Estonia — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Estonia, 1960–2025.
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%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 25 of 58 economies; Hungary (70.69%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 46th of 217 in 1960 → 42nd of 217 in 1970 → 47th of 217 in 1980 → 58th of 217 in 1990 → 75th of 217 in 2000 → 84th of 217 in 2010 → 85th of 217 in 2020 → 86th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 70.68% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 70.49% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 70.18% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 69.88% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 69.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 69.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 68.99% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 68.72% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 68.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 68.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 68.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 67.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 67.88% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 67.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 67.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 67.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 67.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 67.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 67.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 67.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 67.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 67.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 67.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 67.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 67.65% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 68% | -0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 68.45% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 68.96% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 69.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 70.04% | -0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 70.53% | -0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 70.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 71.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 71.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 71.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 71.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 71.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 71.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 70.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 70.85% | +0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 70.64% | +0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 70.33% | +0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 69.99% | +0.4 pp |
| 1979 | 69.61% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 69.21% | +0.5 pp |
| 1977 | 68.72% | +0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 68.21% | +0.5 pp |
| 1975 | 67.7% | +0.5 pp |
| 1974 | 67.19% | +0.5 pp |
| 1973 | 66.66% | +0.6 pp |
| 1972 | 66.11% | +0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 65.55% | +0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 65.17% | +0.5 pp |
| 1969 | 64.63% | +0.5 pp |
| 1968 | 64.17% | +0.6 pp |
| 1967 | 63.62% | +0.6 pp |
| 1966 | 63.05% | +0.6 pp |
| 1965 | 62.45% | +0.7 pp |
| 1964 | 61.71% | +0.8 pp |
| 1963 | 60.95% | +0.9 pp |
| 1962 | 60.09% | +1.3 pp |
| 1961 | 58.82% | +1.2 pp |
| 1960 | 57.59% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Estonia’s Urban population in 1961?
58.82% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Estonia’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +22.8% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 70.72%; 2024: 70.7%; 2023: 70.68%; 2022: 70.49%; 2021: 70.18%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.