Poverty and living standards in Saare, Estonia: official figures

Local social protection spending in Saare County was €222 per resident in 2024, the lowest of 15 counties; it made up 8.5% of local budgets.

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• Care for older people, including nursing homes, cost local governments in Saare County €4.46 million in 2024, 62.9% of their social protection budget. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Support for families and children took €643,800 of local social spending in Saare County in 2024, and services for disabled people €619,500. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Social care and other allowances paid directly to residents by the municipalities of Saare County totalled €3.30 million in 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Local governments in Saare County spent €15,200 on social housing in 2024 and €600 on care institutions for risk groups. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy

How Saare compares with other first-level divisions

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

Saare ranks 15 of 15, highest first.

Subsistence benefit paid per resident (EUR) (2024)

Saare ranks 13 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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