Number of paid employees in Estonia
Estonia: Number of paid employees was 10,057 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of paid employees in Estonia, 2004–2020
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.
Number of paid employees in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5,751 | — |
| 2005 | 7,662 | +33.2% |
| 2006 | 10,385 | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 9,500 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 8,698 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 9,022 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 8,977 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8,947 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9,653 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 10,221 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 10,341 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9,988 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 10,399 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 10,479 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10,090 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 10,244 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 10,057 | -1.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 10,057 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,534, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 10,057 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9,731, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of paid employees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +35.5% | 7,662 | 10,385 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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