At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Estonia
Estonia: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 14.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14.6%
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
10th
of 43 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 43 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 (excluding pensions) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.0% | — |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -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 11.0%, 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 | 15.5% | 13.0% | 18.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 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)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 19.31 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,706 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 43 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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