Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Estonia
Estonia: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region was 6.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 6.3 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in 2025.
The figure is up 18.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Estonia peaked at 10 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2020.
That places Estonia 28th out of 47 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 … NUTS 2 region in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.7 | — |
| 2005 | 9.5 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.1 | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2 | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 5.3 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 5.6 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 9 | +60.7% |
| 2011 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6 | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8 | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 5.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 5.8 | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 5.3 | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 6.3 | +18.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 6.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.75, 81% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 6.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region 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 | +60.7% | 5.6 | 9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.23 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.29 | 5.2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 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 nuts 2 in Estonia?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Estonia was 6.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2?
- Estonia ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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