Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 7.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Estonia, 1989–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Estonia stood at 7.5%.
That represents a change of up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Estonia peaked at 16.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1989.
Estonia ranks 59th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 0.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 4.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 4.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Estonia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Estonia was 7.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Estonia ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.