EU 6.01
· European ranking
15 / 23
No change compared with previous year
Estonia: Severe Material Deprivation
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
3.50% of people
EU 6.01 · -2.5 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 7 of the 13 material or social items used in the Eurostat material and social deprivation framework.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation rate TESPM030
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Internal regions
No regional breakdown available for this indicator.
More context on this indicator
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.