Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment was 56.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Estonia is 56.2, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Estonia peaked at 113.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.3, in 2019.
Estonia ranks 39th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 69.8 | — |
| 1998 | 64 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 75.9 | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 90.4 | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 88 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 65.6 | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 75.9 | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 69 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 53.8 | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 41 | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 31.6 | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 37.8 | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 93.1 | +146.3% |
| 2010 | 113.9 | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 84.8 | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 68.5 | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 58.7 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 49.6 | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 43.3 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 47.2 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 40.1 | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 37.6 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 31.3 | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 48.4 | +54.6% |
| 2021 | 43.1 | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 40.2 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 47.7 | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 57.1 | +19.7% |
| 2025 | 56.2 | -1.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 56.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 212.7, 26% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 56.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 216.5, 26% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +146.3% | 37.8 | 93.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.9 | 64 | 75.9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 64.62 | 31.6 | 93.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5 | 31.3 | 113.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.78 | 40.2 | 57.1 | 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 unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Estonia?
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Estonia was 56.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 113.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3 in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment?
- Estonia ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by duration of unemployment rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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