At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Estonia
Estonia: At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex was 30.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30.2%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
18th
of 47 countries
All-time high
32.3%
in 2023
All-time low
28.2%
in 2010
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Estonia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Estonia is 30.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Estonia peaked at 32.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2010.
Estonia ranks 18th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.4% | — |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 30.2% | -5.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 30.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.9%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 30.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 28.7% | 29.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 28.2% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 28.5% | 32.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 16 Norway 30.7% compare
- 17 North Macedonia 30.6% compare
- 18 Estonia 30.2% compare
- 20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 29.8% compare
- 21 Finland 29.6% compare
- 21 Luxembourg 29.6% compare
More urban development data for Estonia
- Population in the largest city 47.4% (2025)
- Population density 32.07 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 5.92 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 457,657 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,233 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 0.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 6.65 million Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 8.8% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 26.89 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 8,572 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Estonia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex in Estonia was 30.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2010.
- How does Estonia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex?
- Estonia ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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