Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Estonia
Estonia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 8.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Estonia, 1993–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Estonia is 8.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Estonia peaked at 14.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2021.
That places Estonia 99th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.8% | — |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -13.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 8.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 74% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 8.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More infrastructure data for Estonia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.06 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 151.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 227,420 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1657 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 227,420 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.5 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Estonia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Estonia was 8.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Estonia ranks 99th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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