Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies was 36.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Estonia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Estonia is 36.3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 114.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Estonia peaked at 36.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.9, in 2015.
Estonia ranks 16th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.9 | — |
| 2016 | 28.3 | +67.5% |
| 2017 | 24.5 | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 22 | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 17.4 | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 29.2 | +67.8% |
| 2021 | 26.6 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 27.5 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 29.5 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 36.2 | +22.7% |
| 2025 | 36.3 | +0.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 36.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.9, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 36.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 63, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.82 | 16.9 | 28.3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.88 | 26.6 | 36.3 | 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 unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Estonia?
- Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Estonia was 36.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9 in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployment by sex, age and other typologies?
- Estonia ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.8%. 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 Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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