Distribution of households with children by number of children in Estonia
Estonia: Distribution of households with children by number of children was 53.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
53.1
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
11th
of 49 countries
All-time high
59.8
in 2004
All-time low
49.3
in 2022
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 53.1 for distribution of households with children by number of children in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of households with children by number of children in Estonia peaked at 59.8 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 49.3, in 2022.
Estonia ranks 11th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 59.8 | — |
| 2005 | 59.1 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 59.7 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 57.5 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 58.6 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 58.8 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.2 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 57 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.5 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 57.4 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 57.1 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.7 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 54 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 51.4 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 52.3 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 52 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.5 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 51.5 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 49.3 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 51.2 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 52 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 53.1 | +2.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 53.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.15, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 53.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.7, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.92 | 57.5 | 59.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.26 | 51.4 | 59.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6 | 49.3 | 53.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More population data for Estonia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6697 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5636 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6697 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6551 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3052 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.677 (2100)
- Population density 19.31 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 30,706 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.677 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0322 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of households with children by number of children in Estonia?
- Distribution of households with children by number of children in Estonia was 53.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8 in 2004.
- What is the lowest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3 in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for distribution of households with children by number of children?
- Estonia ranks 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of households with children by number of children rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of households with children by number of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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