Population growth rate with and without migration in Estonia
Estonia: Population growth rate with and without migration was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Population growth rate with and without migration in Estonia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.0% for population growth rate with and without migration in 2023.
That represents a change of down 99.8% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Estonia peaked at 2.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.6%, in 1992.
Estonia ranks 182nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate with and without migration in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.3% | — |
| 1951 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 1952 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 1.1% | -11.4% |
| 1954 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 1956 | 0.9% | -10.6% |
| 1957 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 1.1% | +20.5% |
| 1959 | 0.5% | -51.0% |
| 1960 | 1.2% | +131.7% |
| 1961 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -26.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -54.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -98.2% |
| 1991 | -0.6% | -10683.3% |
| 1992 | -2.6% | +313.1% |
| 1993 | -2.1% | -20.6% |
| 1994 | -1.8% | -15.7% |
| 1995 | -1.4% | -21.8% |
| 1996 | -1.1% | -17.3% |
| 1997 | -0.7% | -38.0% |
| 1998 | -0.7% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | -0.3% | -55.5% |
| 2000 | -0.6% | +82.3% |
| 2001 | -0.7% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | -0.6% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | -0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | -0.5% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | -0.6% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | -0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | -0.3% | -40.6% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | -41.5% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | +55.2% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -40.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -209.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -110.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -1286.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +63.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +55.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +1231.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate with and without 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -10683.3% | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | +1286.4% | -0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2022 | +1231.6% | 0.2% | 2.5% |
| 1992 | -313.1% | -0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | +209.1% | -0.2% | 0.2% |
| 1960 | +131.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.1% | -2.6% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More population data for Estonia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6551 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6697 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,706 people (2100)
- Population density 19.31 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3052 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate with and without migration in Estonia?
- Population growth rate with and without migration in Estonia was 0.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6% in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
- Estonia ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.