Subjective poverty by tenure status in Estonia
Estonia: Subjective poverty by tenure status was 13.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.4%
Change on year
up 36.7%
World rank
27th
of 45 countries
All-time high
25.6%
in 2010
All-time low
7.8%
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Estonia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 13.4% for subjective poverty by tenure status in 2025.
The figure is up 36.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by tenure status in Estonia peaked at 25.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2021.
Estonia ranks 27th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.6% | — |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -15.5% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +36.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 13.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 85% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 13.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 11.2% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.8% | 13.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 25 Malta 15.0% compare
- 26 Czechia 13.8% compare
- 27 Estonia 13.4% compare
- 29 United Kingdom 12.8% compare
- 29 United Kingdom 12.8% compare
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 subjective poverty by tenure status in Estonia?
- Subjective poverty by tenure status in Estonia was 13.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for subjective poverty by tenure status?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by tenure status rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 Subjective poverty by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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