Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia
Estonia: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 2.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia is 2.6%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia peaked at 4.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2020.
That places Estonia 27th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.6% | — |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia was 2.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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