At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Estonia
Estonia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 27.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 27.7% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Estonia peaked at 31.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2005.
That places Estonia 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 26.2% | — |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 27.7% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.2% | 26.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.8% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 27.7% | 31.7% | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Estonia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Estonia was 27.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2005.
- How does Estonia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Estonia ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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