Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Estonia
Estonia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 8.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Estonia, 1993–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Estonia is 8.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Estonia peaked at 14.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2021.
That places Estonia 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.8% | — |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.2% | 13.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Estonia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Estonia was 8.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Estonia ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.