Poverty and living standards in Harju, Estonia: official figures

Local social protection spending in Harju County was €241 per resident in 2024, 3rd lowest of 15 counties; it made up 9.3% of local budgets.

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• Care for older people, including nursing homes, cost local governments in Harju County €56.93 million in 2024, 36.6% of their social protection budget. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Support for families and children took €10.98 million of local social spending in Harju County in 2024, and services for disabled people €11.57 million. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Social care and other allowances paid directly to residents by the municipalities of Harju County totalled €89.12 million in 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Local governments in Harju County spent €2.72 million on social housing in 2024 and €4.83 million on care institutions for risk groups. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy

How Harju compares with other first-level divisions

Local government social protection spending per resident (EUR) (2024)

Harju ranks 13 of 15, highest first.

Subsistence benefit paid per resident (EUR) (2024)

Harju ranks 7 of 15, highest first.

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Sources

• Statistics Estonia: Local budgets operating expenditures and investment activities expenses by function and region/administrative unit, table RR302, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1a5fcdf926c0…)
• Statistics Estonia: Local budgets operating revenue, expenditures and outcome by region/administrative unit, table RR300, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9727f300e9b0…)

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