Estonia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Estonia, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Estonia was -0.43% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.58% in 2023. The lowest was -2.57% in 1993 (about 6.0× the latest value).
Estonia ranks 196 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 90%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Estonia sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 127% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 753%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 49 of 58 economies; Hungary (-0.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1161% in 2022. That is 222% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 173rd of 216 in 1961 → 163rd of 216 in 1970 → 176th of 216 in 1980 → 197th of 216 in 1990 → 165th of 217 in 2000 → 193rd of 217 in 2010 → 156th of 217 in 2020 → 196th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.43% | -0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 0.15% | -1.4 pp |
| 2023 | 1.58% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 1.34% | +1.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 0.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 0.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.07% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | -0.26% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | -0.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | -0.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | -0.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | -0.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | -0.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | -0.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | -0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | -0.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | -0.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -0.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | -0.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | -0.64% | -1.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 0.29% | +1.3 pp |
| 1998 | -0.96% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | -1.14% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | -1.48% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | -1.79% | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | -2.14% | +0.4 pp |
| 1993 | -2.57% | -0.8 pp |
| 1992 | -1.82% | -1.3 pp |
| 1991 | -0.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 0.07% | -0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 0.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 0.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 0.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 0.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 0.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 0.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 0.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 1.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 1.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 1.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 0.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 0.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 1.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 1.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 1.11% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Estonia’s Population growth in 1962?
1.34% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Estonia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -138.5% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.43%; 2024: 0.15%; 2023: 1.58%; 2022: 1.34%; 2021: 0.11%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.