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Population in Estonia compared to Finland: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 5,619,911 people in Finland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 5,631,965 in Finland.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 4.2 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.07% for Finland.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.63M (6.94% growth).

Estonia vs Finland: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Finland
2100 831,394 4,615,954
2099 836,965 4,632,084
2098 842,414 4,648,068
2097 847,873 4,663,730
2096 853,472 4,678,982
2095 859,044 4,694,312
2094 864,547 4,709,388
2093 870,136 4,724,681
2092 875,676 4,739,809
2091 881,282 4,755,260
2090 887,028 4,770,907
2089 892,857 4,786,400
2088 898,736 4,801,901
2087 904,914 4,817,852
2086 911,254 4,833,786
2085 917,722 4,849,629
2084 924,458 4,864,891
2083 931,259 4,880,250
2082 938,110 4,896,009
2081 944,978 4,911,803
2080 952,018 4,927,618
2079 959,194 4,943,129
2078 966,496 4,958,168
2077 973,883 4,973,373
2076 981,283 4,988,599
2075 988,735 5,003,374
2074 996,352 5,018,067
2073 1,004,078 5,032,313
2072 1,011,873 5,046,145
2071 1,019,779 5,059,821
2070 1,027,821 5,073,405
2069 1,035,828 5,086,624
2068 1,043,819 5,100,021
2067 1,051,892 5,113,379
2066 1,059,940 5,126,654
2065 1,068,064 5,140,841
2064 1,076,199 5,154,898
2063 1,084,303 5,169,175
2062 1,092,418 5,183,334
2061 1,100,514 5,197,920
2060 1,108,650 5,212,905
2059 1,116,534 5,228,152
2058 1,124,375 5,242,966
2057 1,132,033 5,258,706
2056 1,139,610 5,274,797
2055 1,147,117 5,290,920
2054 1,154,317 5,306,678
2053 1,161,452 5,321,951
2052 1,168,381 5,337,100
2051 1,175,291 5,352,042
2050 1,182,029 5,366,251
2049 1,188,633 5,380,081
2048 1,194,960 5,393,571
2047 1,201,294 5,406,757
2046 1,207,577 5,419,535
2045 1,213,815 5,432,355
2044 1,220,042 5,444,871
2043 1,226,162 5,457,529
2042 1,232,282 5,469,797
2041 1,238,386 5,482,134
2040 1,244,441 5,494,276
2039 1,250,581 5,506,630
2038 1,256,780 5,518,788
2037 1,263,149 5,530,908
2036 1,269,700 5,542,684
2035 1,276,331 5,554,158
2034 1,283,159 5,565,174
2033 1,290,037 5,575,691
2032 1,297,036 5,585,700
2031 1,304,102 5,595,391
2030 1,311,189 5,604,388
2029 1,318,225 5,612,864
2028 1,325,354 5,620,473
2027 1,332,492 5,627,272
2026 1,339,590 5,631,965
2025 1,358,931 5,630,458
2024 1,372,341 5,619,911
2023 1,370,286 5,583,911
2022 1,348,840 5,556,106
2021 1,330,932 5,541,017
2020 1,329,522 5,529,543
2019 1,326,898 5,521,606
2018 1,321,977 5,515,525
2017 1,317,384 5,508,214
2016 1,315,790 5,495,303
2015 1,315,407 5,479,531
2014 1,314,545 5,461,512
2013 1,317,997 5,438,972
2012 1,322,696 5,413,971
2011 1,327,439 5,388,272
2010 1,331,475 5,363,352
2009 1,334,515 5,338,871
2008 1,337,090 5,313,399
2007 1,340,680 5,288,720
2006 1,346,810 5,266,268
2005 1,354,775 5,246,096
2004 1,362,550 5,228,172
2003 1,370,720 5,213,014
2002 1,379,350 5,200,598
2001 1,388,115 5,188,008
2000 1,396,985 5,176,209
1999 1,390,244 5,165,474
1998 1,386,156 5,153,498
1997 1,399,535 5,139,835
1996 1,415,594 5,124,573
1995 1,436,634 5,107,790
1994 1,462,514 5,088,333
1993 1,494,128 5,066,447
1992 1,533,091 5,041,992
1991 1,561,314 5,013,740
1990 1,569,174 4,986,431
1989 1,568,131 4,964,371
1988 1,561,900 4,946,481
1987 1,552,221 4,932,123
1986 1,540,190 4,918,154
1985 1,528,781 4,902,206
1984 1,518,617 4,881,803
1983 1,508,745 4,855,787
1982 1,498,414 4,826,933
1981 1,487,666 4,799,964
1980 1,477,219 4,779,535
1979 1,468,333 4,764,690
1978 1,460,188 4,752,528
1977 1,450,211 4,738,902
1976 1,439,576 4,725,664
1975 1,429,352 4,711,440
1974 1,418,169 4,690,574
1973 1,405,951 4,666,081
1972 1,392,518 4,639,657
1971 1,376,955 4,612,124
1970 1,360,076 4,606,307
1969 1,345,249 4,623,785
1968 1,331,214 4,626,469
1967 1,318,946 4,605,744
1966 1,308,597 4,580,869
1965 1,294,566 4,563,732
1964 1,277,086 4,548,543
1963 1,258,857 4,523,309
1962 1,241,623 4,491,443
1961 1,225,077 4,461,005
1960 1,211,537 4,429,634

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/finland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Finland's population increased by 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Finland will decrease by 4.72% to 5,366,251 people and rank change from 120th to 127th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Finland
2100 -0.67% -0.35%
2099 -0.65% -0.34%
2098 -0.64% -0.34%
2097 -0.66% -0.33%
2096 -0.65% -0.33%
2095 -0.64% -0.32%
2094 -0.64% -0.32%
2093 -0.63% -0.32%
2092 -0.64% -0.32%
2091 -0.65% -0.33%
2090 -0.65% -0.32%
2089 -0.65% -0.32%
2088 -0.68% -0.33%
2087 -0.7% -0.33%
2086 -0.7% -0.33%
2085 -0.73% -0.31%
2084 -0.73% -0.31%
2083 -0.73% -0.32%
2082 -0.73% -0.32%
2081 -0.74% -0.32%
2080 -0.75% -0.31%
2079 -0.76% -0.3%
2078 -0.76% -0.31%
2077 -0.75% -0.31%
2076 -0.75% -0.3%
2075 -0.76% -0.29%
2074 -0.77% -0.28%
2073 -0.77% -0.27%
2072 -0.78% -0.27%
2071 -0.78% -0.27%
2070 -0.77% -0.26%
2069 -0.77% -0.26%
2068 -0.77% -0.26%
2067 -0.76% -0.26%
2066 -0.76% -0.28%
2065 -0.76% -0.27%
2064 -0.75% -0.28%
2063 -0.74% -0.27%
2062 -0.74% -0.28%
2061 -0.73% -0.29%
2060 -0.71% -0.29%
2059 -0.7% -0.28%
2058 -0.68% -0.3%
2057 -0.66% -0.31%
2056 -0.65% -0.3%
2055 -0.62% -0.3%
2054 -0.61% -0.29%
2053 -0.59% -0.28%
2052 -0.59% -0.28%
2051 -0.57% -0.26%
2050 -0.56% -0.26%
2049 -0.53% -0.25%
2048 -0.53% -0.24%
2047 -0.52% -0.24%
2046 -0.51% -0.24%
2045 -0.51% -0.23%
2044 -0.5% -0.23%
2043 -0.5% -0.22%
2042 -0.49% -0.23%
2041 -0.49% -0.22%
2040 -0.49% -0.22%
2039 -0.49% -0.22%
2038 -0.5% -0.22%
2037 -0.52% -0.21%
2036 -0.52% -0.21%
2035 -0.53% -0.2%
2034 -0.53% -0.19%
2033 -0.54% -0.18%
2032 -0.54% -0.17%
2031 -0.54% -0.16%
2030 -0.53% -0.15%
2029 -0.54% -0.14%
2028 -0.54% -0.12%
2027 -0.53% -0.08%
2026 -1.42% 0.03%
2025 -0.98% 0.19%
2024 0.15% 0.64%
2023 1.59% 0.5%
2022 1.35% 0.27%
2021 0.11% 0.21%
2020 0.2% 0.14%
2019 0.37% 0.11%
2018 0.35% 0.13%
2017 0.12% 0.23%
2016 0.03% 0.29%
2015 0.07% 0.33%
2014 -0.26% 0.41%
2013 -0.36% 0.46%
2012 -0.36% 0.48%
2011 -0.3% 0.46%
2010 -0.23% 0.46%
2009 -0.19% 0.48%
2008 -0.27% 0.47%
2007 -0.46% 0.43%
2006 -0.59% 0.38%
2005 -0.57% 0.34%
2004 -0.6% 0.29%
2003 -0.63% 0.24%
2002 -0.63% 0.24%
2001 -0.63% 0.23%
2000 0.48% 0.21%
1999 0.29% 0.23%
1998 -0.96% 0.27%
1997 -1.13% 0.3%
1996 -1.46% 0.33%
1995 -1.77% 0.38%
1994 -2.12% 0.43%
1993 -2.54% 0.49%
1992 -1.81% 0.56%
1991 -0.5% 0.55%
1990 0.07% 0.44%
1989 0.4% 0.36%
1988 0.62% 0.29%
1987 0.78% 0.28%
1986 0.75% 0.33%
1985 0.67% 0.42%
1984 0.65% 0.54%
1983 0.69% 0.6%
1982 0.72% 0.56%
1981 0.71% 0.43%
1980 0.61% 0.31%
1979 0.56% 0.26%
1978 0.69% 0.29%
1977 0.74% 0.28%
1976 0.72% 0.3%
1975 0.79% 0.44%
1974 0.87% 0.52%
1973 0.96% 0.57%
1972 1.13% 0.6%
1971 1.24% 0.13%
1970 1.1% -0.38%
1969 1.05% -0.06%
1968 0.93% 0.45%
1967 0.79% 0.54%
1966 1.08% 0.38%
1965 1.37% 0.33%
1964 1.45% 0.56%
1963 1.39% 0.71%
1962 1.35% 0.68%
1961 1.12% 0.71%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/finland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Finland's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Estonia Finland
Current population
1339590
5631965
Population rank 155/197 120/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
4.26 hours
14.6 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
12.1 minutes
One death every
32.8 minutes
8.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 +99
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +36,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 122/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
28.9 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +18,246
Net migration rank 141/196 33/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 514,432
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 79/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 9.2%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 69/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Finland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Finland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 18,246
2024 - -7,742 - 26,894
2023 -5,070 5,717 -17,869 38,156
2022 -5,665 39,754 -18,335 60,353
2021 -5,324 7,043 -7,757 22,484
2020 -2,659 3,694 -8,847 17,504
2019 -1,327 5,386 -8,282 15,671
2018 -1,322 7,089 -7,170 11,822
2017 -1,713 5,202 -3,856 13,356
2016 -1,316 1,081 -1,099 17,321
2015 -1,315 4,261 2,740 12,655
2014 -1,972 -674 4,915 15,915
2013 -1,713 -2,688 6,527 18,164
2012 -1,455 -3,674 7,579 17,894
2011 -531 -3,941 9,160 16,798
2010 0 -3,781 10,191 14,080
2009 -400 -2,089 10,678 14,877
2008 -668 -2,034 10,627 15,626
2007 -1,608 -2,941 9,519 14,027
2006 -2,559 -5,351 11,059 10,820
2005 -2,981 -5,208 9,968 9,251
2004 -3,679 -3,681 9,933 6,956
2003 -5,072 -3,705 7,819 5,929
2002 -5,380 -2,889 6,241 5,255
2001 -5,830 -3,280 7,263 6,241
2000 -5,309 -3,083 7,765 2,497
1999 -6,117 1,419 7,748 3,604
1998 -7,208 -3,296 7,730 4,417
1997 -6,018 -4,066 9,766 4,925
1996 -5,662 -10,540 11,274 3,757
1995 -7,327 -12,655 13,791 4,325
1994 -8,044 -17,984 17,300 3,834
1993 -5,976 -25,501 13,679 9,036
1992 -1,993 -38,391 16,639 9,356
1991 -312 -9,712 16,044 14,515
1990 2,825 -2,660 15,458 8,920
1989 5,803 -368 14,396 5,775
1988 6,404 5,256 14,344 1,765
1987 6,829 5,389 11,837 831
1986 6,160 5,260 13,279 1,491
1985 4,281 5,097 14,707 2,416
1984 5,163 5,006 20,015 3,972
1983 5,884 4,986 21,851 6,925
1982 5,244 4,832 22,686 7,109
1981 4,612 4,789 18,720 5,287
1980 3,989 4,619 18,640 -2,212
1979 3,818 4,521 19,535 -6,612
1978 4,088 7,234 20,436 -9,348
1977 4,931 7,189 21,799 -5,697
1976 4,319 6,942 21,738 -11,843
1975 4,717 6,737 21,673 -3,807
1974 5,956 6,594 17,824 5,891
1973 5,623 6,488 13,532 11,558
1972 6,267 6,432 14,847 12,613
1971 7,160 6,392 15,220 12,286
1970 6,257 6,158 20,268 -36,579
1969 5,515 8,650 21,732 -42,207
1968 5,592 9,403 28,684 -15,561
1967 5,012 9,115 33,622 -5,353
1966 4,842 8,998 34,356 -12,059
1965 5,437 8,851 33,771 -21,731
1964 6,897 8,734 38,208 -20,414
1963 6,043 8,410 40,258 -7,624
1962 6,457 8,248 38,627 -6,852
1961 7,228 7,991 41,487 -11,828
1960 7,511 7,762 42,082 -9,489

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/finland | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people). In Finland 22.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 65,560 people) and 77.5% is from migration (a gain of 225,237 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 514,432 people or 9.2% in Finland.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
Finland
City Population
Helsinki 687K
Espoo 315K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 215K
Turku 206K
Jyvaskyla 148K
Kuopio 124K
Lahti 121K
Pori 83.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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