EU 20.40
· European ranking
10 / 30
No change compared with previous year
Estonia: Poverty & Social Exclusion Risk
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
21.80% of people
EU 20.40 · +1.4 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people experiencing at least one of three conditions: risk of poverty after social transfers, severe material and social deprivation, or living in a household with very low work intensity. People meeting more than one condition are counted only once.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion ILC_PEPS11N
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At a glance
Estonia performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
European comparison in Estonia
In Estonia, Poverty or exclusion is noticeably worse than the European benchmark: 21.8% versus 20.4% in 2025, with a gap of 1.4 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Estonia, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 22.80% in 2020 to 21.80% in 2025. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 22.20% in 2024 to 21.80% in 2025, shows material improvement and provides a clearer recent signal.
Reading within the topic
In Estonia, the evidence for Poverty & Financial Vulnerability leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.