Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Estonia
Estonia: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 12.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Estonia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Estonia is 12.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 29.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Estonia peaked at 24.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2021.
Estonia ranks 26th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.6% | — |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -16.8% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | +29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 11.3% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.2% | 12.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Estonia?
- Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Estonia was 12.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- Estonia ranks 26th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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