Poverty and living standards in Rapla, Estonia: official figures

Local social protection spending in Rapla County was €292 per resident in 2024, 7th lowest of 15 counties; it made up 12.6% of local budgets.

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• Care for older people, including nursing homes, cost local governments in Rapla County €3.81 million in 2024, 38.3% of their social protection budget. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Support for families and children took €863,300 of local social spending in Rapla County in 2024, and services for disabled people €917,200. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Social care and other allowances paid directly to residents by the municipalities of Rapla County totalled €6.23 million in 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Local governments in Rapla County spent €231,400 on social housing in 2024 and €15,400 on care institutions for risk groups. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy

How Rapla compares with other first-level divisions

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

Rapla ranks 9 of 15, highest first.

Subsistence benefit paid per resident (EUR) (2024)

Rapla ranks 3 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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