Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Estonia

Estonia: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total was 639,904 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
639,904
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
99th
of 113 countries
All-time high
662,176
in 2009
All-time low
662.16
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Estonia, 1998–2016

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200720161998: 662.22000: 648.7k2001: 641.4k2002: 640.6k2003: 646.7k2004: 605.2k2005: 630.8k2006: 639.8k2007: 650.5k2008: 646.1k2009: 662.2k2010: 657.2k2011: 652.4k2012: 646.0k2013: 649.0k2014: 635.3k2015: 641.5k2016: 639.9k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Estonia stood at 639,904.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Estonia peaked at 662,176 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 662.16, in 1998.

That places Estonia 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1998 662.16 —
2000 648,713 +97869.2%
2001 641,430 -1.1%
2002 640,591 -0.1%
2003 646,726 +1.0%
2004 605,201 -6.4%
2005 630,772 +4.2%
2006 639,830 +1.4%
2007 650,532 +1.7%
2008 646,150 -0.7%
2009 662,176 +2.5%
2010 657,219 -0.7%
2011 652,403 -0.7%
2012 646,044 -1.0%
2013 649,039 +0.5%
2014 635,301 -2.1%
2015 641,532 +1.0%
2016 639,904 -0.3%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 639,904 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.14 million, 20% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 639,904 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.42 million, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +97869.2% 662.16 648,713

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 662.16 662.16 662.16 1
2000s 641,212 605,201 662,176 10
2010s 645,920 635,301 657,219 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 96 Kosovo 667,323 compare
  2. 96 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 667,323 compare
  3. 98 Djibouti 661,925 compare
  4. 100 Trinidad and Tobago 591,592 compare
  5. 101 Mauritius 583,770 compare
  6. 102 Gambia 530,509 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Estonia?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total in Estonia was 639,904 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 662,176 in 2009.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 662.16 in 1998.
How does Estonia rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total?
Estonia ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,673 data points, 1970–2021
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