Urban population share 2050 in Estonia
Estonia: Urban population share 2050 was 70.72 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
70.72
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
102nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
71.43
in 1989
All-time low
0.0023
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Estonia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 70.72 for urban population share 2050 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Estonia peaked at 71.43 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0023, in 1000.
That places Estonia 102nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Urban population share 2050 in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0023 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0068 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0204 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0613 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.184 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.5519 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 1.66 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 4.97 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 5.6 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 6.13 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 6.71 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 7.35 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 8.05 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 8.82 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 9.66 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 10.58 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 11.59 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 12.69 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 13.9 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 15.22 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 16.67 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 18.26 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 20 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 21.9 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 23.99 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 26.27 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 28.78 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 31.52 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 34.52 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 37.81 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 41.41 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 45.35 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 48.14 | +6.2% |
| 1951 | 49.2 | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 50.24 | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 51.25 | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 52.24 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 53.2 | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 54.14 | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 55.06 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 55.96 | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 56.8 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 57.59 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 58.82 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 60.09 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 60.95 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 61.71 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 62.45 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 63.05 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 63.62 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 64.17 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 64.63 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 65.17 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 65.55 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 66.11 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 66.66 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 67.19 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 67.7 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 68.21 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 68.72 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 69.21 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 69.61 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 69.99 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 70.33 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 70.64 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 70.85 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 70.97 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 71.11 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 71.25 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 71.33 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 71.41 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.43 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 71.27 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 70.96 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.53 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 70.04 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 69.5 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 68.96 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 68.45 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 68 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 67.65 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 67.44 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 67.39 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.39 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.41 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.43 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67.47 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 67.51 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 67.56 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.61 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 67.67 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.73 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 67.8 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 67.88 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.96 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.09 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.27 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.48 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.72 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 68.99 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.28 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.58 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.88 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.18 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 70.49 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 70.68 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 70.72 | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 70.72 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 87% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 70.72 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.64, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0023 | 0.0068 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0068 | 0.0204 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0204 | 0.0613 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0613 | 0.184 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.184 | 0.5519 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.5519 | 1.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0023 | 0.0023 | 0.0023 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0068 | 0.0068 | 0.0068 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0204 | 0.0204 | 0.0204 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0613 | 0.0613 | 0.0613 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.184 | 0.184 | 0.184 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.5519 | 0.5519 | 0.5519 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.97 | 4.97 | 4.97 | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 1720s | 6.13 | 6.13 | 6.13 | 1 |
| 1730s | 6.71 | 6.71 | 6.71 | 1 |
| 1740s | 7.35 | 7.35 | 7.35 | 1 |
| 1750s | 8.05 | 8.05 | 8.05 | 1 |
| 1760s | 8.82 | 8.82 | 8.82 | 1 |
| 1770s | 9.66 | 9.66 | 9.66 | 1 |
| 1780s | 10.58 | 10.58 | 10.58 | 1 |
| 1790s | 11.59 | 11.59 | 11.59 | 1 |
| 1800s | 12.69 | 12.69 | 12.69 | 1 |
| 1810s | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 1 |
| 1820s | 15.22 | 15.22 | 15.22 | 1 |
| 1830s | 16.67 | 16.67 | 16.67 | 1 |
| 1840s | 18.26 | 18.26 | 18.26 | 1 |
| 1850s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 1860s | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 1 |
| 1870s | 23.99 | 23.99 | 23.99 | 1 |
| 1880s | 26.27 | 26.27 | 26.27 | 1 |
| 1890s | 28.78 | 28.78 | 28.78 | 1 |
| 1900s | 31.52 | 31.52 | 31.52 | 1 |
| 1910s | 34.52 | 34.52 | 34.52 | 1 |
| 1920s | 37.81 | 37.81 | 37.81 | 1 |
| 1930s | 41.41 | 41.41 | 41.41 | 1 |
| 1940s | 45.35 | 45.35 | 45.35 | 1 |
| 1950s | 52.62 | 48.14 | 56.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.71 | 57.59 | 64.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.41 | 65.17 | 69.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.93 | 69.99 | 71.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.28 | 67.44 | 71.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.52 | 67.39 | 67.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.51 | 67.8 | 69.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.44 | 69.88 | 70.72 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Estonia?
- Urban population share 2050 in Estonia was 70.72 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.43 in 1989.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 in 1000.
- How does Estonia rank for urban population share 2050?
- Estonia ranks 102nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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