Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Estonia
Estonia: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 82.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Estonia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Estonia stood at 82.0%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Estonia peaked at 83.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2015.
Estonia ranks 16th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 64.8% | — |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 82.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.7% | 64.8% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 73.3% | 83.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Estonia?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Estonia was 82.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
- Estonia ranks 16th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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