Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Estonia
Estonia: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour was 6.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Estonia, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population outside the labour force.
Analysis
In 2025, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Estonia stood at 6.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Estonia peaked at 7.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.
Estonia ranks 7th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population outside the labour force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.0% | — |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.0% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 6 |
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- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Estonia?
- Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Estonia was 6.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Estonia ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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