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
The most recent figure for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by risk of in Estonia is 19.6%, measured 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 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 17.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,759 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,385 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1899 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6,535 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
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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