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.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.6% | — |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +127.3% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +149.9% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +77.8% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +28.0% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +148.4% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +54.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +17.6% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 7.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 7.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +149.9% | 1.5% | 3.7% |
| 2009 | +148.4% | 5.5% | 13.5% |
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 |
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 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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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.