Population growth rate in Estonia
Estonia: Population growth rate was -0.677 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.677
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
181st
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.53
in 2022
All-time low
-2.62
in 1992
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Estonia, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Estonia stood at -0.677.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Estonia peaked at 2.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.62, in 1992.
Estonia ranks 181st of 239 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 in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0513 | — |
| 1800 | 0.7708 | +1402.7% |
| 1900 | 1.2 | +55.7% |
| 1905 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1.21 | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 1.23 | +1.3% |
| 1920 | 0.7646 | -37.7% |
| 1925 | 0.0804 | -89.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0411 | -48.8% |
| 1935 | -0.0177 | -143.2% |
| 1940 | -0.1057 | +495.5% |
| 1945 | -0.238 | +125.2% |
| 1950 | 1.31 | -650.0% |
| 1951 | 1.25 | -4.9% |
| 1952 | 1.19 | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 1.06 | -11.4% |
| 1954 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 1.02 | -4.1% |
| 1956 | 0.91 | -10.6% |
| 1957 | 0.882 | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 1.06 | +20.5% |
| 1959 | 0.521 | -51.0% |
| 1960 | 1.21 | +131.7% |
| 1961 | 1.19 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 1.14 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 1.11 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.18 | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 1.07 | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 1.03 | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 1.04 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 1.04 | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.899 | -14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.95 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.889 | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.852 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.885 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.803 | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.788 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.835 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.771 | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.569 | -26.2% |
| 1980 | 0.578 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.621 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.663 | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.714 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.66 | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.612 | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.735 | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 0.778 | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.747 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.34 | -54.5% |
| 1990 | 0.006 | -98.2% |
| 1991 | -0.635 | -10683.3% |
| 1992 | -2.62 | +313.1% |
| 1993 | -2.08 | -20.6% |
| 1994 | -1.76 | -15.7% |
| 1995 | -1.37 | -21.8% |
| 1996 | -1.14 | -17.3% |
| 1997 | -0.704 | -38.0% |
| 1998 | -0.749 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | -0.333 | -55.5% |
| 2000 | -0.607 | +82.3% |
| 2001 | -0.66 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | -0.602 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | -0.646 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | -0.549 | -15.0% |
| 2005 | -0.603 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | -0.576 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | -0.342 | -40.6% |
| 2008 | -0.2 | -41.5% |
| 2009 | -0.181 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | -0.281 | +55.2% |
| 2011 | -0.335 | +19.2% |
| 2012 | -0.381 | +13.7% |
| 2013 | -0.33 | -13.4% |
| 2014 | -0.197 | -40.3% |
| 2015 | 0.215 | -209.1% |
| 2016 | -0.022 | -110.2% |
| 2017 | 0.261 | -1286.4% |
| 2018 | 0.427 | +63.6% |
| 2019 | 0.307 | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 0.122 | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 0.19 | +55.7% |
| 2022 | 2.53 | +1231.6% |
| 2023 | 0.004 | -99.8% |
| 2024 | -0.982 | -24650.0% |
| 2025 | -1.43 | +45.9% |
| 2026 | -0.531 | -62.9% |
| 2027 | -0.537 | +1.1% |
| 2028 | -0.539 | +0.4% |
| 2029 | -0.535 | -0.7% |
| 2030 | -0.542 | +1.3% |
| 2031 | -0.543 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | -0.541 | -0.4% |
| 2033 | -0.535 | -1.1% |
| 2034 | -0.534 | -0.2% |
| 2035 | -0.521 | -2.4% |
| 2036 | -0.517 | -0.8% |
| 2037 | -0.505 | -2.3% |
| 2038 | -0.494 | -2.2% |
| 2039 | -0.492 | -0.4% |
| 2040 | -0.488 | -0.8% |
| 2041 | -0.494 | +1.2% |
| 2042 | -0.498 | +0.8% |
| 2043 | -0.5 | +0.4% |
| 2044 | -0.512 | +2.4% |
| 2045 | -0.515 | +0.6% |
| 2046 | -0.522 | +1.4% |
| 2047 | -0.529 | +1.3% |
| 2048 | -0.531 | +0.4% |
| 2049 | -0.557 | +4.9% |
| 2050 | -0.572 | +2.7% |
| 2051 | -0.59 | +3.1% |
| 2052 | -0.595 | +0.8% |
| 2053 | -0.616 | +3.5% |
| 2054 | -0.626 | +1.6% |
| 2055 | -0.657 | +5.0% |
| 2056 | -0.667 | +1.5% |
| 2057 | -0.679 | +1.8% |
| 2058 | -0.7 | +3.1% |
| 2059 | -0.709 | +1.3% |
| 2060 | -0.737 | +3.9% |
| 2061 | -0.738 | +0.1% |
| 2062 | -0.746 | +1.1% |
| 2063 | -0.75 | +0.5% |
| 2064 | -0.759 | +1.2% |
| 2065 | -0.764 | +0.7% |
| 2066 | -0.762 | -0.3% |
| 2067 | -0.77 | +1.0% |
| 2068 | -0.768 | -0.3% |
| 2069 | -0.776 | +1.0% |
| 2070 | -0.786 | +1.3% |
| 2071 | -0.778 | -1.0% |
| 2072 | -0.773 | -0.6% |
| 2073 | -0.772 | -0.1% |
| 2074 | -0.767 | -0.6% |
| 2075 | -0.757 | -1.3% |
| 2076 | -0.757 | -0.0% |
| 2077 | -0.761 | +0.5% |
| 2078 | -0.758 | -0.4% |
| 2079 | -0.751 | -0.9% |
| 2080 | -0.742 | -1.2% |
| 2081 | -0.729 | -1.8% |
| 2082 | -0.733 | +0.5% |
| 2083 | -0.733 | -0.0% |
| 2084 | -0.731 | -0.3% |
| 2085 | -0.707 | -3.3% |
| 2086 | -0.698 | -1.3% |
| 2087 | -0.685 | -1.9% |
| 2088 | -0.656 | -4.2% |
| 2089 | -0.655 | -0.2% |
| 2090 | -0.65 | -0.8% |
| 2091 | -0.638 | -1.8% |
| 2092 | -0.635 | -0.5% |
| 2093 | -0.644 | +1.4% |
| 2094 | -0.638 | -0.9% |
| 2095 | -0.651 | +2.0% |
| 2096 | -0.658 | +1.1% |
| 2097 | -0.646 | -1.8% |
| 2098 | -0.649 | +0.5% |
| 2099 | -0.668 | +2.9% |
| 2100 | -0.677 | +1.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's -0.677 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 2.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Estonia's -0.677 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -24650.0% | 0.004 | -0.982 |
| 1991 | -10683.3% | 0.006 | -0.635 |
| 1800 | +1402.7% | 0.0513 | 0.7708 |
| 2017 | +1286.4% | -0.022 | 0.261 |
| 2022 | +1231.6% | 0.19 | 2.53 |
| 1950 | +650.0% | -0.238 | 1.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0513 | 0.0513 | 0.0513 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.7708 | 0.7708 | 0.7708 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4225 | 0.0804 | 0.7646 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0117 | -0.0177 | 0.0411 | 2 |
| 1940s | -0.1719 | -0.238 | -0.1057 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.03 | 0.521 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8241 | 0.569 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6448 | 0.34 | 0.778 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.14 | -2.62 | 0.006 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4966 | -0.66 | -0.181 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0336 | -0.381 | 0.427 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1711 | -1.43 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.5224 | -0.543 | -0.492 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.5146 | -0.557 | -0.488 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.6411 | -0.709 | -0.572 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.757 | -0.776 | -0.737 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.766 | -0.786 | -0.751 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.7069 | -0.742 | -0.655 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.6477 | -0.668 | -0.635 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.677 | -0.677 | -0.677 | 1 |
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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 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Estonia?
- Population growth rate in Estonia was -0.677 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 in 2022.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.62 in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for population growth rate?
- Estonia ranks 181st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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