ICT specialists in employment in Estonia

ICT specialists made up 6.8% of total employment in Estonia in 2025.

Measure: ICT specialists in employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Estonia, 2025 6.8%e (Estimated) % of total employment
Change from 2024 −0.4percentage points 2024: 7.2%
European Union, 2025 5.0%e (Estimated) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 4.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 5th of 33 See the full ranking

ICT specialists in employment in Estonia over time

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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

ICT specialists in employment (% of total employment), 2004 to 2025
Period EstoniaEuropean Union
2025 6.8%e (estimated) 5.0%e (estimated)
2024 7.2%e (estimated) 4.9%e (estimated)
2023 6.7%e (estimated) 4.8%e (estimated)
2022 6.6% 4.6%e (estimated)
2021 6.2%b (break in time series) 4.5%be (break in time series, estimated)
2020 6.2%e (estimated) 4.3%e (estimated)
2019 5.8% 4.0%e (estimated)
2018 5.4% 3.8%e (estimated)
2017 5.3% 3.7%e (estimated)
2016 5.1%e (estimated) 3.6%e (estimated)
2015 4.2% 3.5%e (estimated)
2014 3.9% 3.4%e (estimated)
2013 4.1% 3.3%e (estimated)
2012 3.8% 3.2%e (estimated)
2011 3.4%b (break in time series) 3.0%be (break in time series, estimated)
2010 4.1%e (estimated) 3.6%e (estimated)
2009 3.8%e (estimated) 3.6%e (estimated)
2008 3.7%e (estimated) 3.5%e (estimated)
2007 3.4%e (estimated) 3.4%e (estimated)
2006 2.9%e (estimated) 3.4%e (estimated)
2005 2.5%be (break in time series, estimated) 3.3%be (break in time series, estimated)
2004 3.2%e (estimated) 3.1%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; be break in time series, estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 7.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 4.2%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 33 countries with data for 2025, Estonia has the 5th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 5.0%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
isoc_sks_itspt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_EMP
Observation period
2004 to 2025 for Estonia
Provider update
17 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat