Population figure

The population figure shows how many people live in Estonia at the beginning of the year. The population includes Estonian citizens as well as foreign nationals and stateless persons residing in the country. A person is considered a resident if they have lived in Estonia for at least one year or intend to live here for at least one year.

Population 1,369,995
-0.3%

Population figure as at the beginning of the year, 2005–2025

 MalesFemales
2005631,710727,140
2006627,930722,770
2007624,260718,660
2008622,050716,390
2009621,320714,420
2010620,800712,490
2011619,700709,960
2012618,138707,079
2013616,167704,007
2014614,919700,900
2015614,389698,882
2016616,708699,236
2017617,538698,097
2018621,084698,049
2019625,635699,185
2020629,246699,643
2021630,915699,153
2022633,415698,381
2023647,366718,518
2024651,613723,074
2025649,753720,242

Population by educational attainment, 2025

 Males and females
Primary or basic education221,833
Secondary education487,539
Higher education439,389
Educational attainment unknown7,506

Population by native and foreign origin, 2025

 Native populationForeign-origin population
0-453,7977,121
5-965,7349,847
10-1466,08911,055
15-1966,60812,297
20-2453,57114,684
25-2949,24018,471
30-3461,88026,211
35-3970,73137,756
40-4465,02335,241
45-4962,20631,722
50-5463,01330,124
55-5956,09127,355
60-6452,47833,519
65-6947,56134,838
70-7439,92430,384
75-7933,05120,610
80-8426,67110,987
85 and older26,50514,386

Population by citizenship, 2025

 2025
Estonia1,123,385
EU country (excl. Estonia)22,690
Non-EU country162,969
Not specified60,169
Country unknown782

Population by ethnic nationality, 2025

 2025
Estonians934,725
Russians285,819
Other ethnic nationalities143,295
Ethnic nationality unknown6,156
Population by sex, age and place of residence, 1 January 2025
News

Population projection shows population decrease is slowing down

According to Statistics Estonia’s population projection, in 2080, there will be approximately 1.2 million people in Estonia. Over the next 60 years, the population of Estonia will decrease by 11%, in the next 25 years, by 35,800 persons, and by 2080, by 145,200 persons.
Read more 20. June 2019