Share of people living: total population … degree in Estonia
Estonia: Share of people living: total population … degree was 15.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Estonia stood at 15.8.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Estonia peaked at 23.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2009.
That places Estonia 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of people living: total population … degree in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.1 | — |
| 2005 | 5.7 | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 5.3 | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5 | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1 | +35.6% |
| 2011 | 18.2 | +198.4% |
| 2012 | 18.7 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 15.7 | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 21.7 | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 19.2 | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 19.6 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 19.7 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 23.4 | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 21.9 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 22.8 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.3 | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 16.9 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 17.3 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 16.5 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 15.8 | -4.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 15.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24, 66% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 15.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.8, 61% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people living: total population … degree in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +198.4% | 6.1 | 18.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.28 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.42 | 6.1 | 23.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.77 | 15.8 | 22.8 | 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 share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Estonia?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Estonia was 15.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4 in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2009.
- How does Estonia rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of?
- Estonia ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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