Unemployment rates by country of birth in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment rates by country of birth was 7.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by country of birth in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 7.5 for unemployment rates by country of birth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by country of birth 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 country of birth 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 country of birth 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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- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 749.3 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.4 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by country of birth in Estonia?
- Unemployment rates by country of birth in Estonia was 7.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by country of birth recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by country of birth recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployment rates by country of birth?
- Estonia ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by country of birth 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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