Unemployment rate,Percent in Estonia

Estonia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 7.5% in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
7.5%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 71 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2010
All-time low
0.7%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Estonia, 1990–2025

0510151990200720251990: 0.651991: 1.51992: 3.71993: 6.51994: 7.51995: 9.81996: 9.91997: 9.71998: 9.81999: 12.22000: 14.62001: 132002: 11.22003: 10.32004: 10.12005: 82006: 62007: 4.62008: 5.42009: 13.62010: 16.72011: 12.32012: 102013: 8.62014: 7.32015: 6.22016: 6.82017: 5.82018: 5.42019: 4.52020: 6.82021: 6.22022: 5.62023: 6.42024: 7.52025: 7.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Estonia stood at 7.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Estonia peaked at 16.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1990.

Estonia ranks 17th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.1% 0.7% 12.2% 10
2000s 9.7% 4.6% 14.6% 10
2010s 8.3% 4.5% 16.7% 10
2020s 6.7% 5.6% 7.5% 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 14 Sweden 8.3% compare
  2. 15 France 7.5% compare
  3. 16 Uruguay 7.5% compare
  4. 18 Austria 7.4% compare
  5. 19 Argentina 7.4% compare
  6. 20 Latvia 7.0% compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Estonia?
Unemployment rate,percent in Estonia was 7.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
How does Estonia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Estonia ranks 17th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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