Nations by Numbers

Europe & Central Asia

Estonia in numbers

Estonia is in Europe & Central Asia and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Tallinn. Its population was 1.37 million in 2025, ranking 157 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$34,418 in 2025.

Population1.37 million2025
GDPUS$47.0 billion2025
GDP per personUS$34,4182025
Life expectancy79.32024
Area45,3402024
Urban share70.7%2025

People

Population

1.37 million
2025 · -2% since 2000 · Rank 157 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

-0.43%
2025 · 0.48% in 2000 · Rank 196 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

32.1
2024 · -3% since 2000 · Rank 169 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

70.7%
2025 · 67.4% in 2000 · Rank 86 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

15.3%
2025 · 17.6% in 2000 · Rank 175 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

21.8%
2025 · 15.0% in 2000 · Rank 21 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.18
2024 · -13% since 2000 · Rank 201 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

79.3
2024 · +13% since 2000 · Rank 56 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

2.0
2024 · -82% since 2000 · Rank 195 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$2,438
2024 · +1,061% since 2000 · Rank 34 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 88 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

92.2%
2024 · 28.6% in 2000 · Rank 43 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

97.8%
2024 · 105.5% in 2001 · Rank 115 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$47.0 billion
2025 · +727% since 2000 · Rank 102 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$34,418
2025 · +746% since 2000 · Rank 51 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$52,106
2025 · +453% since 2000 · Rank 49 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

0.58%
2025 · 10.09% in 2000 · Rank 185 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

4.83%
2025 · 4.01% in 2000 · Rank 44 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

8.3%
2025 · 13.4% in 2000 · Rank 53 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

78.4%
2025 · 61.6% in 2000 · Rank 19 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

1.1%
2025 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 115 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

45,340
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 130 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

57.2%
2024 · 52.8% in 2000 · Rank 40 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

7.76
2024 · -39% since 2000 · Rank 29 of 203

Elsewhere in Europe & Central Asia

AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelgiumBulgariaBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusSwitzerlandChannel IslandsCyprus

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Estonia. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.