Time-related underemployment, female in Estonia
Estonia: Time-related underemployment, female was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Estonia, 1998–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.9% for time-related underemployment, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Estonia peaked at 3.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.
That places Estonia 70th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.3% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -42.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +48.0% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +247.8% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -42.4% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -41.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +138.1% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -30.3% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +59.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -43.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More gender data for Estonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 178.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,124 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,124 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1883 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Estonia?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Estonia was 1.9% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Estonia ranks 70th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.