Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia
Estonia: Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or was 14.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia is 14.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia peaked at 14.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2015.
That places Estonia 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.5% | — |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | +34.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 14.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 14.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.6% | 14.3% | 5 |
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 children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Estonia was 14.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Estonia ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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