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ICT sector share of employment in Estonia

ICT sector share of employment in Estonia was 5.98% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.5 pts from 2021.

20225.98%
Change on 2021+0.5 pts
Series high5.982022
Series low3.012008

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ICT sector share of employment in Estonia, 2008 to 2022

3456200820112014201720222008: 3.01 %2009: 3.01 %2010: 3.09 %2011: 3.33 %2012: 3.41 %2013: 3.48 %2014: 3.58 %2015: 3.6 %2016: 3.69 %2017: 4.09 %2018: 4.3 %2019: 4.75 %2020: 4.95 %2021: 5.48 %2022: 5.98 %345620082013201820222008: 3.01 %2009: 3.01 %2010: 3.09 %2011: 3.33 %2012: 3.41 %2013: 3.48 %2014: 3.58 %2015: 3.6 %2016: 3.69 %2017: 4.09 %2018: 4.3 %2019: 4.75 %2020: 4.95 %2021: 5.48 %2022: 5.98 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-16.
All 15 values
Period%
20225.98
20215.48 Series break
20204.95
20194.75
20184.3 Series break
20174.09
20163.69
20153.6
20143.58
20133.48
20123.41
20113.33
20103.09
20093.01
20083.01 Series break

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2022
Estonia5.98
European Union (27)3.33

Estonia compared with nearby places

Austria: 3.14 %Belgium: 3.16 %Bulgaria: 3.75 %Czechia: 3.71 %Germany: 3.39 %Denmark: 3.76 %Estonia: 5.98 %Finland: 4.1 %France: 3.28 %Greece: 1.78 %Croatia: 3.68 %Hungary: 3.97 %Ireland: 6.23 %Italy: 2.68 %Lithuania: 3.78 %Latvia: 4.64 %Malta: 4.62 %Netherlands: 3.75 %Poland: 3.18 %Romania: 3.26 %Sweden: 4.8 %Slovenia: 3.2 %Slovakia: 3.65 %
  • Under 3.2
  • 3.2 to 3.6
  • 3.6 to 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.4
  • 4.4 and over
  • No data
ICT sector share of employment, 2022, %. Estonia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Persons employed in the ICT sector as a percentage of total employment in the economy (national accounts).

More on how it is measured
  • The ICT sector follows the OECD definition: ICT manufacturing and ICT services, including telecommunications, software publishing and computer programming.
  • Eurostat, from structural business statistics and national accounts.

Counts everyone who works in ICT industries, including sales and administrative staff, and leaves out ICT specialists in other industries: ict_specialists_employment_share counts ICT occupations in every industry. Eurostat flags a break in 2021.

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Eurostat. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap) (ICT sector share of employment, Estonia, 2008 to 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table

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Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap), ICT sector share of employment, Estonia, 2008 to 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/ict-sector-employment-share/estonia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). ICT sector share of employment, Estonia, 2008 to 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/ict-sector-employment-share/estonia.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap), ICT sector share of employment, Estonia, 2008 to 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/ict-sector-employment-share/estonia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc\_bde15ap): ICT sector share of employment, Estonia, 2008 to 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/ict-sector-employment-share/estonia. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc\_bde15ap). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc\_bde15ap/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
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AU  - Eurostat, European Commission
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PY  - 2026
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PB  - Eurostat, European Commission
DB  - Invokely
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N1  - Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ap/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the ICT sector share of employment in Estonia?

ICT sector share of employment in Estonia was 5.98% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.5 pts from 2021.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ap). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest ICT sector share of employment in Estonia?

5.98% in 2022, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

ICT sector share of employment elsewhere in European Union (27)

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