Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Estonia
Estonia: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 7.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Estonia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Estonia stood at 7.6%.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Estonia peaked at 9.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.1% | — |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +35.5% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +36.0% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 29 Serbia 7.9% compare
- 30 Switzerland 7.6% compare
- 30 Estonia 7.6% compare
- 30 Luxembourg 7.6% compare
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 42.7 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 21.94 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Estonia?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Estonia was 7.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Estonia ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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