In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Estonia
Estonia: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 15.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.0%
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
8th
of 47 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2023
All-time low
4.3%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Estonia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Estonia stood at 15.0%.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Estonia peaked at 20.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2010.
Estonia ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.3% | — |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +139.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -40.3% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +158.1% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | -30.9% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | +6.4% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 15.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 15.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 4.3% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 14.1% | 20.4% | 6 |
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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Estonia?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Estonia was 15.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2010.
- How does Estonia rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Estonia ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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