Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Estonia

Estonia: Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 1.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.63
Change on year
up 24.6%
World rank
43rd
of 59 countries
All-time high
1.63
in 2024
All-time low
0.884
in 2017
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Estonia, 2014–2024

00.511.52014201920242014: 1.22015: 1.42016: 1.52017: 0.8842018: 1.32019: 1.22020: 1.22021: 1.12022: 1.12023: 1.32024: 1.6

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 1.63 for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Estonia peaked at 1.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.884, in 2017.

That places Estonia 43rd out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+) in Estonia, 2014 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2014 1.19
2015 1.42 +19.5%
2016 1.5 +5.9%
2017 0.884 -41.3%
2018 1.27 +43.2%
2019 1.17 -8.0%
2020 1.23 +5.6%
2021 1.11 -9.8%
2022 1.1 -1.1%
2023 1.31 +19.2%
2024 1.63 +24.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.24 0.884 1.5 6
2020s 1.28 1.1 1.63 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 40 Singapore 1.9 compare
  2. 41 Viet Nam 1.79 compare
  3. 42 Lithuania 1.68 compare
  4. 44 Hong Kong, China 1.51 compare
  5. 45 Canada 1.49 compare
  6. 46 Republic of Moldova 1.45 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Estonia?
Time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Estonia was 1.63 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 2024.
What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.884 in 2017.
How does Estonia rank for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
Estonia ranks 43rd out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
Is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
59 places, 585 data points, 2014–2025
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The time-related underemployment rate conveys the number of persons in time-related underemployment as a percent of the total number of persons in employment. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.