Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) … risk in Estonia
Estonia: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) … risk was 68.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
68.8
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
11th
of 46 countries
All-time high
80.4
in 2023
All-time low
66.3
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 68.8 for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in 2025.
The figure is 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.
Estonia ranks 11th of 46 countries on this measure, 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) … risk in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.3 | — |
| 2016 | 66.6 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.9 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67 | +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% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 68.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.75, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 68.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 63.45, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.78 | 66.3 | 67.1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.82 | 66.9 | 80.4 | 6 |
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)
- Population growth rate -0.677 (2100)
- Population density 19.31 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 30,706 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.677 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0322 % change on previous year (2025)
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 46 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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