Duration of working life in Estonia
Estonia: Duration of working life was 41.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 46 countries
All-time high
41.5
in 2024
All-time low
32.4
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Duration of working life in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 41.5 for duration of working life in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of working life in Estonia peaked at 41.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.4, in 2002.
That places Estonia 7th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Duration of working life in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.4 | — |
| 2001 | 32.9 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 32.4 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 33.8 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 33.9 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 34 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 35.2 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 35.1 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.9 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 35.8 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 36.2 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 36.5 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 36.4 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 37.7 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.5 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 38.9 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 38.8 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 40.4 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 40.9 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.5 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.24 | 32.4 | 35.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.19 | 35.8 | 38.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.35 | 38.8 | 41.5 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Estonia
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- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data -4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 52.32 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.22 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 3 region - annual data 3,730 (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 3 region - monthly data 502.94 (2025)
- IPAC Dashboard indicators — Geothermal 0 Index (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of working life in Estonia?
- Duration of working life in Estonia was 41.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest duration of working life recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest duration of working life recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4 in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for duration of working life?
- Estonia ranks 7th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of working life rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Duration of working life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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