At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition in Estonia
Estonia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition was 14.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Estonia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Estonia stood at 14.6.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Estonia peaked at 18.1 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.2, in 2023.
That places Estonia 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13 | — |
| 2016 | 13.7 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 18.1 | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 16 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 16.8 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 17.4 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 12.5 | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 14.4 | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 12.2 | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 12.6 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 14.6 | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.52 | 13 | 18.1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.95 | 12.2 | 17.4 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Estonia?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Estonia was 14.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Estonia ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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