Estonia: housing

Are house prices rising in Estonia?

Dwelling prices in Estonia were 5.8% higher in the second quarter of 2026 than a year earlier and 3.5% higher than in the first quarter, according to Statistics Estonia on 23 September 2026. Apartment prices rose 5.3% and house prices 6.8% year on year.

Statistics Estonia says the annual rise in apartment prices was the lowest of the last four quarters. The index tracks changes in square-metre prices of dwellings bought by households. The value of transactions was lower than a year earlier.

Official sources: Statistics Estonia: The dwelling price index rose by 5.8% year on year · Eurostat: House price index

What share of people in Estonia own their home?

79.7% of people in Estonia lived in a home owned by their household in 2025, according to Eurostat, based on the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions run by Statistics Estonia. The remaining 20.3% were tenants or lived rent-free.

The figure counts people, not dwellings, and includes owners with and without a mortgage. Statistics Estonia's September 2026 price release reports that rental payments for housing fell 3.2% from August to September 2026.

Official sources: Eurostat: Distribution of population by tenure status

What is Estonia's urbanisation rate?

In 2025, the share of people living in urban areas in Estonia was 70.7%, according to the UN Population Division. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 23rd highest of 52 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 69.6%. Worldwide: 70th of 193.

How common are informal settlements in Estonia?

UN-Habitat puts the share of city dwellers living in slums in Estonia at 0.3% in 2022. That is the highest since at least 2006. It is 19th highest of 43 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 0.3%. Of 170 countries with 2022 data, 136th highest.

What share of people in Estonia have electricity?

100.0%: that is the share of people with access to electricity in Estonia for 2024, according to the World Bank. The figure has been the same every year since 2005. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 100.0%, and Estonia placed 1st highest of 52. World rank, highest first: 1st of 193.

What share of people in Estonia have safe drinking water?

The latest figure from WHO and UNICEF, for 2024, is 98.9%. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 96.7%, and Estonia placed 20th highest of 51. World rank, highest first: 26th of 134.

What share of people in Estonia have safe sanitation?

According to WHO and UNICEF, the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Estonia was 90.6% in 2024. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 91.3%; its low point was 2017, at 90.4%. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 90.2%, and Estonia placed 22nd highest of 45. Worldwide: 34th of 134.

What is access to clean cooking in Estonia?

According to the WHO, the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Estonia was 96.0% in 2024. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 38th highest of 51 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 99.0%. World rank, highest first: 76th of 192.