Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … most in Estonia
Estonia: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … most was 5.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 5.7 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Estonia peaked at 8.8 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2009.
That places Estonia 33rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … most in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.8 | — |
| 2005 | 8.3 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 5.8 | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5 | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 3.9 | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 3 | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 7.7 | +156.7% |
| 2011 | 7.2 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 7.8 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 6.3 | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 6.7 | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 5.8 | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 6.2 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 6.8 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 5.5 | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6 | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 5.3 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 6.8 | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 6.2 | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 5.7 | -8.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 5.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.55, 75% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 5.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.5, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … most in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +156.7% | 3 | 7.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.72 | 3 | 8.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.57 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More population data for Estonia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6697 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5636 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6697 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6551 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3052 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.677 (2100)
- Population density 19.31 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 30,706 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.677 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0322 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Estonia?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by most in Estonia was 5.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 in 2004.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by most recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2009.
- How does Estonia rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by most?
- Estonia ranks 33rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by most rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 most frequent activity status (population aged 18 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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