Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia
Estonia: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 68.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia is 68.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia peaked at 80.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2015.
That places Estonia 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.3% | — |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | -12.1% |
| 2025 | 68.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.8% | 66.3% | 67.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 66.9% | 80.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia was 68.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Estonia ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty and work intensity of the household (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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