Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Estonia

Estonia: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree was 29.1 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
29.1
Change on year
up 50.8%
World rank
32nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
29.1
in 2025
All-time low
18.2
in 2016
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Estonia, 2013–2025

01020302013201920252013: 26.32014: 25.82015: 21.92016: 18.22017: 19.92018: 27.22019: 27.72020: 25.22021: 21.62022: 20.32023: 23.12024: 19.32025: 29.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Estonia is 29.1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.8% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Estonia peaked at 29.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.2, in 2016.

Estonia ranks 32nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … degree in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy in Estonia, 2013 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2013 26.3 —
2014 25.8 -1.9%
2015 21.9 -15.1%
2016 18.2 -16.9%
2017 19.9 +9.3%
2018 27.2 +36.7%
2019 27.7 +1.8%
2020 25.2 -9.0%
2021 21.6 -14.3%
2022 20.3 -6.0%
2023 23.1 +13.8%
2024 19.3 -16.5%
2025 29.1 +50.8%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 29.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.5, 27% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 29.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 114, 26% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 23.86 18.2 27.7 7
2020s 23.1 19.3 29.1 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 30 North Macedonia 43.6 compare
  2. 30 North Macedonia 43.6 compare
  3. 32 Estonia 29.1 compare
  4. 34 Croatia 27.3 compare
  5. 34 Croatia 27.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Estonia?
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree in Estonia was 29.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 29.1 in 2025.
What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2 in 2016.
How does Estonia rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree?
Estonia ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by degree of urbanisation (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 584 data points, 2013–2025
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