Employment rate in Eesti
The employment rate in Eesti was 81.7% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025.
Eesti, 2025
81.7%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
Estonia, 2025
81.7%
Position in 2025
58th of 289
Employment rate in Eesti over time
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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eesti | Estonia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2021 | 79.3%b (break in time series) | 79.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 78.2% | 78.2% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | 79.7% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | 79.1% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | 78.3% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | 76.4% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | 76.0% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | 74.3% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | 66.8% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | 70.0% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | 76.9% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | 75.9% |
| 2005 | 72.0%b (break in time series) | 72.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 70.2% | 70.2% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | 69.1% |
| 2002 | 68.3% | 68.3% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | 66.8% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 81.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 76.0%, the figure has changed by +5.7 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 289 regions with data for 2025, Eesti has the 58th highest value.
- The figure for Estonia in 2025 was 81.7%.