Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Estonia
Estonia: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 8.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Estonia, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Estonia stood at 8.8. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Estonia peaked at 8.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2008.
Estonia ranks 12th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.9 | — |
| 2006 | 6.8 | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 5.2 | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 3.6 | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 6 | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 7.4 | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 7.9 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.1 | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 8.3 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 6.8 | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9 | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 5 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 7.6 | +52.0% |
| 2024 | 8.6 | +13.2% |
| 2025 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 8.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 8.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.9, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.58 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.16 | 4 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.48 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 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 urban population living in inadequate housing in Estonia?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Estonia was 8.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2008.
- How does Estonia rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Estonia ranks 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of urban population living in inadequate housing rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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