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Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Estonia

Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Estonia was 2,236 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.1% from 2023. That is the 20th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons2,236
Change on 2023-1.1%
Rank20th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high5,3122008
Series low2,1912021

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Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Estonia, 2008 to 2024

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0002008201120142017202020242008: 5,312 persons2009: 5,201 persons2010: 4,951 persons2011: 4,999 persons2012: 5,288 persons2013: 5,104 persons2014: 4,875 persons2015: 4,776 persons2016: 4,345 persons2017: 4,378 persons2018: 4,200 persons2019: 3,748 persons2020: 3,126 persons2021: 2,191 persons2022: 2,208 persons2023: 2,260 persons2024: 2,236 persons2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0002008201420242008: 5,312 persons2009: 5,201 persons2010: 4,951 persons2011: 4,999 persons2012: 5,288 persons2013: 5,104 persons2014: 4,875 persons2015: 4,776 persons2016: 4,345 persons2017: 4,378 persons2018: 4,200 persons2019: 3,748 persons2020: 3,126 persons2021: 2,191 persons2022: 2,208 persons2023: 2,260 persons2024: 2,236 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
20242,236
20232,260
20222,208
20212,191 Series break
20203,126
20193,748
20184,200 Series break
20174,378
20164,345
20154,776
20144,875
20135,104
20125,288
20114,999
20104,951
20095,201
20085,312

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Estonia2,236
European Union (27)370,000

Rankings

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Estonia, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Estonia, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-mining/estonia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Estonia, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-mining/estonia.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in mining and quarrying, Estonia, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-mining/estonia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the persons employed in mining and quarrying in Estonia?

Persons employed in mining and quarrying in Estonia was 2,236 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.1% from 2023. That is the 20th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in mining and quarrying in Estonia?

5,312 in 2008, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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