Ageing at work: EstoniaOSH policies

European Agencyfor Safety and Healthat Work

Population ageing

Labour market participation Health

OSH and related policies addressing the challenges associated with an ageing workforce

■ Median age is slightly lower than the EU average.■ The proportion of the population aged 65 or over is currently

(2015) comparatively low, and is projected to increase slowly until 2020.

41.5 years (2015)(EU 28: 42.2)

Employment rates by age group (2015) Life expectancy at age 65 (2014) Healthy life years at age 65 (2014)

of people aged 50-69 stopped workingfor health or disability reasons.38.3 %

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Working conditions, ageing, and health

Workers who think their health is affected by work negatively (50+)

Estonia: 37.59 %EU: 26.87 %

Workers who think they will not be able to do the same job at 60

Estonia: 21.52 % EU: 21.69 %

Work-related health problems (from 55 to 64 years)

Estonia: 13.70 %EU: 11.3 %

Share of persons who think that age discrimination is widespread

Estonia: 55 %EU: 45 %

Enterprises having a procedure for return to work

Estonia: 11.79 %EU: 68.42 %

(European Working Conditions Survey 2015)(European Working Conditions Survey 2015) (Eurostat 2013)

(Eurobarometer 393, 2012) (European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER) 2014)

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25-54 years 55-64 years

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53.3 %

Estonia EU 28

Age Pyramid (Estonia, 2014 and 2060):

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5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

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65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85 +

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6Percentage of population Solid Colour 2014 Bordered 2060

Median age:

6 (EU 28: 8.6)

4.9 (EU 28: 8.6)

20.4 (EU 28: 21.6)

15.2 (EU 28: 18.2)

Proportion of employed peoplereporting a long-standing illnessor health problem (55-64)57.5 %

Share of establishments in which H&S are discussed regularly between workers and the managementEstonia: 32.1 %EU: 59.32 %

(European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks, 2014)

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■ The Active Ageing Development Plan 2013-2020, Government, 2013. Highlights the general principles that should guide policy decisions in

areas a�ected by population ageing; aims to mainstream awareness of ageing into all policy areas.

■ Work Ability Reform (Töövõimetusreform), Government, 2015.

Sees a change from a system that assesses workers’ disabilities to determine social bene�t eligibility, to a system that focuses on workers’ abilities.