Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data was 59 Thousand persons in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Estonia, 2000–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2026, unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Estonia stood at 59 Thousand persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Estonia peaked at 118 Thousand persons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30 Thousand persons, in 2007.
That places Estonia 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 102 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 80 Thousand persons | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 87 Thousand persons | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 73 Thousand persons | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 66 Thousand persons | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 50 Thousand persons | -24.2% |
| 2006 | 37 Thousand persons | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 30 Thousand persons | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 65 Thousand persons | +116.7% |
| 2009 | 118 Thousand persons | +81.5% |
| 2010 | 98 Thousand persons | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 75 Thousand persons | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 66 Thousand persons | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 58 Thousand persons | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 44 Thousand persons | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 45 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 44 Thousand persons | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 43 Thousand persons | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 30 Thousand persons | -30.2% |
| 2019 | 32 Thousand persons | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 50 Thousand persons | +56.2% |
| 2021 | 38 Thousand persons | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 38 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51 Thousand persons | +34.2% |
| 2024 | 58 Thousand persons | +13.7% |
| 2025 | 48 Thousand persons | -17.2% |
| 2026 | 59 Thousand persons | +22.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +116.7% | 30 Thousand persons | 65 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.8 Thousand persons | 30 Thousand persons | 118 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5 Thousand persons | 30 Thousand persons | 98 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.86 Thousand persons | 38 Thousand persons | 59 Thousand persons | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Estonia?
- Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data in Estonia was 59 Thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - monthly data recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 118 Thousand persons in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - monthly data recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 Thousand persons in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployment by sex and age - monthly data?
- Estonia ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - monthly data rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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