Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Estonia
Estonia: Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees was 3.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.4%
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
38th
of 45 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2011
All-time low
1.6%
in 1998
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 3.4% for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in 2025.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Estonia peaked at 4.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1998.
Estonia ranks 38th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.2% | — |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +48.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -41.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +82.4% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 6 |
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- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Estonia?
- Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Estonia was 3.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1998.
- How does Estonia rank for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees?
- Estonia ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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