Share of population living below national poverty lines in Estonia
Estonia: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 22.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Estonia, 2003–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living below national poverty lines in Estonia is 22.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Estonia peaked at 22.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2009.
Estonia ranks 19th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.2% | — |
| 2004 | 18.3% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 15.8% | 20.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.5% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 20.6% | 22.8% | 3 |
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 share of population living below national poverty lines in Estonia?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Estonia was 22.5% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2009.
- How does Estonia rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Estonia ranks 19th out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.