Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Estonia
Estonia: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 2.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Estonia, 2006–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 2.7% for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Estonia peaked at 9.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 32nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.0% | — |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 2.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 59% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 63% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 7.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
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 severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Estonia?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Estonia was 2.7% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Estonia ranks 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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