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

Latest (2025)
19.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 37 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2021
All-time low
16.7%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia, 2015–2025

051015202015202020252015: 16.7 Percentage2016: 18.2 Percentage2017: 19.3 Percentage2018: 18 Percentage2019: 18.1 Percentage2020: 19.2 Percentage2021: 20.6 Percentage2022: 19.7 Percentage2023: 18.6 Percentage2024: 19.5 Percentage2025: 19.6 Percentage

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

Annual values for 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) in Estonia, 2015 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.1% 16.7% 19.3% 5
2020s 19.5% 18.6% 20.6% 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 7 Lithuania 20.2% compare
  2. 7 Lithuania 20.2% compare
  3. 9 Bulgaria 19.7% compare
  4. 10 Estonia 19.6% compare
  5. 12 Sweden 19.5% compare
  6. 13 Denmark 19.0% compare

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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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Indicator
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)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 395 data points, 2015–2025
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