Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 in Estonia

Estonia: Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 was 601,186 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
601,186
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
90th
of 109 countries
All-time high
604,502
in 2010
All-time low
581.43
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 in Estonia, 1998–2016

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200720161998: 581.42000: 584.7k2001: 575.3k2002: 576.7k2003: 570.3k2004: 547.6k2005: 571.2k2006: 578.4k2007: 586.3k2008: 588.6k2009: 604.0k2010: 604.5k2011: 598.6k2012: 599.5k2013: 599.7k2014: 595.8k2015: 600.3k2016: 601.2k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 in Estonia stood at 601,186.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 in Estonia peaked at 604,502 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 581.43, in 1998.

That places Estonia 90th out of 109 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 25-64 in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1998 581.43 —
2000 584,746 +100470.8%
2001 575,292 -1.6%
2002 576,721 +0.2%
2003 570,264 -1.1%
2004 547,646 -4.0%
2005 571,198 +4.3%
2006 578,439 +1.3%
2007 586,337 +1.4%
2008 588,566 +0.4%
2009 604,000 +2.6%
2010 604,502 +0.1%
2011 598,551 -1.0%
2012 599,455 +0.2%
2013 599,730 +0.0%
2014 595,763 -0.7%
2015 600,346 +0.8%
2016 601,186 +0.1%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 601,186 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.27 million, 26% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 601,186 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million, 28% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 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 +100470.8% 581.43 584,746

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 581.43 581.43 581.43 1
2000s 578,321 547,646 604,000 10
2010s 599,933 595,763 604,502 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 87 Moldova 906,091 compare
  2. 88 North Macedonia 862,447 compare
  3. 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 801,739 compare
  4. 91 Namibia 567,297 compare
  5. 92 Kosovo 558,169 compare
  6. 92 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 558,169 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 in Estonia?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 in Estonia was 601,186 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 604,502 in 2010.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 581.43 in 1998.
How does Estonia rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64?
Estonia ranks 90th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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