{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ee-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ee-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ee-self-employment-rate/","title":"Estonia Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Estonia's Self-Employed Persons: 76.3 thousand persons in 2025, -7.6% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Estonia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Estonia","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Estonia Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Estonia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Estonia (2025)","value":"76.3","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-7.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-7.6%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Estonia Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":50.6},{"period":"2009","value":48.5},{"period":"2010","value":47},{"period":"2011","value":51},{"period":"2012","value":52.6},{"period":"2013","value":55.2},{"period":"2014","value":55.6},{"period":"2015","value":58},{"period":"2016","value":59.1},{"period":"2017","value":63.7},{"period":"2018","value":67.6},{"period":"2019","value":70.6},{"period":"2020","value":68.4},{"period":"2021","value":69.5},{"period":"2022","value":69.5},{"period":"2023","value":75.4},{"period":"2024","value":82.6},{"period":"2025","value":76.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"76.3","yoyChange":"-7.6%"},{"year":"2024","value":"82.6","yoyChange":"+9.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"75.4","yoyChange":"+8.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"69.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"69.5","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"68.4","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"70.6","yoyChange":"+4.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"67.6","yoyChange":"+6.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"63.7","yoyChange":"+7.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"59.1","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"58.0","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"55.6","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"55.2","yoyChange":"+4.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"52.6","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"51.0","yoyChange":"+8.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"47.0","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"48.5","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"50.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Estonia from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 82.6 thousand persons in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 47 in 2010. The latest reading of 76.3 in 2025 represents a change of -6.3."}]}