Share of private paid employees with a contract in Estonia

Estonia: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.9958 in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9958
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1
in 2004
All-time low
0.9706
in 2007
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Estonia, 2004–2020

00.20.40.60.812004201220202004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 0.9712008: 0.9792009: 0.9892010: 0.9842011: 0.9872012: 0.9832013: 0.9892014: 0.9872015: 0.992016: 0.9872017: 0.9922018: 0.9922019: 0.9932020: 0.996

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.9958 for share of private paid employees with a contract in 2020.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in Estonia peaked at 1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9706, in 2007.

Estonia ranks 20th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9897 0.9706 1 6
2010s 0.9885 0.983 0.9931 10
2020s 0.9958 0.9958 0.9958 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 17 Romania 0.9987 compare
  2. 18 Slovak Republic 0.9977 compare
  3. 19 Lithuania 0.9959 compare
  4. 21 Luxembourg 0.9905 compare
  5. 22 Spain 0.9864 compare
  6. 23 United Kingdom 0.9785 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places β†’

More reference data data for Estonia

All data for Estonia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in Estonia?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in Estonia was 0.9958 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9706 in 2007.
How does Estonia rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
Estonia ranks 20th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Share of private paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 621 data points, 2000–2021
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