Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Estonia
Estonia: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 45 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 in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 24.0%, 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 in under-occupied dwellings by degree of 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 | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 6.1% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 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)
- 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 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 45 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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