28.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.25 0.77 1.99 3
2010s 2.03 1.12 2.61 10
2020s 2.39 1.99 2.78 4

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 67 Latvia 2.65 compare
  2. 68 Finland 2.33 compare
  3. 69 Croatia 2.03 compare
  4. 71 Bulgaria 1.79 compare
  5. 72 Hungary 1.74 compare
  6. 73 Switzerland 1.69 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment female in Estonia?
Share in informal employment female in Estonia was 1.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 2.78 in 2022.
What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.77 in 2009.
How does Estonia rank for share in informal employment female?
Estonia ranks 70th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,095 data points, 2000–2024
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