Health workforce migration in Estonia
Estonia: Health workforce migration was 7,494 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Health workforce migration in Estonia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health workforce migration in Estonia is 7,494, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health workforce migration in Estonia peaked at 7,494 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,259, in 2002.
That places Estonia 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health workforce migration in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,259 | — |
| 2003 | 3,987 | +76.5% |
| 2004 | 4,817 | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 5,199 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 5,336 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 5,419 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5,525 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 5,634 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5,764 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 5,884 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 6,018 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 6,159 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 6,293 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 6,420 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6,535 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6,664 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 6,786 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6,882 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6,972 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7,037 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 7,162 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 7,250 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 7,367 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 7,494 | +1.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 7,494 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,025, 19% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 7,494 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39,064, 19% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health workforce migration in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +76.5% | 2,259 | 3,987 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,772 | 2,259 | 5,634 | 8 |
| 2010s | 6,340 | 5,764 | 6,882 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,214 | 6,972 | 7,494 | 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 health workforce migration in Estonia?
- Health workforce migration in Estonia was 7,494 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest health workforce migration recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,494 in 2025.
- What is the lowest health workforce migration recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,259 in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for health workforce migration?
- Estonia ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is health workforce migration rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Health workforce migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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