Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia
Estonia: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.2% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia peaked at 2.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
That places Estonia 26th 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 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.9% | — |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -31.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 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 1.1% 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 2.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Estonia ranks 26th 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 57.7%. 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 most frequent activity status (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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