EU 11.38
· European ranking
17 / 30
Up 2 positions compared with previous year
Estonia: Material and Social Deprivation
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
8.70% of people
EU 11.38 · -2.7 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 5 of 13 specified material or social items considered relevant to an adequate standard of living.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Material and social deprivation rate ilc_mdsd09
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Internal regions
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More context on this indicator
At a glance
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.
European comparison in Estonia
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.
Recent trend
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.
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.