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
Latest (2025)
14.6
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
18.1
in 2017
All-time low
12.2
in 2023
Years of data
11
2015–2025
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.
Estonia ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, 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% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 14.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 14.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.52 | 13 | 18.1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.95 | 12.2 | 17.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More population data for Estonia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6697 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5636 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6697 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6551 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3052 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.677 (2100)
- Population density 19.31 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 30,706 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.677 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0322 % change on previous year (2025)
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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