Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia
Estonia: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 1.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.0%
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
28th
of 46 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2010
All-time low
1.0%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia peaked at 2.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
That places Estonia 28th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.0% | — |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.3%, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -24.28 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -838.20 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 75.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -613.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0519 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,785 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Estonia was 1.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Estonia ranks 28th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and income quantile - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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