Birth seasonality in Estonia
Estonia: Birth seasonality was 26.25 births per million people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Birth seasonality in Estonia, 1959–2019
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
In 2019, birth seasonality in Estonia stood at 26.25 births per million people.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Estonia peaked at 42.25 births per million people in 1980 and was at its lowest, 20.92 births per million people, in 1997.
Estonia ranks 13th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.55 births per million people | 38.55 births per million people | 38.55 births per million people | 1 |
| 1960s | 38.43 births per million people | 34.65 births per million people | 41.79 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.04 births per million people | 38.11 births per million people | 40.88 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.42 births per million people | 38.68 births per million people | 42.25 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.1 births per million people | 20.92 births per million people | 34.42 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.95 births per million people | 22.75 births per million people | 31.74 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.53 births per million people | 24.37 births per million people | 29.42 births per million people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More population data for Estonia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,706 people (2100)
- Population density 19.31 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 42,267 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Estonia?
- Birth seasonality in Estonia was 26.25 births per million people in 2019, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.25 births per million people in 1980.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.92 births per million people in 1997.
- How does Estonia rank for birth seasonality?
- Estonia ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.