Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia

Estonia: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
24th
of 47 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 2012
All-time low
0.8%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia, 2008–2020

11.522.52008201420202008: 1.7 Percentage2009: 2 Percentage2010: 2.2 Percentage2011: 2 Percentage2012: 2.4 Percentage2013: 1.6 Percentage2014: 1.7 Percentage2015: 1.6 Percentage2016: 1.4 Percentage2017: 1.5 Percentage2018: 1.4 Percentage2019: 1.2 Percentage2020: 0.8 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia peaked at 2.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.

Estonia ranks 24th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and tenure status - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators in Estonia, 2008 to 2020.
Year Percentage Change
2008 1.7%
2009 2.0% +17.6%
2010 2.2% +10.0%
2011 2.0% -9.1%
2012 2.4% +20.0%
2013 1.6% -33.3%
2014 1.7% +6.2%
2015 1.6% -5.9%
2016 1.4% -12.5%
2017 1.5% +7.1%
2018 1.4% -6.7%
2019 1.2% -14.3%
2020 0.8% -33.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.9% 1.7% 2.0% 2
2010s 1.7% 1.2% 2.4% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 21 Spain 1.0% compare
  2. 22 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 0.9% compare
  3. 22 Malta 0.9% compare
  4. 24 Estonia 0.8% compare
  5. 24 Poland 0.8% compare
  6. 24 Poland 0.8% compare

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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 0.8% 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 2.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
How does Estonia rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
Estonia ranks 24th out of 47 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 63.6%. 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 tenure status - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and tenure status - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 642 data points, 2008–2020
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