Duration of working life in Estonia
Estonia: Duration of working life was 41.5 Year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.5 Year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
41.5 Year
in 2024
All-time low
32.4 Year
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Duration of working life in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of working life in Estonia stood at 41.5 Year. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of working life in Estonia peaked at 41.5 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.4 Year, in 2002.
Estonia ranks 6th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.24 Year | 32.4 Year | 35.9 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.19 Year | 35.8 Year | 38.9 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.35 Year | 38.8 Year | 41.5 Year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of working life in Estonia?
- Duration of working life in Estonia was 41.5 Year in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest duration of working life recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5 Year in 2024.
- What is the lowest duration of working life recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4 Year in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for duration of working life?
- Estonia ranks 6th out of 35 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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