Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia

Estonia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
14th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2008
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.912 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.918 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.926 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.926 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.908 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.93 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.929 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.931 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.934 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.938 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.929 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.927 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.918 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.919 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.92 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.911 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.907 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.897 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

Estonia ranks 14th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.9%
2000 0.9% +0.6%
2001 0.9% +0.9%
2002 0.9% +0.0%
2003 0.9% -2.0%
2004 0.9% +2.5%
2005 0.9% -0.1%
2006 0.9% +0.2%
2007 0.9% +0.3%
2008 0.9% +0.5%
2009 0.9% -1.0%
2010 0.9% -0.2%
2011 0.9% -1.0%
2012 0.9% +0.2%
2013 0.9% +0.0%
2014 0.9% -0.9%
2015 0.9% -0.4%
2016 0.9% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 11 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  2. 12 France 0.9% compare
  3. 13 Malta 0.9% compare
  4. 15 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  5. 16 Slovenia 0.9% compare
  6. 17 Hungary 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Estonia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Estonia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Estonia ranks 14th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 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
Wage 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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