Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Estonia
Estonia: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines was 22.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Estonia, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Estonia is 22.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Estonia peaked at 22.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2009.
That places Estonia 19th out of 70 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.2% | — |
| 2004 | 18.3% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 15.8% | 20.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.5% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 20.6% | 22.8% | 3 |
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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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Estonia?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Estonia was 22.5% in 2022, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2009.
- How does Estonia rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Estonia ranks 19th out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 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 World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.