Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia

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

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2004
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
17
2000–2016

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

00.20.40.60.812000200820162000: 0.94 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.949 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.944 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.928 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.955 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.946 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.94 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.948 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.951 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.931 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.929 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.925 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.923 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.925 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.913 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.91 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.9 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia peaked at 1.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

That places Estonia 18th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Estonia, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2000 0.9%
2001 0.9% +0.9%
2002 0.9% -0.5%
2003 0.9% -1.8%
2004 1.0% +2.9%
2005 0.9% -0.9%
2006 0.9% -0.6%
2007 0.9% +0.8%
2008 1.0% +0.3%
2009 0.9% -2.0%
2010 0.9% -0.3%
2011 0.9% -0.4%
2012 0.9% -0.2%
2013 0.9% +0.2%
2014 0.9% -1.3%
2015 0.9% -0.3%
2016 0.9% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 15 Latvia 0.9% compare
  2. 16 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  3. 17 Ireland 0.9% compare
  4. 19 Malta 0.9% compare
  5. 20 Austria 0.9%
  6. 21 Portugal 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Estonia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Estonia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Estonia ranks 18th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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