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Estonia — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Estonia, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
70.72%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +22.8% since 1960
Urban population for Estonia was 70.72% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 71.43% in 1989. The lowest was 57.59% in 1960 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.32% per year.
Estonia ranks 86 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Estonia sits above it. It peaked in 1989 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
70.72%
First (1960)
57.59%
Change
+22.8%
Highest
71.43%
in 1989
Lowest
57.59%
in 1960
Average
67.82%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.32%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.72% |
| 2024 | 70.7% |
| 2023 | 70.68% |
| 2022 | 70.49% |
| 2021 | 70.18% |
| 2020 | 69.88% |
| 2019 | 69.58% |
| 2018 | 69.28% |
| 2017 | 68.99% |
| 2016 | 68.72% |
| 2015 | 68.48% |
| 2014 | 68.27% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.