International migration flows - Regions — Persons who left the region in Estonia

Estonia: International migration flows - Regions — Persons who left the region was 18,014 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
18,014 Persons
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
16th
of 19 countries
All-time high
18,014 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
2,927 Persons
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025

International migration flows - Regions — Persons who left the region in Estonia, 2004–2025

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2004201420252004: 2.9k Persons2005: 4.6k Persons2006: 5.5k Persons2007: 4.4k Persons2008: 4.4k Persons2009: 4.7k Persons2010: 5.3k Persons2011: 6.2k Persons2012: 6.3k Persons2013: 6.7k Persons2014: 4.6k Persons2015: 13.0k Persons2016: 13.8k Persons2017: 12.4k Persons2018: 10.5k Persons2019: 12.8k Persons2020: 12.4k Persons2021: 12.5k Persons2022: 9.7k Persons2023: 12.5k Persons2024: 17.3k Persons2025: 18.0k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for international migration flows - regions — persons who left the region in Estonia is 18,014 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international migration flows - regions — persons who left the region in Estonia peaked at 18,014 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,927 Persons, in 2004.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

International migration flows - Regions — Persons who left the region in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for International migration flows - Regions — Persons who left the region to reside in another country in Estonia, 2004 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
2004 2,927 Persons
2005 4,610 Persons +57.5%
2006 5,527 Persons +19.9%
2007 4,384 Persons -20.7%
2008 4,406 Persons +0.5%
2009 4,658 Persons +5.7%
2010 5,294 Persons +13.7%
2011 6,214 Persons +17.4%
2012 6,321 Persons +1.7%
2013 6,740 Persons +6.6%
2014 4,637 Persons -31.2%
2015 13,003 Persons +180.4%
2016 13,792 Persons +6.1%
2017 12,358 Persons -10.4%
2018 10,476 Persons -15.2%
2019 12,801 Persons +22.2%
2020 12,427 Persons -2.9%
2021 12,481 Persons +0.4%
2022 9,657 Persons -22.6%
2023 12,543 Persons +29.9%
2024 17,260 Persons +37.6%
2025 18,014 Persons +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,419 Persons 2,927 Persons 5,527 Persons 6
2010s 9,164 Persons 4,637 Persons 13,792 Persons 10
2020s 13,730 Persons 9,657 Persons 18,014 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 13 Lithuania 21,986 Persons compare
  2. 14 Slovenia 21,491 Persons compare
  3. 15 Finland 19,888 Persons compare
  4. 17 Luxembourg 16,444 Persons compare
  5. 18 Latvia 11,990 Persons compare
  6. 19 Poland 10,181 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is international migration flows - regions — persons who left the region in Estonia?
International migration flows - regions — persons who left the region in Estonia was 18,014 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest international migration flows - regions — persons who left the region recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 18,014 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest international migration flows - regions — persons who left the region recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,927 Persons in 2004.
How does Estonia rank for international migration flows - regions — persons who left the region?
Estonia ranks 16th out of 19 countries with data for 2025.
Is international migration flows - regions — persons who left the region rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of International migration flows - Regions — Persons who left the region to reside in another country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
International migration flows - Regions — Persons who left the region to reside in another country
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
21 places, 502 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides indicators on annual international population migration flows to and from sub-national regions, in large regions (TL2) and small regions (TL3). Data source Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Use of data on small regions When demographic data are analysed along with economic data using the TL3 level, it is advisable to aggregate data at the metropolitan region level when several TL3 regions are associated to the same metropolitan region. Metropolitan regions combine TL3 regions when 50% or more of the regional population live in a functionnal urban areas above 250 000 inhabitants. This approach corrects the distortions created by commuting, see the list of OECD metropolitan regions (xlsx) and the EU methodology (link). Territorial typologies Small TL3 regions are categorized based on shared characteristics into regional typologies. See the demographic indicators aggregated by territorial typology at country level on the access to City typology (link) and by urban-rural typology (link). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.