Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Estonia
Estonia: Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.5%
Change on year
up 42.1%
World rank
27th
of 45 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2010
All-time low
7.9%
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Estonia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Estonia stood at 13.5%.
That represents a change of up 42.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Estonia peaked at 27.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2021.
Estonia ranks 27th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.1% | — |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -19.5% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +42.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 13.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.0%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 13.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.6%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.0% | 9.5% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More urban development data for Estonia
- Population in the largest city 47.4% (2025)
- Population density 32.12 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- 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 subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Estonia?
- Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Estonia was 13.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by degree of urbanization recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by degree of urbanization recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for subjective poverty by degree of urbanization?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by degree of urbanization rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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