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
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 43 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) 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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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 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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