🇪🇪 Estonia Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Estonia is 1,331,062, ranking #158 in the world (0.02% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.53% per year. The biggest city is Tallinn with 394,024 inhabitants.

Live estimate

1,330,897

Growth rate

-0.53%

Density

people / km² (79 / mi²)

Median age

43.2

Fertility rate

1.38

births per woman

Life expectancy

79.6

years

Estonia population 1950–2100

Population of Estonia, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Estonia is projected to reach 1,174,267, and 825,503 by 2100.

Estonia population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	1,331,062	-0.53%	30.6	43.2
2025	1,344,232	-1.43%	30.9	42.8
2024	1,360,546	-0.98%	31.3	42.3
2023	1,367,196	0.00%	31.5	41.9
2022	1,350,092	2.53%	31.1	41.6
2021	1,331,749	0.19%	30.6	41.5
2020	1,329,669	0.12%	30.6	41.4
2019	1,326,822	0.31%	30.5	41.2
2018	1,321,965	0.43%	30.4	41.0
2017	1,317,425	0.26%	30.3	40.9
2016	1,315,849	-0.02%	30.3	40.7
2015	1,314,576	0.21%	30.2	40.6
2014	1,314,452	-0.20%	30.2	40.4
2013	1,317,919	-0.33%	30.3	40.1
2012	1,322,616	-0.38%	30.4	39.8
2011	1,327,358	-0.34%	30.5	39.5
2010	1,331,448	-0.28%	30.6	39.3
2009	1,334,528	-0.18%	30.7	39.0
2008	1,337,074	-0.20%	30.8	38.8
2007	1,340,705	-0.34%	30.8	38.7
2006	1,346,880	-0.58%	31.0	38.5
2005	1,354,848	-0.60%	31.2	38.3
2004	1,362,676	-0.55%	31.4	38.1
2003	1,370,850	-0.65%	31.5	37.9
2002	1,379,435	-0.60%	31.7	37.6
2001	1,388,171	-0.66%	31.9	37.3
2000	1,396,997	-0.61%	32.1	37.1
1999	1,403,578	-0.33%	32.3	36.7
1998	1,411,203	-0.75%	32.5	36.3
1997	1,421,496	-0.70%	32.7	36.0
1996	1,434,651	-1.14%	33.0	35.7
1995	1,452,777	-1.37%	33.4	35.3
1994	1,475,714	-1.76%	34.0	35.0
1993	1,504,342	-2.08%	34.6	34.5
1992	1,540,212	-2.62%	35.4	34.0
1991	1,565,383	-0.64%	36.0	33.6
1990	1,570,303	0.01%	36.1	33.3
1989	1,567,588	0.34%	36.1	33.2
1988	1,559,097	0.75%	35.9	33.0
1987	1,547,254	0.78%	35.6	33.0
1986	1,535,593	0.73%	35.3	33.0
1985	1,525,280	0.61%	35.1	32.9
1984	1,515,610	0.66%	34.9	32.9
1983	1,505,237	0.71%	34.6	32.8
1982	1,494,908	0.66%	34.4	32.8
1981	1,485,339	0.62%	34.2	32.7
1980	1,476,463	0.58%	34.0	32.7
1979	1,468,023	0.57%	33.8	32.8
1978	1,458,224	0.77%	33.5	33.0
1977	1,446,564	0.83%	33.3	33.3
1976	1,434,871	0.79%	33.0	33.4
1975	1,423,504	0.80%	32.7	33.4
1974	1,411,547	0.89%	32.5	33.2
1973	1,399,342	0.85%	32.2	33.1
1972	1,387,212	0.89%	31.9	33.0
1971	1,374,514	0.95%	31.6	32.8
1970	1,361,866	0.90%	31.3	32.7
1969	1,348,702	1.04%	31.0	32.6
1968	1,334,299	1.10%	30.7	32.5
1967	1,320,053	1.04%	30.4	32.4
1966	1,306,438	1.03%	30.1	32.3
1965	1,292,804	1.07%	29.7	32.1
1964	1,278,340	1.18%	29.4	31.9
1963	1,263,756	1.11%	29.1	31.7
1962	1,249,624	1.14%	28.7	31.5
1961	1,235,168	1.19%	28.4	31.3
1960	1,220,453	1.21%	28.1	31.1
1959	1,209,939	0.52%	27.8	30.9
1958	1,200,406	1.06%	27.6	30.1
1957	1,188,778	0.88%	27.3	29.3
1956	1,178,171	0.91%	27.1	29.1
1955	1,166,871	1.02%	26.8	28.9
1954	1,154,804	1.06%	26.6	28.8
1953	1,142,640	1.06%	26.3	28.7
1952	1,129,876	1.19%	26.0	28.7
1951	1,116,198	1.25%	25.7	28.8
1950	1,102,042	1.31%	25.4	29.0

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	1,323,970	-0.54%	30.5	43.6
2028	1,316,863	-0.54%	30.3	43.9
2029	1,309,807	-0.54%	30.1	44.3
2030	1,302,772	-0.54%	30.0	44.7
2031	1,295,722	-0.54%	29.8	45.0
2032	1,288,716	-0.54%	29.6	45.4
2033	1,281,803	-0.54%	29.5	45.8
2034	1,274,976	-0.53%	29.3	46.2
2035	1,268,271	-0.52%	29.2	46.5
2036	1,261,705	-0.52%	29.0	46.9
2037	1,255,268	-0.51%	28.9	47.3
2038	1,249,008	-0.49%	28.7	47.7
2039	1,242,861	-0.49%	28.6	48.0
2040	1,236,787	-0.49%	28.5	48.3
2041	1,230,730	-0.49%	28.3	48.6
2042	1,224,641	-0.50%	28.2	48.7
2043	1,218,544	-0.50%	28.0	48.9
2044	1,212,393	-0.51%	27.9	48.9
2045	1,206,184	-0.52%	27.8	48.9
2046	1,199,947	-0.52%	27.6	48.9
2047	1,193,662	-0.53%	27.5	48.8
2048	1,187,355	-0.53%	27.3	48.6
2049	1,180,914	-0.56%	27.2	48.5
2050	1,174,267	-0.57%	27.0	48.4
2051	1,167,469	-0.59%	26.9	48.3
2052	1,160,575	-0.59%	26.7	48.2
2053	1,153,570	-0.62%	26.5	48.2
2054	1,146,428	-0.63%	26.4	48.2
2055	1,139,102	-0.66%	26.2	48.3
2056	1,131,589	-0.67%	26.0	48.5
2057	1,123,999	-0.68%	25.9	48.7
2058	1,116,279	-0.70%	25.7	48.9
2059	1,108,446	-0.71%	25.5	49.1
2060	1,100,466	-0.74%	25.3	49.3
2061	1,092,380	-0.74%	25.1	49.6
2062	1,084,304	-0.75%	24.9	49.8
2063	1,076,225	-0.75%	24.8	50.0
2064	1,068,136	-0.76%	24.6	50.2
2065	1,060,037	-0.76%	24.4	50.3
2066	1,051,981	-0.76%	24.2	50.5
2067	1,043,950	-0.77%	24.0	50.7
2068	1,035,948	-0.77%	23.8	50.9
2069	1,027,979	-0.78%	23.7	51.0
2070	1,019,985	-0.79%	23.5	51.2
2071	1,012,040	-0.78%	23.3	51.4
2072	1,004,219	-0.77%	23.1	51.6
2073	996,487	-0.77%	22.9	51.7
2074	988,844	-0.77%	22.7	51.8
2075	981,338	-0.76%	22.6	51.8
2076	973,940	-0.76%	22.4	51.8
2077	966,574	-0.76%	22.2	51.7
2078	959,256	-0.76%	22.1	51.5
2079	952,044	-0.75%	21.9	51.4
2080	944,963	-0.74%	21.7	51.3
2081	938,035	-0.73%	21.6	51.1
2082	931,202	-0.73%	21.4	51.0
2083	924,401	-0.73%	21.3	50.9
2084	917,658	-0.73%	21.1	50.8
2085	911,080	-0.71%	21.0	50.7
2086	904,700	-0.70%	20.8	50.7
2087	898,464	-0.69%	20.7	50.6
2088	892,458	-0.66%	20.5	50.6
2089	886,626	-0.66%	20.4	50.7
2090	880,860	-0.65%	20.3	50.8
2091	875,206	-0.64%	20.1	50.8
2092	869,653	-0.64%	20.0	51.0
2093	864,109	-0.64%	19.9	51.1
2094	858,584	-0.64%	19.8	51.2
2095	853,067	-0.65%	19.6	51.4
2096	847,502	-0.66%	19.5	51.5
2097	841,994	-0.65%	19.4	51.7
2098	836,561	-0.65%	19.2	51.8
2099	831,071	-0.67%	19.1	52.0
2100	825,503	-0.68%	19.0	52.1

States & provinces of Estonia by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Harju	614,561	46.2%
2	Tartu	153,912	11.6%
3	Ida-Viru	132,736	10.0%
4	Pärnu	85,760	6.4%
5	Lääne-Viru	58,402	4.4%
6	Viljandi	45,877	3.4%
7	Rapla	34,614	2.6%
8	Võru	34,185	2.6%
9	Saare	34,041	2.6%
10	Valga	30,931	2.3%
11	Järva	30,841	2.3%
12	Jõgeva	28,734	2.2%
13	Põlva	28,507	2.1%
14	Lääne	24,948	1.9%
15	Hiiu	9,381	0.7%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Estonia

#	City	Region	Population
1	Tallinn capital	Harjumaa	394,024
2	Tartu	Tartu	91,407
3	Narva	Ida-Virumaa	54,409
4	Pärnu	Pärnumaa	40,228
5	Kohtla-Järve	Ida-Virumaa	35,395
6	Viljandi	Viljandimaa	17,407
7	Maardu	Harjumaa	16,630

FAQ

What is the population of Estonia in 2026?

The population of Estonia is 1,331,062 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Estonia?

Tallinn is the biggest city in Estonia with 394,024 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Estonia growing or shrinking?

The population of Estonia is shrinking at -0.53% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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