Time-related underemployment, male in Estonia

Estonia: Time-related underemployment, male was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.4%
Change on year
up 23.8%
World rank
76th
of 103 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.5%
in 2007
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Time-related underemployment, male in Estonia, 1998–2024

1231998201120241998: 0.864 % of employment1999: 0.786 % of employment2000: 1.4 % of employment2001: 2.2 % of employment2002: 1.7 % of employment2003: 3.1 % of employment2004: 1.9 % of employment2005: 1.2 % of employment2006: 1.1 % of employment2007: 0.54 % of employment2008: 0.878 % of employment2009: 2.4 % of employment2010: 1.9 % of employment2011: 1.3 % of employment2012: 1.3 % of employment2013: 1 % of employment2014: 1.1 % of employment2015: 0.863 % of employment2016: 1.1 % of employment2017: 0.694 % of employment2018: 1.2 % of employment2019: 1.2 % of employment2020: 1 % of employment2021: 0.857 % of employment2022: 0.882 % of employment2023: 1.1 % of employment2024: 1.4 % of employment

Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.

Analysis

In 2024, time-related underemployment, male in Estonia stood at 1.4%.

That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Estonia peaked at 3.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.

Estonia ranks 76th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Time-related underemployment, male in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment) in Estonia, 1998 to 2024.
Year % of employment Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.8% -9.0%
2000 1.4% +72.0%
2001 2.2% +65.7%
2002 1.7% -23.7%
2003 3.1% +81.4%
2004 1.9% -38.9%
2005 1.2% -35.8%
2006 1.1% -12.1%
2007 0.5% -49.4%
2008 0.9% +62.6%
2009 2.4% +177.4%
2010 1.9% -23.5%
2011 1.3% -28.6%
2012 1.3% -3.2%
2013 1.0% -21.3%
2014 1.1% +10.7%
2015 0.9% -23.2%
2016 1.1% +29.4%
2017 0.7% -37.9%
2018 1.2% +66.3%
2019 1.2% +1.9%
2020 1.0% -11.7%
2021 0.9% -17.4%
2022 0.9% +2.9%
2023 1.1% +28.1%
2024 1.4% +23.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 1.6% 0.5% 3.1% 10
2010s 1.2% 0.7% 1.9% 10
2020s 1.1% 0.9% 1.4% 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 73 North Macedonia 1.5% compare
  2. 74 Lithuania 1.4% compare
  3. 75 Paraguay 1.4% compare
  4. 77 Bhutan 1.4% compare
  5. 78 Canada 1.3% compare
  6. 79 Romania 1.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time-related underemployment, male in Estonia?
Time-related underemployment, male in Estonia was 1.4% 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, male recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
How does Estonia rank for time-related underemployment, male?
Estonia ranks 76th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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, male (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment)
Unit
% of employment
Source
International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 1,919 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.