| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Estonia is 1,317,772 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Estonia is projected at 1,325,185 or 1.325 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Estonia is projected at 1,326,535 or 1.327 million people for the year 2020. Estonia ranks number 156th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Estonia is ranked 35th among 48 countries in Europe.
Estonia's population peaked in 1989 with 1.56 mn people after Estonia's population decreased year by year. The Estonia population is projected to reach 1.27 million in 2030 and decrease further to 1.15 million in 2050 and 838.0 thousands by 2100. Estonia accounts for 0.017 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.042% of 1953 and is projected to decline at 0.008% by 2100.
Estonia was at 132nd position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 168th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 1,326,535 | 887 | 0.07 | 0.017 |
| 2021 | 1,325,185 | -1,350 | -0.10 | 0.017 |
| 2022 | 1,321,910 | -3,275 | -0.25 | 0.017 |
| 2023 | 1,317,211 | -4,699 | -0.36 | 0.016 |
| 2024 | 1,311,919 | -5,292 | -0.40 | 0.016 |
| 2025 | 1,306,651 | -5,268 | -0.40 | 0.016 |
| 2026 | 1,301,516 | -5,135 | -0.39 | 0.016 |
| 2027 | 1,296,343 | -5,173 | -0.40 | 0.016 |
| 2028 | 1,291,095 | -5,248 | -0.40 | 0.015 |
| 2029 | 1,285,665 | -5,430 | -0.42 | 0.015 |
| 2030 | 1,279,962 | -5,703 | -0.44 | 0.015 |
| 2031 | 1,274,033 | -5,929 | -0.46 | 0.015 |
| 2032 | 1,267,958 | -6,075 | -0.48 | 0.015 |
| 2033 | 1,261,785 | -6,173 | -0.49 | 0.014 |
| 2034 | 1,255,570 | -6,215 | -0.49 | 0.014 |
| 2035 | 1,249,350 | -6,220 | -0.50 | 0.014 |
| 2036 | 1,243,146 | -6,204 | -0.50 | 0.014 |
| 2037 | 1,236,970 | -6,176 | -0.50 | 0.014 |
| 2038 | 1,230,836 | -6,134 | -0.50 | 0.014 |
| 2039 | 1,224,740 | -6,096 | -0.50 | 0.013 |
| 2040 | 1,218,696 | -6,044 | -0.49 | 0.013 |
| 2041 | 1,212,691 | -6,005 | -0.49 | 0.013 |
| 2042 | 1,206,730 | -5,961 | -0.49 | 0.013 |
| 2043 | 1,200,812 | -5,918 | -0.49 | 0.013 |
| 2044 | 1,194,878 | -5,934 | -0.49 | 0.013 |
| 2045 | 1,188,919 | -5,959 | -0.50 | 0.013 |
| 2046 | 1,182,918 | -6,001 | -0.50 | 0.012 |
| 2047 | 1,176,879 | -6,039 | -0.51 | 0.012 |
| 2048 | 1,170,789 | -6,090 | -0.52 | 0.012 |
| 2049 | 1,164,639 | -6,150 | -0.53 | 0.012 |
| 2050 | 1,158,408 | -6,231 | -0.54 | 0.012 |
| 2051 | 1,152,100 | -6,308 | -0.54 | 0.012 |
| 2052 | 1,145,708 | -6,392 | -0.55 | 0.012 |
| 2053 | 1,139,224 | -6,484 | -0.57 | 0.012 |
| 2054 | 1,132,657 | -6,567 | -0.58 | 0.011 |
| 2055 | 1,126,012 | -6,645 | -0.59 | 0.011 |
| 2056 | 1,119,290 | -6,722 | -0.60 | 0.011 |
| 2057 | 1,112,479 | -6,811 | -0.61 | 0.011 |
| 2058 | 1,105,578 | -6,901 | -0.62 | 0.011 |
| 2059 | 1,098,592 | -6,986 | -0.63 | 0.011 |
| 2060 | 1,091,517 | -7,075 | -0.64 | 0.011 |
| 2061 | 1,084,358 | -7,159 | -0.66 | 0.011 |
| 2062 | 1,077,121 | -7,237 | -0.67 | 0.011 |
| 2063 | 1,069,803 | -7,318 | -0.68 | 0.010 |
| 2064 | 1,062,419 | -7,384 | -0.69 | 0.010 |
| 2065 | 1,054,969 | -7,450 | -0.70 | 0.010 |
| 2066 | 1,047,470 | -7,499 | -0.71 | 0.010 |
| 2067 | 1,039,935 | -7,535 | -0.72 | 0.010 |
| 2068 | 1,032,368 | -7,567 | -0.73 | 0.010 |
| 2069 | 1,024,798 | -7,570 | -0.73 | 0.010 |
| 2070 | 1,017,242 | -7,556 | -0.74 | 0.010 |
| 2071 | 1,009,716 | -7,526 | -0.74 | 0.010 |
| 2072 | 1,002,230 | -7,486 | -0.74 | 0.010 |
| 2073 | 994,798 | -7,432 | -0.74 | 0.009 |
| 2074 | 987,450 | -7,348 | -0.74 | 0.009 |
| 2075 | 980,202 | -7,248 | -0.73 | 0.009 |
| 2076 | 973,066 | -7,136 | -0.73 | 0.009 |
| 2077 | 966,046 | -7,020 | -0.72 | 0.009 |
| 2078 | 959,156 | -6,890 | -0.71 | 0.009 |
| 2079 | 952,385 | -6,771 | -0.71 | 0.009 |
| 2080 | 945,737 | -6,648 | -0.70 | 0.009 |
| 2081 | 939,196 | -6,541 | -0.69 | 0.009 |
| 2082 | 932,798 | -6,398 | -0.68 | 0.009 |
| 2083 | 926,530 | -6,268 | -0.67 | 0.009 |
| 2084 | 920,418 | -6,112 | -0.66 | 0.009 |
| 2085 | 914,447 | -5,971 | -0.65 | 0.009 |
| 2086 | 908,644 | -5,803 | -0.63 | 0.008 |
| 2087 | 902,981 | -5,663 | -0.62 | 0.008 |
| 2088 | 897,464 | -5,517 | -0.61 | 0.008 |
| 2089 | 892,093 | -5,371 | -0.60 | 0.008 |
| 2090 | 886,857 | -5,236 | -0.59 | 0.008 |
| 2091 | 881,756 | -5,101 | -0.58 | 0.008 |
| 2092 | 876,752 | -5,004 | -0.57 | 0.008 |
| 2093 | 871,851 | -4,901 | -0.56 | 0.008 |
| 2094 | 867,006 | -4,845 | -0.56 | 0.008 |
| 2095 | 862,201 | -4,805 | -0.55 | 0.008 |
| 2096 | 857,408 | -4,793 | -0.56 | 0.008 |
| 2097 | 852,595 | -4,813 | -0.56 | 0.008 |
| 2098 | 847,724 | -4,871 | -0.57 | 0.008 |
| 2099 | 842,780 | -4,944 | -0.58 | 0.008 |
| 2100 | 837,723 | -5,057 | -0.60 | 0.008 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 1,100,995 | - | - | 0.043 |
| 1951 | 1,113,247 | 12,252 | 1.11 | 0.043 |
| 1952 | 1,125,240 | 11,993 | 1.08 | 0.043 |
| 1953 | 1,136,904 | 11,664 | 1.04 | 0.042 |
| 1954 | 1,148,213 | 11,309 | 0.99 | 0.042 |
| 1955 | 1,159,231 | 11,018 | 0.96 | 0.042 |
| 1956 | 1,170,101 | 10,870 | 0.94 | 0.041 |
| 1957 | 1,181,019 | 10,918 | 0.93 | 0.041 |
| 1958 | 1,192,253 | 11,234 | 0.95 | 0.041 |
| 1959 | 1,204,108 | 11,855 | 0.99 | 0.040 |
| 1960 | 1,216,819 | 12,711 | 1.06 | 0.040 |
| 1961 | 1,230,499 | 13,680 | 1.12 | 0.040 |
| 1962 | 1,245,076 | 14,577 | 1.18 | 0.040 |
| 1963 | 1,260,213 | 15,137 | 1.22 | 0.039 |
| 1964 | 1,275,437 | 15,224 | 1.21 | 0.039 |
| 1965 | 1,290,396 | 14,959 | 1.17 | 0.039 |
| 1966 | 1,304,987 | 14,591 | 1.13 | 0.038 |
| 1967 | 1,319,245 | 14,258 | 1.09 | 0.038 |
| 1968 | 1,333,176 | 13,931 | 1.06 | 0.038 |
| 1969 | 1,346,818 | 13,642 | 1.02 | 0.037 |
| 1970 | 1,360,202 | 13,384 | 0.99 | 0.037 |
| 1971 | 1,373,307 | 13,105 | 0.96 | 0.036 |
| 1972 | 1,386,067 | 12,760 | 0.93 | 0.036 |
| 1973 | 1,398,471 | 12,404 | 0.89 | 0.036 |
| 1974 | 1,410,467 | 11,996 | 0.86 | 0.035 |
| 1975 | 1,422,043 | 11,576 | 0.82 | 0.035 |
| 1976 | 1,433,179 | 11,136 | 0.78 | 0.034 |
| 1977 | 1,443,890 | 10,711 | 0.75 | 0.034 |
| 1978 | 1,454,273 | 10,383 | 0.72 | 0.034 |
| 1979 | 1,464,419 | 10,146 | 0.70 | 0.033 |
| 1980 | 1,474,439 | 10,020 | 0.68 | 0.033 |
| 1981 | 1,483,877 | 9,438 | 0.64 | 0.033 |
| 1982 | 1,492,642 | 8,765 | 0.59 | 0.032 |
| 1983 | 1,501,422 | 8,780 | 0.59 | 0.032 |
| 1984 | 1,511,201 | 9,779 | 0.65 | 0.032 |
| 1985 | 1,522,400 | 11,199 | 0.74 | 0.031 |
| 1986 | 1,536,036 | 13,636 | 0.90 | 0.031 |
| 1987 | 1,551,211 | 15,175 | 0.99 | 0.031 |
| 1988 | 1,564,194 | 12,983 | 0.84 | 0.030 |
| 1989 | 1,569,973 | 5,779 | 0.37 | 0.030 |
| 1990 | 1,565,246 | -4,727 | -0.30 | 0.029 |
| 1991 | 1,548,219 | -17,027 | -1.09 | 0.029 |
| 1992 | 1,520,813 | -27,406 | -1.77 | 0.028 |
| 1993 | 1,488,061 | -32,752 | -2.15 | 0.027 |
| 1994 | 1,457,093 | -30,968 | -2.08 | 0.026 |
| 1995 | 1,433,024 | -24,069 | -1.65 | 0.025 |
| 1996 | 1,417,736 | -15,288 | -1.07 | 0.024 |
| 1997 | 1,409,673 | -8,063 | -0.57 | 0.024 |
| 1998 | 1,406,349 | -3,324 | -0.24 | 0.023 |
| 1999 | 1,403,789 | -2,560 | -0.18 | 0.023 |
| 2000 | 1,399,112 | -4,677 | -0.33 | 0.023 |
| 2001 | 1,391,730 | -7,382 | -0.53 | 0.022 |
| 2002 | 1,382,732 | -8,998 | -0.65 | 0.022 |
| 2003 | 1,372,909 | -9,823 | -0.71 | 0.022 |
| 2004 | 1,363,565 | -9,344 | -0.68 | 0.021 |
| 2005 | 1,355,648 | -7,917 | -0.58 | 0.021 |
| 2006 | 1,349,363 | -6,285 | -0.46 | 0.020 |
| 2007 | 1,344,296 | -5,067 | -0.38 | 0.020 |
| 2008 | 1,340,073 | -4,223 | -0.31 | 0.020 |
| 2009 | 1,336,135 | -3,938 | -0.29 | 0.019 |
| 2010 | 1,332,101 | -4,034 | -0.30 | 0.019 |
| 2011 | 1,327,709 | -4,392 | -0.33 | 0.019 |
| 2012 | 1,323,159 | -4,550 | -0.34 | 0.019 |
| 2013 | 1,319,062 | -4,097 | -0.31 | 0.018 |
| 2014 | 1,316,277 | -2,785 | -0.21 | 0.018 |
| 2015 | 1,315,325 | -952 | -0.07 | 0.018 |
| 2016 | 1,316,510 | 1,185 | 0.09 | 0.018 |
| 2017 | 1,319,390 | 2,880 | 0.22 | 0.017 |
| 2018 | 1,322,920 | 3,530 | 0.27 | 0.017 |
| 2019 | 1,325,648 | 2,728 | 0.21 | 0.017 |