Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation was 7.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Estonia is 7.5, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Estonia peaked at 16.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2019.
Estonia ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.4 | — |
| 1998 | 9.5 | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 11.6 | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 13.4 | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 13.1 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 10 | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 11.3 | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 8 | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 5.9 | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6 | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5 | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 13.5 | +145.5% |
| 2010 | 16.7 | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 12.3 | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 10 | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 8.6 | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4 | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 6.4 | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 6.9 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 5.8 | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 5.4 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 4.5 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | +55.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 5.6 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 6.4 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6 | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 7.5 | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation 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 | +145.5% | 5.5 | 13.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.55 | 4.6 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 4.5 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.72 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Estonia?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation in Estonia was 7.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation?
- Estonia ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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