Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Estonia
Estonia: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 1.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Estonia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Estonia stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Estonia peaked at 3.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.
That places Estonia 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +32.1% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Estonia?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Estonia was 1.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Estonia ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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