Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6957 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Estonia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.6957 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Estonia peaked at 0.7141 people per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5801 people per person, in 1960.
That places Estonia 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5801 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.593 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6048 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6119 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6177 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6237 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6295 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6367 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6432 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.648 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6526 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6543 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6585 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6635 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6687 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6742 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6799 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6854 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6912 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.696 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6995 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7022 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7047 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7068 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7083 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7095 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7103 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.711 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7128 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7141 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7132 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7114 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7086 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7052 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7013 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6973 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6937 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6907 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6887 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6808 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6739 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.674 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6741 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6744 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6747 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6751 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6756 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6761 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6767 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6774 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.678 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6787 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6796 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6809 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6826 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6844 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6873 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.69 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6928 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6957 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6989 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7022 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7055 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7052 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7009 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6957 people per person | -0.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.6957 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 86% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.6957 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6189 people per person | 0.5801 people per person | 0.648 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6724 people per person | 0.6526 people per person | 0.696 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7079 people per person | 0.6995 people per person | 0.7141 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6991 people per person | 0.6808 people per person | 0.7132 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6752 people per person | 0.6739 people per person | 0.6774 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.685 people per person | 0.678 people per person | 0.6957 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7014 people per person | 0.6957 people per person | 0.7055 people per person | 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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Estonia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Estonia was 0.6957 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7141 people per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5801 people per person in 1960.
- How does Estonia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Estonia ranks 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.