Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Estonia
Estonia: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 1.34 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Estonia, 1993–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines in Estonia is 1.34 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Estonia peaked at 1.34 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 753,354 people, in 1993.
Estonia ranks 99th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Estonia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 753,354 people | — |
| 2003 | 967,538 people | +28.4% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million people | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million people | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million people | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.25 million people | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.25 million people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.23 million people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million people | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.31 million people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.31 million people | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.34 million people | +2.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.34 million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.01 million people, 15% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.34 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.91 million people, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Distribution of population between different poverty lines 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 | +28.4% | 753,354 people | 967,538 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 753,354 people | 753,354 people | 753,354 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million people | 967,538 people | 1.25 million people | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million people | 1.19 million people | 1.30 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million people | 1.30 million people | 1.34 million people | 4 |
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 in Estonia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Estonia was 1.34 million people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 753,354 people in 1993.
- How does Estonia rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Estonia ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines. 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.