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Population in Estonia

Estonia: Population was 1.37 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.37 million people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
156th
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.57 million people
in 1990
All-time low
48,439 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Estonia, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

Estonia recorded 1.37 million people for population in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Estonia peaked at 1.57 million people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 48,439 people, in 1000.

Estonia ranks 156th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 48,439 people 48,439 people 48,439 people 1
1100s 50,989 people 50,989 people 50,989 people 1
1200s 53,673 people 53,673 people 53,673 people 1
1300s 56,498 people 56,498 people 56,498 people 1
1400s 59,471 people 59,471 people 59,471 people 1
1500s 62,601 people 62,601 people 62,601 people 1
1600s 65,896 people 65,896 people 65,896 people 1
1700s 69,364 people 69,364 people 69,364 people 1
1710s 80,925 people 80,925 people 80,925 people 1
1720s 94,413 people 94,413 people 94,413 people 1
1730s 110,148 people 110,148 people 110,148 people 1
1740s 128,506 people 128,506 people 128,506 people 1
1750s 149,924 people 149,924 people 149,924 people 1
1760s 174,911 people 174,911 people 174,911 people 1
1770s 204,063 people 204,063 people 204,063 people 1
1780s 238,074 people 238,074 people 238,074 people 1
1790s 277,753 people 277,753 people 277,753 people 1
1800s 334,136 people 334,136 people 334,136 people 10
1810s 334,217 people 334,136 people 334,944 people 10
1820s 353,292 people 336,571 people 372,376 people 10
1830s 398,070 people 376,880 people 419,951 people 10
1840s 448,928 people 425,031 people 473,604 people 10
1850s 506,230 people 479,333 people 534,001 people 10
1860s 570,773 people 540,447 people 602,085 people 10
1870s 643,546 people 609,354 people 678,850 people 10
1880s 725,598 people 687,046 people 765,403 people 10
1890s 818,110 people 774,643 people 862,991 people 10
1900s 922,424 people 873,409 people 973,075 people 10
1910s 1.04 million people 984,932 people 1.10 million people 10
1920s 1.12 million people 1.11 million people 1.12 million people 10
1930s 1.12 million people 1.12 million people 1.12 million people 10
1940s 1.11 million people 1.10 million people 1.12 million people 10
1950s 1.16 million people 1.10 million people 1.21 million people 10
1960s 1.28 million people 1.22 million people 1.35 million people 10
1970s 1.42 million people 1.36 million people 1.47 million people 10
1980s 1.52 million people 1.48 million people 1.57 million people 10
1990s 1.48 million people 1.40 million people 1.57 million people 10
2000s 1.36 million people 1.33 million people 1.40 million people 10
2010s 1.32 million people 1.31 million people 1.33 million people 10
2020s 1.34 million people 1.33 million people 1.37 million people 4

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 153 Bahrain 1.57 million people compare
  2. 154 Trinidad and Tobago 1.50 million people compare
  3. 155 East Timor 1.38 million people compare
  4. 157 Cyprus 1.34 million people compare
  5. 158 Mauritius 1.27 million people compare
  6. 159 Eswatini 1.23 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Estonia?
Population in Estonia was 1.37 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 million people in 1990.
What is the lowest population recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 48,439 people in 1000.
How does Estonia rank for population?
Estonia ranks 156th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.