Number of paid employees in Estonia

Estonia: Number of paid employees was 10,057 in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
10,057
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
45th
of 80 countries
All-time high
10,479
in 2017
All-time low
5,751
in 2004
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Number of paid employees in Estonia, 2004–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2004201220202004: 5.8k2005: 7.7k2006: 10.4k2007: 9.5k2008: 8.7k2009: 9.0k2010: 9.0k2011: 8.9k2012: 9.7k2013: 10.2k2014: 10.3k2015: 10.0k2016: 10.4k2017: 10.5k2018: 10.1k2019: 10.2k2020: 10.1k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 10,057 for number of paid employees in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Estonia peaked at 10,479 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,751, in 2004.

That places Estonia 45th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,503 5,751 10,385 6
2010s 9,934 8,947 10,479 10
2020s 10,057 10,057 10,057 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 42 Cambodia 10,464 compare
  2. 43 Switzerland 10,398 compare
  3. 44 Hungary 10,341 compare
  4. 46 Slovakia 9,770 compare
  5. 47 Belgium 9,692 compare
  6. 48 Armenia 9,548 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

More reference data data for Estonia

All data for Estonia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees in Estonia?
Number of paid employees in Estonia was 10,057 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 10,479 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,751 in 2004.
How does Estonia rank for number of paid employees?
Estonia ranks 45th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,007 data points, 2000–2022
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