Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Estonia
Estonia: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income was 6.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.6%
Change on year
up 24.5%
World rank
27th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2011
All-time low
4.7%
in 2020
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 6.6% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Estonia peaked at 10.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2020.
That places Estonia 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.5% | — |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +60.7% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 9.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15,183 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9897 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 34,062 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8758 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 30,143 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5997 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 20,640 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Estonia?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by income in Estonia was 6.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by income recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by income?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by income rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 living in households with very low work intensity by income quantile and household composition (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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