Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Estonia
Estonia: Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data was 2.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Estonia, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2026, temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Estonia stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Estonia peaked at 4.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1998.
Estonia ranks 40th 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 - % of total employees - quarterly data in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.6% | — |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +65.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -36.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +56.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2026 | 2.6% | -21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Estonia?
- Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data in Estonia was 2.6% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1998.
- How does Estonia rank for temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data?
- Estonia ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 - % of total employees - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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