Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in Estonia
The richest fifth of people in Estonia received 5.07 times as much income as the poorest fifth in 2025.
Estonia, 2025
5.07
Change from 2024
+0.8%
European Union, 2025
4.62 times
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.60 times
Position in 2025
9th of 31
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in Estonia over time
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Ratio. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Estonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.07 times | 4.62 times |
| 2024 | 5.03 times | 4.66 times |
| 2023 | 5.37 times | 4.72 times |
| 2022 | 5.39 times | 4.74 times |
| 2021 | 5.03 times | 4.98 times |
| 2020 | 5.03 times | 4.89 times |
| 2019 | 5.08 times | 4.99 times |
| 2018 | 5.07 times | 5.05 timese (estimated) |
| 2017 | 5.42 times | 5.03 timese (estimated) |
| 2016 | 5.56 times | 5.16 timese (estimated) |
| 2015 | 6.21 times | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2014 | 6.48 timesb (break in time series) | 5.22 timese (estimated) |
| 2013 | 5.54 times | 5.05 times |
| 2012 | 5.41 times | 4.98 times |
| 2011 | 5.35 times | 4.99 times |
| 2010 | 5.01 times | 4.89 times |
| 2009 | 5.01 times | – |
| 2008 | 4.99 times | – |
| 2007 | 5.54 times | – |
| 2006 | 5.51 times | – |
| 2005 | 5.93 times | – |
| 2004 | 7.20 timesb (break in time series) | – |
Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 5.03 times in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.21 times, the figure has changed by −18.4%.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Estonia has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 4.62 times.
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