Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment was 67.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia is 67.2, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia peaked at 67.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.9, in 2007.
That places Estonia 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.7 | — |
| 1999 | 49.1 | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 48.2 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 51.7 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 40.1 | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 47.9 | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 49 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 42 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 27.3 | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 26.9 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 32.3 | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 58.3 | +80.5% |
| 2010 | 59.3 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 52 | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 49.7 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 52.3 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 48 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 45.4 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 53.4 | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 47.9 | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 55.1 | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 61.5 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 67.2 | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9 | 38.7 | 49.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.37 | 26.9 | 58.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.46 | 45.4 | 61.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2 | 67.2 | 67.2 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia was 67.2 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9 in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Estonia ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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