Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Estonia
Estonia: Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees was 3.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 3.4 for temporary employees by country of birth - % 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 country of birth - % of total employees in Estonia peaked at 4.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 1998.
That places Estonia 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.2 | — |
| 1998 | 1.6 | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 2 | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +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 | 1.93 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.57 | 2 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Estonia?
- Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Estonia was 3.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 1998.
- How does Estonia rank for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees?
- Estonia ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by country of birth - % 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 country of birth - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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