Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Estonia
Estonia: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.3169 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Estonia, 1993–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.3169 for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Estonia peaked at 3.55 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3169, in 2023.
That places Estonia 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 0.5535 | 3.55 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8221 | 0.417 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3946 | 0.3169 | 0.4983 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.35 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,410 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 33.51 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.061 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 25.7 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0798 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0798 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1078 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1567 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Estonia?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Estonia was 0.3169 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3169 in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Estonia ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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