The number of unemployed young people has more than doubled in less than a decade in Estonia, with the problem particularly affecting those with the lowest levels of education.
As of last year, there were over 10,000 unemployed 16–26-year-olds in Estonia, a figure significantly up on the 4,000 posted eight years ago.
The number of unemployed 16–26-year-olds stood at 3,998 in 2017, but had risen to 9,373 in 2023 and 10,199 as of last year.
Regional breakdown
In Harju County, which includes Tallinn and is the most populous part of the country, there were 4,231 young people registered unemployed, three-quarters of whom were in the capital. Harju County’s population is a little over 638,000
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