Demographics of Estonia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date15 Apr 2024

There are 628k males and 691k females in Estonia. The percentage of the male population is 47.58%, compared to 52.42% of the female population. Estonia has 64k more females than males. The sex ratio in Estonia in 2024 will be 90.759 males per 100 females. Estonia is in the 21st position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

Estonia population

Year Population Growth (%)
19501,102,0781.31
19551,168,2761.05
19601,218,0641.24
19651,292,0041.08
19701,361,9990.91
19751,424,0440.80
19801,476,9830.56
19851,525,7820.61
19901,570,674-0.00
19951,452,775-1.37
20001,396,877-0.61
20051,354,662-0.60
20101,331,535-0.28
20151,314,6570.21
20201,329,4440.05
20211,328,701-0.17
20221,326,062-0.23
20231,322,765-0.27
20241,319,041-0.30
  • Total
  • Crude

Estonia death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195013,71320,27212.49818.477
195513,29321,24611.40018.221
196012,76320,18210.51016.620
196513,48718,52310.47914.391
197015,17521,25111.16315.633
197516,53521,19311.64014.919
198018,19121,95012.33614.884
198519,29323,52812.66815.449
199019,49722,22912.40814.147
199520,78813,66814.2489.368
200018,35913,03013.1259.315
200517,28014,39512.73010.605
201015,80015,80411.84911.852
201515,29713,78911.65510.505
202016,18013,90212.18510.470
202118,82613,63914.18610.277
202215,50613,42211.69010.118
202315,61613,10211.8029.902
202415,69612,76111.8969.671
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Estonia

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950546,864554,13149.670
1955621,619537,61253.623
1960700,072516,74757.533
1965791,637498,75961.348
1970883,407476,79564.947
1975961,150460,89267.589
19801,027,844446,59269.711
19851,077,351445,04670.767
19901,114,930450,31271.231
19951,007,415425,60970.300
2000970,541428,57169.368
2005931,800423,84868.735
2010907,079425,02368.094
2015899,890415,43168.416
2020900,365400,19469.229
2021900,342396,69669.415
2022900,206393,02769.609
2023899,951389,18869.810
2024899,574385,18470.019
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Estonia population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 34,667 32,752 67,420 5.11 105.847
05-09 36,797 34,494 71,291 5.40 106.677
10-14 37,660 35,936 73,596 5.58 104.797
15-19 37,955 35,799 73,754 5.59 106.023
20-24 31,994 30,614 62,608 4.75 104.508
25-29 33,105 31,605 64,709 4.91 104.746
30-34 44,679 40,742 85,421 6.48 109.663
35-39 52,809 47,972 100,781 7.64 110.083
40-44 48,465 45,385 93,850 7.12 106.786
45-49 46,127 44,053 90,180 6.84 104.708
50-54 45,132 44,944 90,075 6.83 100.418
55-59 39,176 41,959 81,136 6.15 93.367
60-64 38,770 45,261 84,032 6.37 85.659
65-69 33,928 45,292 79,221 6.01 74.909
70-74 26,879 42,127 69,005 5.23 63.805
75-79 17,862 33,249 51,111 3.87 53.722
80-84 11,688 27,030 38,718 2.94 43.241
85-89 6,795 20,402 27,198 2.06 33.306
90-94 2,450 8,933 11,383 0.86 27.426
95-99 579 2,607 3,187 0.24 22.209
100+ 49 314 363 0.03 15.605
Total 627,566 691,470 1,319,039 90.758