Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia

Estonia: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
101st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.020.040.060.081998200720161998: 0.088 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.05 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.046 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.044 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.058 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.046 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.049 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.045 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.041 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.036 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.04 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.039 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.048 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.044 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.047 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.054 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.055 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.056 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.1% for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia peaked at 0.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.

Estonia ranks 101st of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1998 0.1%
2000 0.1% -42.3%
2001 0.0% -8.8%
2002 0.0% -5.5%
2003 0.1% +33.4%
2004 0.0% -20.7%
2005 0.0% +6.9%
2006 0.0% -7.8%
2007 0.0% -9.2%
2008 0.0% -12.6%
2009 0.0% +12.1%
2010 0.0% -3.2%
2011 0.0% +22.4%
2012 0.0% -7.7%
2013 0.0% +5.6%
2014 0.1% +14.8%
2015 0.1% +3.3%
2016 0.1% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 98 Sweden 0.1% compare
  2. 99 Ukraine 0.1% compare
  3. 100 United States 0.1% compare
  4. 102 Croatia 0.1% compare
  5. 103 Denmark 0.0% compare
  6. 104 Germany 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
How does Estonia rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Estonia ranks 101st out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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