Population · Europe · 2025 data
Estonia Population
Estonia had a population of 1.37 million in 2025, ranking #157 of 216 countries and territories (0.02% of the world). The population grew by 3.9% over the past ten years and peaked in 1990 at 1.57 million.
Population of Estonia, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,366,475 | -0.43% |
| 2024 | 1,372,341 | +0.15% |
| 2023 | 1,370,286 | +1.59% |
| 2022 | 1,348,840 | +1.35% |
| 2021 | 1,330,932 | +0.11% |
| 2020 | 1,329,522 | +0.20% |
| 2019 | 1,326,898 | +0.37% |
| 2018 | 1,321,977 | +0.35% |
| 2017 | 1,317,384 | +0.12% |
| 2016 | 1,315,790 | +0.03% |
| 2015 | 1,315,407 | +0.07% |
| 2014 | 1,314,545 | -0.26% |
| 2013 | 1,317,997 | -0.36% |
| 2012 | 1,322,696 | -0.36% |
| 2011 | 1,327,439 | -0.30% |
| 2010 | 1,331,475 | -0.23% |
| 2009 | 1,334,515 | -0.19% |
| 2008 | 1,337,090 | -0.27% |
| 2007 | 1,340,680 | -0.46% |
| 2006 | 1,346,810 | -0.59% |
| 2005 | 1,354,775 | -0.57% |
| 2004 | 1,362,550 | -0.60% |
| 2003 | 1,370,720 | -0.63% |
| 2002 | 1,379,350 | -0.63% |
| 2001 | 1,388,115 | -0.63% |
| 2000 | 1,396,985 | +0.48% |
| 1999 | 1,390,244 | +0.29% |
| 1998 | 1,386,156 | -0.96% |
| 1997 | 1,399,535 | -1.13% |
| 1996 | 1,415,594 | -1.46% |
| 1995 | 1,436,634 | -1.77% |
| 1994 | 1,462,514 | -2.12% |
| 1993 | 1,494,128 | -2.54% |
| 1992 | 1,533,091 | -1.81% |
| 1991 | 1,561,314 | -0.50% |
| 1990 | 1,569,174 | +0.07% |
| 1989 | 1,568,131 | +0.40% |
| 1988 | 1,561,900 | +0.62% |
| 1987 | 1,552,221 | +0.78% |
| 1986 | 1,540,190 | +0.75% |
| 1985 | 1,528,781 | +0.67% |
| 1984 | 1,518,617 | +0.65% |
| 1983 | 1,508,745 | +0.69% |
| 1982 | 1,498,414 | +0.72% |
| 1981 | 1,487,666 | +0.71% |
| 1980 | 1,477,219 | +0.61% |
| 1979 | 1,468,333 | +0.56% |
| 1978 | 1,460,188 | +0.69% |
| 1977 | 1,450,211 | +0.74% |
| 1976 | 1,439,576 | +0.72% |
| 1975 | 1,429,352 | +0.79% |
| 1974 | 1,418,169 | +0.87% |
| 1973 | 1,405,951 | +0.96% |
| 1972 | 1,392,518 | +1.13% |
| 1971 | 1,376,955 | +1.24% |
| 1970 | 1,360,076 | +1.10% |
| 1969 | 1,345,249 | +1.05% |
| 1968 | 1,331,214 | +0.93% |
| 1967 | 1,318,946 | +0.79% |
| 1966 | 1,308,597 | +1.08% |
| 1965 | 1,294,566 | +1.37% |
| 1964 | 1,277,086 | +1.45% |
| 1963 | 1,258,857 | +1.39% |
| 1962 | 1,241,623 | +1.35% |
| 1961 | 1,225,077 | +1.12% |
| 1960 | 1,211,537 | — |
Demographics of Estonia
Ethnic groups
Estonian 69.1%, Russian 23.7%, Ukrainian 2.1%, other 4.6%, unspecified 0.5% (2021 est.)
Languages
Estonian (official) 67.2%, Russian 28.5%, other 3.7%, unspecified 0.6% (2021est.)
Religions
Orthodox 16.5%, Protestant 9.2% (Lutheran 7.7%, other Protestant 1.5%), other 3% (includes Roman Catholic, Muslim, Jehovah's Witness, Pentecostal, Buddhist, and Taara Believer), none 58.4%, unspecified 12.9% (2021 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 69.8% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).