Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Estonia
Estonia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0157 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Estonia, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Estonia stood at 0.0157 units per person.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Estonia peaked at 0.0187 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0152 units per person, in 2010.
That places Estonia 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0175 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0184 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0187 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0184 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0155 units per person | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0152 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0165 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0166 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0175 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0171 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0171 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0161 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0159 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0162 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.016 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0157 units per person | -1.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.0157 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.0157 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0177 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.016 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6763 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1039 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 885.23 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 259.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 417.66 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 407.84 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 825.5 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Estonia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Estonia was 0.0157 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0187 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0152 units per person in 2010.
- How does Estonia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Estonia ranks 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.