Population density in Estonia

Estonia: Population density was 19.31 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
19.31 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
205th
of 235 countries
All-time high
36.73 people per km²
in 1990
All-time low
1.13 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Estonia, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Estonia recorded 19.31 people per km² for population density in 2100.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Estonia peaked at 36.73 people per km² in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.13 people per km², in 1000.

That places Estonia 205th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Population density in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Estonia, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 1.13 people per km²
1100 1.19 people per km² +5.3%
1200 1.26 people per km² +5.3%
1300 1.32 people per km² +5.3%
1400 1.39 people per km² +5.3%
1500 1.46 people per km² +5.3%
1600 1.54 people per km² +5.3%
1700 1.62 people per km² +5.3%
1710 1.89 people per km² +16.7%
1720 2.21 people per km² +16.7%
1730 2.58 people per km² +16.7%
1740 3.01 people per km² +16.7%
1750 3.51 people per km² +16.7%
1760 4.09 people per km² +16.7%
1770 4.77 people per km² +16.7%
1780 5.57 people per km² +16.7%
1790 6.5 people per km² +16.7%
1800 7.82 people per km² +20.3%
1801 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1802 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1803 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1804 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1805 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1806 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1807 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1808 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1809 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1810 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1811 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1812 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1813 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1814 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1815 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1816 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1817 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1818 7.82 people per km² +0.0%
1819 7.83 people per km² +0.2%
1820 7.87 people per km² +0.5%
1821 7.93 people per km² +0.7%
1822 8.01 people per km² +1.0%
1823 8.1 people per km² +1.2%
1824 8.2 people per km² +1.2%
1825 8.3 people per km² +1.2%
1826 8.4 people per km² +1.2%
1827 8.5 people per km² +1.2%
1828 8.61 people per km² +1.2%
1829 8.71 people per km² +1.2%
1830 8.82 people per km² +1.2%
1831 8.92 people per km² +1.2%
1832 9.03 people per km² +1.2%
1833 9.14 people per km² +1.2%
1834 9.25 people per km² +1.2%
1835 9.36 people per km² +1.2%
1836 9.48 people per km² +1.2%
1837 9.59 people per km² +1.2%
1838 9.71 people per km² +1.2%
1839 9.82 people per km² +1.2%
1840 9.94 people per km² +1.2%
1841 10.06 people per km² +1.2%
1842 10.18 people per km² +1.2%
1843 10.31 people per km² +1.2%
1844 10.43 people per km² +1.2%
1845 10.56 people per km² +1.2%
1846 10.69 people per km² +1.2%
1847 10.82 people per km² +1.2%
1848 10.95 people per km² +1.2%
1849 11.08 people per km² +1.2%
1850 11.21 people per km² +1.2%
1851 11.35 people per km² +1.2%
1852 11.48 people per km² +1.2%
1853 11.62 people per km² +1.2%
1854 11.76 people per km² +1.2%
1855 11.91 people per km² +1.2%
1856 12.05 people per km² +1.2%
1857 12.2 people per km² +1.2%
1858 12.34 people per km² +1.2%
1859 12.49 people per km² +1.2%
1860 12.64 people per km² +1.2%
1861 12.79 people per km² +1.2%
1862 12.95 people per km² +1.2%
1863 13.11 people per km² +1.2%
1864 13.26 people per km² +1.2%
1865 13.42 people per km² +1.2%
1866 13.59 people per km² +1.2%
1867 13.75 people per km² +1.2%
1868 13.92 people per km² +1.2%
1869 14.08 people per km² +1.2%
1870 14.25 people per km² +1.2%
1871 14.43 people per km² +1.2%
1872 14.6 people per km² +1.2%
1873 14.78 people per km² +1.2%
1874 14.95 people per km² +1.2%
1875 15.14 people per km² +1.2%
1876 15.32 people per km² +1.2%
1877 15.5 people per km² +1.2%
1878 15.69 people per km² +1.2%
1879 15.88 people per km² +1.2%
1880 16.07 people per km² +1.2%
1881 16.27 people per km² +1.2%
1882 16.46 people per km² +1.2%
1883 16.66 people per km² +1.2%
1884 16.86 people per km² +1.2%
1885 17.07 people per km² +1.2%
1886 17.27 people per km² +1.2%
1887 17.48 people per km² +1.2%
1888 17.69 people per km² +1.2%
1889 17.9 people per km² +1.2%
1890 18.12 people per km² +1.2%
1891 18.34 people per km² +1.2%
1892 18.56 people per km² +1.2%
1893 18.78 people per km² +1.2%
1894 19.01 people per km² +1.2%
1895 19.24 people per km² +1.2%
1896 19.47 people per km² +1.2%
1897 19.71 people per km² +1.2%
1898 19.95 people per km² +1.2%
1899 20.19 people per km² +1.2%
1900 20.43 people per km² +1.2%
1901 20.68 people per km² +1.2%
1902 20.93 people per km² +1.2%
1903 21.18 people per km² +1.2%
1904 21.44 people per km² +1.2%
1905 21.69 people per km² +1.2%
1906 21.96 people per km² +1.2%
1907 22.22 people per km² +1.2%
1908 22.49 people per km² +1.2%
1909 22.76 people per km² +1.2%
1910 23.04 people per km² +1.2%
1911 23.32 people per km² +1.2%
1912 23.61 people per km² +1.2%
1913 23.9 people per km² +1.2%
1914 24.19 people per km² +1.2%
1915 24.49 people per km² +1.2%
1916 24.8 people per km² +1.2%
1917 25.1 people per km² +1.2%
1918 25.41 people per km² +1.2%
1919 25.67 people per km² +1.0%
1920 25.86 people per km² +0.8%
1921 26 people per km² +0.5%
1922 26.08 people per km² +0.3%
1923 26.1 people per km² +0.1%
1924 26.13 people per km² +0.1%
1925 26.15 people per km² +0.1%
1926 26.17 people per km² +0.1%
1927 26.19 people per km² +0.1%
1928 26.21 people per km² +0.1%
1929 26.23 people per km² +0.1%
1930 26.24 people per km² +0.0%
1931 26.24 people per km² +0.0%
1932 26.24 people per km² +0.0%
1933 26.24 people per km² -0.0%
1934 26.23 people per km² -0.0%
1935 26.23 people per km² -0.0%
1936 26.22 people per km² -0.0%
1937 26.22 people per km² -0.0%
1938 26.21 people per km² -0.0%
1939 26.2 people per km² -0.1%
1940 26.17 people per km² -0.1%
1941 26.13 people per km² -0.1%
1942 26.08 people per km² -0.2%
1943 26.02 people per km² -0.2%
1944 25.96 people per km² -0.2%
1945 25.89 people per km² -0.2%
1946 25.83 people per km² -0.2%
1947 25.77 people per km² -0.2%
1948 25.71 people per km² -0.2%
1949 25.71 people per km² +0.0%
1950 25.78 people per km² +0.3%
1951 26.11 people per km² +1.3%
1952 26.43 people per km² +1.2%
1953 26.73 people per km² +1.1%
1954 27.01 people per km² +1.1%
1955 27.3 people per km² +1.0%
1956 27.56 people per km² +1.0%
1957 27.81 people per km² +0.9%
1958 28.08 people per km² +1.0%
1959 28.3 people per km² +0.8%
1960 28.55 people per km² +0.9%
1961 28.89 people per km² +1.2%
1962 29.23 people per km² +1.2%
1963 29.56 people per km² +1.1%
1964 29.9 people per km² +1.2%
1965 30.24 people per km² +1.1%
1966 30.56 people per km² +1.1%
1967 30.88 people per km² +1.0%
1968 31.21 people per km² +1.1%
1969 31.55 people per km² +1.1%
1970 31.86 people per km² +1.0%
1971 32.15 people per km² +0.9%
1972 32.45 people per km² +0.9%
1973 32.73 people per km² +0.9%
1974 33.02 people per km² +0.9%
1975 33.3 people per km² +0.8%
1976 33.56 people per km² +0.8%
1977 33.84 people per km² +0.8%
1978 34.11 people per km² +0.8%
1979 34.34 people per km² +0.7%
1980 34.54 people per km² +0.6%
1981 34.74 people per km² +0.6%
1982 34.97 people per km² +0.6%
1983 35.21 people per km² +0.7%
1984 35.45 people per km² +0.7%
1985 35.68 people per km² +0.6%
1986 35.92 people per km² +0.7%
1987 36.19 people per km² +0.8%
1988 36.47 people per km² +0.8%
1989 36.67 people per km² +0.5%
1990 36.73 people per km² +0.2%
1991 36.62 people per km² -0.3%
1992 36.03 people per km² -1.6%
1993 35.19 people per km² -2.3%
1994 34.52 people per km² -1.9%
1995 33.98 people per km² -1.6%
1996 33.56 people per km² -1.2%
1997 33.25 people per km² -0.9%
1998 33.01 people per km² -0.7%
1999 32.83 people per km² -0.5%
2000 32.68 people per km² -0.5%
2001 32.47 people per km² -0.6%
2002 32.27 people per km² -0.6%
2003 32.07 people per km² -0.6%
2004 31.88 people per km² -0.6%
2005 31.69 people per km² -0.6%
2006 31.51 people per km² -0.6%
2007 31.36 people per km² -0.5%
2008 31.28 people per km² -0.3%
2009 31.22 people per km² -0.2%
2010 31.14 people per km² -0.2%
2011 31.05 people per km² -0.3%
2012 30.94 people per km² -0.4%
2013 30.83 people per km² -0.4%
2014 30.75 people per km² -0.3%
2015 30.75 people per km² +0.0%
2016 30.78 people per km² +0.1%
2017 30.82 people per km² +0.1%
2018 30.92 people per km² +0.3%
2019 31.04 people per km² +0.4%
2020 31.1 people per km² +0.2%
2021 31.15 people per km² +0.2%
2022 31.58 people per km² +1.4%
2023 31.98 people per km² +1.3%
2024 31.83 people per km² -0.5%
2025 31.44 people per km² -1.2%
2026 31.14 people per km² -1.0%
2027 30.97 people per km² -0.5%
2028 30.8 people per km² -0.5%
2029 30.64 people per km² -0.5%
2030 30.47 people per km² -0.5%
2031 30.31 people per km² -0.5%
2032 30.15 people per km² -0.5%
2033 29.98 people per km² -0.5%
2034 29.82 people per km² -0.5%
2035 29.67 people per km² -0.5%
2036 29.51 people per km² -0.5%
2037 29.36 people per km² -0.5%
2038 29.22 people per km² -0.5%
2039 29.07 people per km² -0.5%
2040 28.93 people per km² -0.5%
2041 28.79 people per km² -0.5%
2042 28.65 people per km² -0.5%
2043 28.5 people per km² -0.5%
2044 28.36 people per km² -0.5%
2045 28.21 people per km² -0.5%
2046 28.07 people per km² -0.5%
2047 27.92 people per km² -0.5%
2048 27.77 people per km² -0.5%
2049 27.62 people per km² -0.5%
2050 27.47 people per km² -0.6%
2051 27.31 people per km² -0.6%
2052 27.15 people per km² -0.6%
2053 26.98 people per km² -0.6%
2054 26.82 people per km² -0.6%
2055 26.65 people per km² -0.6%
2056 26.47 people per km² -0.7%
2057 26.29 people per km² -0.7%
2058 26.11 people per km² -0.7%
2059 25.93 people per km² -0.7%
2060 25.74 people per km² -0.7%
2061 25.55 people per km² -0.7%
2062 25.36 people per km² -0.7%
2063 25.17 people per km² -0.7%
2064 24.99 people per km² -0.8%
2065 24.8 people per km² -0.8%
2066 24.61 people per km² -0.8%
2067 24.42 people per km² -0.8%
2068 24.23 people per km² -0.8%
2069 24.05 people per km² -0.8%
2070 23.86 people per km² -0.8%
2071 23.67 people per km² -0.8%
2072 23.49 people per km² -0.8%
2073 23.31 people per km² -0.8%
2074 23.13 people per km² -0.8%
2075 22.96 people per km² -0.8%
2076 22.78 people per km² -0.8%
2077 22.61 people per km² -0.8%
2078 22.44 people per km² -0.8%
2079 22.27 people per km² -0.8%
2080 22.1 people per km² -0.7%
2081 21.94 people per km² -0.7%
2082 21.78 people per km² -0.7%
2083 21.62 people per km² -0.7%
2084 21.47 people per km² -0.7%
2085 21.31 people per km² -0.7%
2086 21.16 people per km² -0.7%
2087 21.02 people per km² -0.7%
2088 20.88 people per km² -0.7%
2089 20.74 people per km² -0.7%
2090 20.61 people per km² -0.6%
2091 20.47 people per km² -0.6%
2092 20.34 people per km² -0.6%
2093 20.21 people per km² -0.6%
2094 20.08 people per km² -0.6%
2095 19.95 people per km² -0.6%
2096 19.82 people per km² -0.7%
2097 19.7 people per km² -0.7%
2098 19.57 people per km² -0.6%
2099 19.44 people per km² -0.7%
2100 19.31 people per km² -0.7%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 19.31 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 18% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 19.31 people per km² is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 30% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.13 people per km² 1.13 people per km² 1.13 people per km² 1
1100s 1.19 people per km² 1.19 people per km² 1.19 people per km² 1
1200s 1.26 people per km² 1.26 people per km² 1.26 people per km² 1
1300s 1.32 people per km² 1.32 people per km² 1.32 people per km² 1
1400s 1.39 people per km² 1.39 people per km² 1.39 people per km² 1
1500s 1.46 people per km² 1.46 people per km² 1.46 people per km² 1
1600s 1.54 people per km² 1.54 people per km² 1.54 people per km² 1
1700s 1.62 people per km² 1.62 people per km² 1.62 people per km² 1
1710s 1.89 people per km² 1.89 people per km² 1.89 people per km² 1
1720s 2.21 people per km² 2.21 people per km² 2.21 people per km² 1
1730s 2.58 people per km² 2.58 people per km² 2.58 people per km² 1
1740s 3.01 people per km² 3.01 people per km² 3.01 people per km² 1
1750s 3.51 people per km² 3.51 people per km² 3.51 people per km² 1
1760s 4.09 people per km² 4.09 people per km² 4.09 people per km² 1
1770s 4.77 people per km² 4.77 people per km² 4.77 people per km² 1
1780s 5.57 people per km² 5.57 people per km² 5.57 people per km² 1
1790s 6.5 people per km² 6.5 people per km² 6.5 people per km² 1
1800s 7.82 people per km² 7.82 people per km² 7.82 people per km² 10
1810s 7.82 people per km² 7.82 people per km² 7.83 people per km² 10
1820s 8.26 people per km² 7.87 people per km² 8.71 people per km² 10
1830s 9.31 people per km² 8.82 people per km² 9.82 people per km² 10
1840s 10.5 people per km² 9.94 people per km² 11.08 people per km² 10
1850s 11.84 people per km² 11.21 people per km² 12.49 people per km² 10
1860s 13.35 people per km² 12.64 people per km² 14.08 people per km² 10
1870s 15.05 people per km² 14.25 people per km² 15.88 people per km² 10
1880s 16.97 people per km² 16.07 people per km² 17.9 people per km² 10
1890s 19.14 people per km² 18.12 people per km² 20.19 people per km² 10
1900s 21.58 people per km² 20.43 people per km² 22.76 people per km² 10
1910s 24.35 people per km² 23.04 people per km² 25.67 people per km² 10
1920s 26.11 people per km² 25.86 people per km² 26.23 people per km² 10
1930s 26.23 people per km² 26.2 people per km² 26.24 people per km² 10
1940s 25.93 people per km² 25.71 people per km² 26.17 people per km² 10
1950s 27.11 people per km² 25.78 people per km² 28.3 people per km² 10
1960s 30.06 people per km² 28.55 people per km² 31.55 people per km² 10
1970s 33.14 people per km² 31.86 people per km² 34.34 people per km² 10
1980s 35.58 people per km² 34.54 people per km² 36.67 people per km² 10
1990s 34.57 people per km² 32.83 people per km² 36.73 people per km² 10
2000s 31.84 people per km² 31.22 people per km² 32.68 people per km² 10
2010s 30.9 people per km² 30.75 people per km² 31.14 people per km² 10
2020s 31.26 people per km² 30.64 people per km² 31.98 people per km² 10
2030s 29.76 people per km² 29.07 people per km² 30.47 people per km² 10
2040s 28.28 people per km² 27.62 people per km² 28.93 people per km² 10
2050s 26.72 people per km² 25.93 people per km² 27.47 people per km² 10
2060s 24.89 people per km² 24.05 people per km² 25.74 people per km² 10
2070s 23.05 people per km² 22.27 people per km² 23.86 people per km² 10
2080s 21.4 people per km² 20.74 people per km² 22.1 people per km² 10
2090s 20.02 people per km² 19.44 people per km² 20.61 people per km² 10
2100s 19.31 people per km² 19.31 people per km² 19.31 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 202 Turkmenistan 21.17 people per km² compare
  2. 203 Belize 19.61 people per km² compare
  3. 204 Brazil 19.55 people per km² compare
  4. 206 Lithuania 19.3 people per km² compare
  5. 207 New Caledonia 18.45 people per km² compare
  6. 208 Bhutan 18.1 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Estonia?
Population density in Estonia was 19.31 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 36.73 people per km² in 1990.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 people per km² in 1000.
How does Estonia rank for population density?
Estonia ranks 205th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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