Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Estonia
Estonia: Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 was 1.31 million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Estonia, 1993–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Estonia stood at 1.31 million people. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Estonia peaked at 1.31 million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 625,293 people, in 1993.
Estonia ranks 86th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Estonia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 625,293 people | — |
| 2003 | 840,357 people | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 980,674 people | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million people | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 1.16 million people | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.22 million people | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.19 million people | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million people | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.16 million people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million people | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.29 million people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.31 million people | +1.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.31 million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.78 million people, 15% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.31 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.94 million people, 22% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +34.4% | 625,293 people | 840,357 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 625,293 people | 625,293 people | 625,293 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million people | 840,357 people | 1.22 million people | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million people | 1.14 million people | 1.29 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million people | 1.29 million people | 1.31 million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Estonia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Estonia was 1.31 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 625,293 people in 1993.
- How does Estonia rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)?
- Estonia ranks 86th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.