Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia

Estonia: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 39.22 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
39.22
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 76 countries
All-time high
41.01
in 1998
All-time low
39.22
in 2016
Years of data
14
1998–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia, 1998–2016

0102030401998200720161998: 412004: 40.72005: 40.82006: 40.62007: 40.12008: 39.92009: 39.72010: 39.52011: 39.62012: 39.92013: 402014: 39.72015: 39.62016: 39.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia is 39.22, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia peaked at 41.01 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39.22, in 2016.

Estonia ranks 50th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1998 41.01 —
2004 40.71 -0.7%
2005 40.82 +0.3%
2006 40.63 -0.5%
2007 40.15 -1.2%
2008 39.86 -0.7%
2009 39.69 -0.4%
2010 39.47 -0.6%
2011 39.63 +0.4%
2012 39.91 +0.7%
2013 39.98 +0.2%
2014 39.75 -0.6%
2015 39.56 -0.5%
2016 39.22 -0.9%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 39.22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.6, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 39.22 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.29, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.01 41.01 41.01 1
2000s 40.31 39.69 40.82 6
2010s 39.65 39.22 39.98 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 47 Moldova 39.33 compare
  2. 48 Finland 39.29 compare
  3. 49 United States 39.29 compare
  4. 51 Austria 39.22 compare
  5. 52 Italy 39.2 compare
  6. 53 United Kingdom 38.85 compare

See the full ranking of 76 places →

More reference data data for Estonia

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia was 39.22 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 41.01 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.22 in 2016.
How does Estonia rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
Estonia ranks 50th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia. Statizoid. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-weekly-working-hours-aged-15-64-rural/estonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-weekly-working-hours-aged-15-64-rural/estonia/">Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Estonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed