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Number of people living in absolute poverty rose by two and a half times

Date 10.11.2023
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According to Statistics Estonia, 22.5% of Estonia’s population lived at risk of poverty and 3.5% in absolute poverty in 2022. Compared with 2021, the share of people living at risk of poverty decreased by 0.3 percentage points and the share of people living in absolute poverty increased by 2.1 percentage points.

Health

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Everyone in Estonia has the right to live in an environment that supports good health and to make healthy choices. The healthier we are, the longer we can lead a fulfilling life and the longer our life expectancy will be. Health has a significant impact on our ability to cope with everyday life, on our social and economic contribution and on the overall development of our country. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. The right to the protection of health is a

The number of people who are at risk of poverty decreased

Date 18.12.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, 2.3% of the population of Estonia lived in absolute poverty and 20.7% lived at risk of poverty in 2019. Compared to 2018, the share of people at risk of poverty fell by one percentage point. The share of people living in absolute poverty rose by 0.1 percentage point.

284,300 Estonian residents at risk of poverty in 2018

Date 18.12.2019
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According to Statistics Estonia, 21.7% of the Estonian population lived at risk of poverty and 2.4% lived in absolute poverty in 2018. Compared to 2017, the share of people at risk of poverty decreased by 0.2 percentage points and the share of those living in absolute poverty by 0.3 percentage points.

Poverty fell among households with three or more children but grew among single parents

Date 08.11.2021
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According to Statistics Estonia, 2.2% of the population of Estonia lived in absolute poverty and 20.6% lived at risk of poverty in 2020. Compared to 2019, both the share of people who lived at risk of poverty and who lived in absolute poverty fell by 0.1 percentage points.

Poverty in Estonia

Date 26.02.2010
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ISBN 978-9985-74-483-3 Kakskeelne: eesti ja inglise Formaat A4. 200 lk Ilmus: 26.02.2010 Korrigeeritud: 04.03.2010 Kogumikus analüüsitakse vaesuse suundumusi Eesti ühiskonnas alates taasiseseisvumisest. Antakse ülevaade sellest, kuidas on vaesuse tähendus ja ulatus muutunud ning kes on Eesti ühiskonnas vaesed. Vaadeldakse nii põlvkondlikku kui ka püsivaesust, tuuakse välja vaesuse erinevad mustrid ning materiaalse ilmajäetuse seosed vaesusega. Analüüsitakse majanduslanguse mõju vaesusele võrreldes varasemate majanduslanguse perioodidega. Eraldi vaadeldakse immigrant- ja põlisrahvastiku vaesust

At-risk-of-poverty rate is highest among the elderly, while among families with children it is highest for single parents (corrected on 09.12.2022)

Date 08.11.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia, 22.8% of Estonia’s population lived at risk of poverty and 1.4% in absolute poverty in 2021. Compared with 2020, the share of people living at risk of poverty rose 2.2% and the share of people living in absolute poverty fell 0.8%.

Integration

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Besides Estonians, there are people of other cultural and language backgrounds living in Estonia. Integration should ensure that everybody has a good life in Estonia, irrespective of nationality or mother tongue. It should be possible for people whose roots are not in Estonia to live, work, study and participate in local life. Each person can help to make Estonia a great place to live. It is vital to accept all social groups and respect one another. Integration statistics provide an overview of people whose home language is other than Estonian and people who hold foreign citizenship or are of

Last year, every fifth person lived in relative poverty

Date 18.12.2017
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According to Statistics Estonia, 21.1% of the Estonian population, i.e. nearly 276,000 persons lived in relative poverty in 2016. The percentage of people living in relative poverty decreased 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous year.