Which has higher duration of working life, Estonia or Germany?

Estonia, at 41.5 Year against 40.2 Year in Germany as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Germany?

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Eurostat, published as Duration of working life. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia

41.5 Year

in 2025

Germany

40.2 Year

in 2025

Estonia rank

6th

Germany rank

9th

Estonia currently reports 41.5 Year against 40.2 Year in Germany, a difference of 1.3 Year.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Estonia ranks 6th and Germany ranks 9th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.

Decade	Estonia	Germany	Difference	Ahead
2000s	34.24 Year	35.46 Year	1.22 Year	Germany
2010s	37.19 Year	37.98 Year	0.79 Year	Germany
2020s	40.35 Year	39.47 Year	0.8833 Year	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher duration of working life, Estonia or Germany?: Estonia, at 41.5 Year against 40.2 Year in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in duration of working life between Estonia and Germany?: 1.3 Year, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Germany?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Germany rank globally for duration of working life?: Estonia ranks 6th and Germany ranks 9th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Duration of working life. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.