European ranking
15 / 23
No change from the previous year
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Current reading for Severe material and social deprivation rate in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate
Latest value
3.50 Percent of people
European ranking
15 / 23
No change from the previous year
Compared with Europe
-2.5 puntos
Estonia is 2.5 points below the European average.
EU: 6.01
Affected population
≈ 0.05 million people affected
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate
Granularity: Regions
No regional breakdown available for this indicator.
Estonia performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Severe material and social deprivation rate, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
In Estonia, Severe deprivation is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 3.5% versus 6.0% in 2025, with a gap of 2.5 percentage points.
In Estonia, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 2.30% in 2020 to 3.50% in 2025. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 3.10% in 2024 to 3.50% in 2025, shows material deterioration and provides a clearer recent signal.
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.