| Estonians and non-Estonians | Total | | 372.8 | 378.5 | 387.0 | 389.8 | 394.5 | 404.1 | 393.3 | 392.7 | 390.1 | 361.2 | 357.0 | 346.2 | 347.4 | 346.6 | 331.9 | 327.4 | 320.3 | 316.9 | 300.5 | 290.8 | 277.3 | 274.3 | 278.4 |
| Studies | | 84.2 | 90.9 | 100.5 | 95.7 | 99.8 | 120.8 | 112.5 | 115.5 | 119.7 | 119.4 | 112.7 | 104.8 | 102.7 | 103.2 | 96.8 | 90.6 | 86.5 | 83.2 | 76.4 | 72.8 | 67.2 | 65.0 | 68.4 |
| Illness or disability | | 42.7 | 41.5 | 41.7 | 49.9 | 48.3 | 56.1 | 53.0 | 52.0 | 53.4 | 52.6 | 52.5 | 51.6 | 50.8 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 54.0 | 54.4 | 58.5 | 63.4 | 60.3 | 59.3 | 59.8 | 63.3 |
| Pregnancy, maternity or parental leave | | 27.5 | 26.7 | 25.4 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 23.9 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 33.4 | 28.7 | 26.8 | 27.8 | 29.6 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 29.2 | 26.3 | 26.0 | 25.1 |
| Taking care of children or other members of family | | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 20.6 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 15.2 | 15.7 |
| Retirement age | | 179.8 | 180.5 | 178.3 | 172.7 | 167.7 | 150.4 | 154.3 | 147.4 | 145.6 | 131.5 | 135.0 | 135.1 | 134.4 | 135.7 | 126.8 | 121.9 | 120.0 | 112.7 | 97.8 | 92.6 | 89.9 | 88.4 | 85.2 |
| Discouraged (lost hope to find work) | | 15.3 | 17.2 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 23.9 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| Other reason | | 11.2 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 12.2 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 16.7 |
| Estonians | Total | | 246.6 | 250.3 | 256.7 | 265.0 | 267.6 | 269.7 | 262.6 | 264.6 | 267.1 | 244.9 | 242.4 | 237.4 | 245.7 | 247.6 | 234.6 | 226.3 | 221.4 | 210.3 | 198.0 | 192.1 | 180.3 | 176.9 | 182.5 |
| Studies | | 60.7 | 64.4 | 69.0 | 65.3 | 73.4 | 84.4 | 78.1 | 78.7 | 84.8 | 83.1 | 80.8 | 78.2 | 77.7 | 77.9 | 74.3 | 68.8 | 66.2 | 63.0 | 58.9 | 56.2 | 49.4 | 49.2 | 50.4 |
| Illness or disability | | 28.0 | 28.1 | 27.7 | 33.3 | 31.6 | 36.5 | 34.7 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 35.3 | 34.8 | 33.9 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 31.8 | 33.2 | 33.7 | 34.9 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 30.3 | 33.9 | 37.7 |
| Pregnancy, maternity or parental leave | | 20.5 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 19.1 | 20.3 | 17.1 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 25.3 | 21.8 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 19.8 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 19.0 |
| Taking care of children or other members of family | | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 8.9 |
| Retirement age | | 112.3 | 111.6 | 113.0 | 116.5 | 109.8 | 97.7 | 101.6 | 98.0 | 96.4 | 85.6 | 86.9 | 87.0 | 89.7 | 93.4 | 85.9 | 80.3 | 81.8 | 70.8 | 63.0 | 60.1 | 59.1 | 52.7 | 52.0 |
| Discouraged (lost hope to find work) | | 11.1 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Other reason | | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 11.4 |
| Non-Estonians | Total | | 126.2 | 128.2 | 130.3 | 124.8 | 126.9 | 134.4 | 130.6 | 128.0 | 123.0 | 116.3 | 114.6 | 108.8 | 101.7 | 99.0 | 97.4 | 101.1 | 99.0 | 106.6 | 102.6 | 98.8 | 97.1 | 97.4 | 96.0 |
| Studies | | 23.6 | 26.5 | 31.5 | 30.4 | 26.4 | 36.5 | 34.4 | 36.8 | 34.9 | 36.3 | 31.9 | 26.6 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 22.5 | 21.8 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 15.8 | 18.0 |
| Illness or disability | | 14.7 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 18.4 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 18.6 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 23.6 | 30.4 | 26.4 | 29.0 | 25.8 | 25.7 |
| Pregnancy, maternity or parental leave | | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 |
| Taking care of children or other members of family | | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| Retirement age | | 67.5 | 68.9 | 65.4 | 56.2 | 57.9 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 49.4 | 49.2 | 45.9 | 48.1 | 48.1 | 44.6 | 42.3 | 40.9 | 41.7 | 38.1 | 41.9 | 34.8 | 32.5 | 30.8 | 35.7 | 33.2 |
| Discouraged (lost hope to find work) | | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .. |
| Other reason | | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |