The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Estonia
Estonia: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Estonia is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Estonia peaked at 3.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, 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.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.6% | — |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +118.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -55.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -45.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +37.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -33.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +72.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 3.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Estonia?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Estonia was 0.3% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Estonia ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.