Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Estonia
Estonia: Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age was 15.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.0%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
40th
of 45 countries
All-time high
19.7%
in 2020
All-time low
7.1%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Estonia stood at 15.0%.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Estonia peaked at 19.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2004.
That places Estonia 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.1% | — |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +38.7% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 15.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.6%, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 15.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 59% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.5% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.1% | 19.7% | 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)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 19.31 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,706 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Estonia?
- Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age in Estonia was 15.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age?
- Estonia ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of population aged 18 and over by health status, age group, sex and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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