Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type in Estonia
Estonia: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type was 26.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type in Estonia stood at 26.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type in Estonia peaked at 31.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2004.
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 rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.1% | — |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +132.1% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +28.8% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 26.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.1%, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 26.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.5%, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +132.1% | 11.2% | 26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 11.2% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.7% | 30.3% | 6 |
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 share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type in Estonia?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type in Estonia was 26.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by household type and income quintile - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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