Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Estonia
Estonia: Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex was 9,690 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Estonia, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Estonia stood at 9,690. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Estonia peaked at 16,028 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9,690, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 57th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15,775 | — |
| 2008 | 16,028 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 15,763 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 15,825 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 14,679 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 14,056 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 13,531 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 13,551 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13,907 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 14,053 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13,784 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 14,367 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 14,099 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 13,209 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 13,272 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11,646 | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 10,949 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 9,690 | -11.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 9,690 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55,546, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 9,690 is below the median for high income countries, which is 62,694, 15% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,855 | 15,763 | 16,028 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14,185 | 13,531 | 15,825 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,753 | 9,690 | 13,272 | 5 |
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 live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Estonia?
- Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex in Estonia was 9,690 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest live births by mother's age and newborn's sex recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,028 in 2008.
- What is the lowest live births by mother's age and newborn's sex recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,690 in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for live births by mother's age and newborn's sex?
- Estonia ranks 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is live births by mother's age and newborn's sex rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 Live births by mother's age and newborn's sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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