1,220,042 (July 2021 est.)
noun: Estonian(s)
adjective: Estonian
Estonian 68.7%, Russian 24.8%, Ukrainian 1.7%, Belarusian 1%, Finn 0.6%, other 1.6%, unspecified 1.6% (2011 est.)
Estonian (official) 68.5%, Russian 29.6%, Ukrainian 0.6%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
Orthodox 16.2%, Lutheran 9.9%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 2.2%, other 0.9%, none 54.1%, unspecified 16.7% (2011 est.)
0-14 years: 16.22% (male 102,191/female 97,116)
15-24 years: 8.86% (male 56,484/female 52,378)
25-54 years: 40.34% (male 252,273/female 243,382)
55-64 years: 13.58% (male 76,251/female 90,576)
65 years and over: 21% (male 89,211/female 168,762) (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 58.4
youth dependency ratio: 26.1
elderly dependency ratio: 32.3
potential support ratio: 3.1 (2020 est.)
total: 43.7 years
male: 40.4 years
female: 47 years (2020 est.)
-0.69% (2021 est.)
9.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
13.06 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
-2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
urban population: 69.4% of total population (2021)
rate of urbanization: -0.03% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
449,000 TALLINN (capital) (2021)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female
total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
28.2 years (2019 est.)
9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
total: 3.47 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total population: 77.63 years
male: 72.98 years
female: 82.51 years (2021 est.)
1.61 children born/woman (2021 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
6.7% (2018)
4.48 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
4.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
0.8% (2020 est.)
7,100 (2020 est.)
note: estimate does not include children
note: estimate does not include children
degree of risk: intermediate (2020)
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis
21.2% (2016)
5% of GDP (2017)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2015)
total: 15 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2018)
total: 11.1%
male: 10.5%
female: 11.7% (2019 est.)
0.4% (2013/15)
NOTE: The information regarding Estonia on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Estonia 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Estonia 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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