Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Estonia
Estonia: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 17.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Estonia stood at 17.9%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Estonia peaked at 46.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2018.
That places Estonia 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46.6% | — |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -63.7% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +50.7% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -32.7% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -63.7% | 39.7% | 14.4% |
| 2013 | +50.7% | 14.0% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 41.2% | 46.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 12.6% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 12.7% | 18.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Estonia?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Estonia was 17.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Estonia ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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