Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia

Estonia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
23rd
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.812000200820162000: 0.928 % of urban workers in the service sector2001: 0.944 % of urban workers in the service sector2002: 0.93 % of urban workers in the service sector2003: 0.909 % of urban workers in the service sector2004: 0.95 % of urban workers in the service sector2005: 0.936 % of urban workers in the service sector2006: 0.934 % of urban workers in the service sector2007: 0.94 % of urban workers in the service sector2008: 0.948 % of urban workers in the service sector2009: 0.933 % of urban workers in the service sector2010: 0.928 % of urban workers in the service sector2011: 0.916 % of urban workers in the service sector2012: 0.912 % of urban workers in the service sector2013: 0.918 % of urban workers in the service sector2014: 0.907 % of urban workers in the service sector2015: 0.905 % of urban workers in the service sector2016: 0.896 % of urban workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the service sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia is 0.9%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

Estonia ranks 23rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector) in Estonia, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of urban workers in the service sector Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.9% +1.7%
2002 0.9% -1.4%
2003 0.9% -2.3%
2004 0.9% +4.4%
2005 0.9% -1.4%
2006 0.9% -0.2%
2007 0.9% +0.6%
2008 0.9% +0.8%
2009 0.9% -1.6%
2010 0.9% -0.5%
2011 0.9% -1.4%
2012 0.9% -0.4%
2013 0.9% +0.7%
2014 0.9% -1.3%
2015 0.9% -0.2%
2016 0.9% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 20 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  2. 21 Finland 0.9% compare
  3. 22 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  4. 24 Austria 0.9%
  5. 25 Iceland 0.9% compare
  6. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Estonia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
Estonia ranks 23rd out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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