Estonia vs Russia: Natural population growth

Estonia
-0.4138
in 2023
Russia
-0.3422
in 2023
Estonia rank
217th
Russia rank
214th

Natural population growth over time

  • Estonia
  • Russia
-0.500.511.5195019862023

How they compare

Russia currently reports -0.3422 against -0.4138 in Estonia, a difference of 0.0716.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.

Estonia ranks 217th and Russia ranks 214th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.5953 1.61 1.01 Russia
1960s 0.4416 1 0.5611 Russia
1970s 0.3671 0.6231 0.2559 Russia
1980s 0.3489 0.604 0.2551 Russia
1990s -0.3168 -0.3735 0.0567 Estonia
2000s -0.2452 -0.5067 0.2615 Estonia
2010s -0.0965 -0.0503 0.0461 Russia
2020s -0.3307 -0.4784 0.1477 Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth, Estonia or Russia?
Russia, at -0.3422 against -0.4138 in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth between Estonia and Russia?
0.0716, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Russia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Russia rank globally for natural population growth?
Estonia ranks 217th and Russia ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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