Number of live births in Estonia
Estonia: Number of live births was 14,099 births in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Estonia, 1959–2019
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 14,099 births for number of live births in 2019.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Estonia peaked at 25,086 births in 1987 and was at its lowest, 12,167 births, in 1998.
That places Estonia 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,946 births | 19,946 births | 19,946 births | 1 |
| 1960s | 19,622 births | 18,641 births | 20,866 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 21,725 births | 21,249 births | 22,134 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,886 births | 22,204 births | 25,086 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,310 births | 12,167 births | 22,304 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,252 births | 12,632 births | 16,028 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,185 births | 13,531 births | 15,825 births | 10 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More population data for Estonia
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 42,267 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.18 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Estonia?
- Number of live births in Estonia was 14,099 births in 2019, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,086 births in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,167 births in 1998.
- How does Estonia rank for number of live births?
- Estonia ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.