Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia

Estonia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
13th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.812000200820162000: 0.927 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.934 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.931 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.914 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.948 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.942 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.932 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.938 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.944 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.923 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.921 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.907 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.909 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.91 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.899 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.898 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.886 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia is 0.9%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

Estonia ranks 13th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Estonia, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.9% +0.7%
2002 0.9% -0.3%
2003 0.9% -1.8%
2004 0.9% +3.8%
2005 0.9% -0.6%
2006 0.9% -1.1%
2007 0.9% +0.6%
2008 0.9% +0.6%
2009 0.9% -2.2%
2010 0.9% -0.2%
2011 0.9% -1.5%
2012 0.9% +0.3%
2013 0.9% +0.1%
2014 0.9% -1.2%
2015 0.9% -0.1%
2016 0.9% -1.3%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 10 Denmark 0.9% compare
  2. 11 Malta 0.9% compare
  3. 12 Austria 0.9%
  4. 14 Portugal 0.9% compare
  5. 15 Finland 0.9% compare
  6. 16 Hungary 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Estonia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Estonia ranks 13th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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