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Estonia: Severe material and social deprivation rate

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Country: Estonia Indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate Year: 2025

Country overview

Estonia

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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Recent trend

Open trend

Latest: 3.50 Percent of people Europe benchmark: 6.01 Percent of people

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Indicator: Severe material and social deprivation rate

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At a glance

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.

European comparison in Estonia

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.

Recent trend

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.

Reading within the topic

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.