Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Estonia
Estonia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 1.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Estonia is 1.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 35.6% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Estonia peaked at 38.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.
Estonia ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 38.2% | — |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -45.8% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -29.5% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -37.1% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -34.8% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +42.8% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +102.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -35.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 4.1% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Estonia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Estonia was 1.3% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Estonia ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.