European ranking
16 / 29
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Current reading for Material and social deprivation rate in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Material and social deprivation rate
Latest value
8.70 Percent of people
European ranking
16 / 29
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
Compared with Europe
-2.7 puntos
Estonia is 2.7 points below the European average.
EU: 11.38
Affected population
≈ 0.12 million people affected
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Material and social deprivation rate
Granularity: Regions
No regional breakdown available for this indicator.
Estonia performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Material and social deprivation rate, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
In Estonia, Material deprivation is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 8.7% versus 11.4% in 2025, with a gap of 2.7 percentage points.
In Estonia, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 6.60% in 2020 to 8.70% in 2025. The latest step, from 8.20% in 2024 to 8.70% in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal has similar intensity to the primary one.
In Estonia, Quality of Life & Household Conditions shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.