Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia
Estonia: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of was 19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 19.6% for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia peaked at 20.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2015.
That places Estonia 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.7% | — |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.7% | 19.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.6% | 20.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia was 19.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of?
- Estonia ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of poverty thresholds, work intensity of the household and percentage of the benefits in total disposable income (population aged 18 to 64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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