Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Estonia
Estonia: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 19.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
19.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 47 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2022
All-time low
19.0%
in 2014
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Estonia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Estonia is 19.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Estonia peaked at 23.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2014.
Estonia ranks 27th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.8% | — |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 19.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 19.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.9% | 19.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.7% | 23.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 24 Netherlands 20.7% compare
- 24 Netherlands 20.7% compare
- 26 Switzerland 20.1% compare
- 27 Estonia 19.7% compare
- 29 Portugal 18.6% compare
- 30 Poland 18.3% compare
- 30 Poland 18.3% compare
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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Estonia?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Estonia was 19.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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