Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Estonia is 7.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Estonia peaked at 16.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2019.
Estonia ranks 11th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 10.0% | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -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 | 10.0% | -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 | 7.0% | +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% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 7.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.0%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 7.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by country of birth 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 | 9.6% | 4.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 4.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 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 rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Estonia?
- Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Estonia was 7.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation?
- Estonia ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by country of birth 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 country of birth and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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