At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Estonia
Estonia: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 35.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Estonia is 35.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.9% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Estonia peaked at 36.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2022.
Estonia ranks 12th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 26.3% | — |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | -21.6% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -32.2% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +44.7% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | +50.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 35.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 35.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 21.4% | 36.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 24.8% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 17.9% | 35.0% | 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 for children by citizenship of their parents in Estonia?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Estonia was 35.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Estonia ranks 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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