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
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.8% for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure 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.
That places Estonia 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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
| 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% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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