Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Estonia
Estonia: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 23.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Estonia, 2013–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Estonia is 23.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Estonia peaked at 26.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2014.
That places Estonia 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21.0% | — |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.9% | 26.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.3% | 26.8% | 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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Estonia?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Estonia was 23.4% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Estonia ranks 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.