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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 51.4 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Estonia vs France: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia France
2100 831,394 70,613,012
2099 836,965 70,629,584
2098 842,414 70,639,488
2097 847,873 70,644,570
2096 853,472 70,651,179
2095 859,044 70,644,818
2094 864,547 70,628,949
2093 870,136 70,603,242
2092 875,676 70,580,656
2091 881,282 70,553,277
2090 887,028 70,520,528
2089 892,857 70,486,909
2088 898,736 70,447,851
2087 904,914 70,408,245
2086 911,254 70,365,710
2085 917,722 70,328,248
2084 924,458 70,285,895
2083 931,259 70,234,175
2082 938,110 70,193,367
2081 944,978 70,148,354
2080 952,018 70,107,021
2079 959,194 70,065,621
2078 966,496 70,025,358
2077 973,883 69,983,383
2076 981,283 69,940,036
2075 988,735 69,897,457
2074 996,352 69,862,353
2073 1,004,078 69,830,973
2072 1,011,873 69,804,981
2071 1,019,779 69,777,127
2070 1,027,821 69,764,791
2069 1,035,828 69,754,867
2068 1,043,819 69,756,896
2067 1,051,892 69,764,705
2066 1,059,940 69,773,902
2065 1,068,064 69,794,612
2064 1,076,199 69,818,938
2063 1,084,303 69,848,255
2062 1,092,418 69,886,879
2061 1,100,514 69,926,483
2060 1,108,650 69,968,809
2059 1,116,534 70,014,435
2058 1,124,375 70,057,256
2057 1,132,033 70,102,722
2056 1,139,610 70,146,920
2055 1,147,117 70,196,482
2054 1,154,317 70,236,369
2053 1,161,452 70,270,537
2052 1,168,381 70,295,830
2051 1,175,291 70,321,018
2050 1,182,029 70,335,872
2049 1,188,633 70,345,142
2048 1,194,960 70,343,943
2047 1,201,294 70,332,332
2046 1,207,577 70,314,243
2045 1,213,815 70,283,430
2044 1,220,042 70,244,405
2043 1,226,162 70,198,284
2042 1,232,282 70,137,343
2041 1,238,386 70,071,925
2040 1,244,441 70,006,064
2039 1,250,581 69,936,874
2038 1,256,780 69,858,693
2037 1,263,149 69,770,244
2036 1,269,700 69,681,800
2035 1,276,331 69,590,103
2034 1,283,159 69,496,656
2033 1,290,037 69,406,955
2032 1,297,036 69,316,572
2031 1,304,102 69,227,320
2030 1,311,189 69,136,856
2029 1,318,225 69,043,072
2028 1,325,354 68,951,924
2027 1,332,492 68,856,735
2026 1,339,590 68,762,523
2025 1,358,931 68,659,633
2024 1,372,341 68,551,653
2023 1,370,286 68,372,286
2022 1,348,840 68,184,457
2021 1,330,932 67,842,811
2020 1,329,522 67,601,110
2019 1,326,898 67,382,061
2018 1,321,977 67,158,348
2017 1,317,384 66,918,020
2016 1,315,790 66,724,104
2015 1,315,407 66,548,272
2014 1,314,545 66,312,067
2013 1,317,997 65,997,932
2012 1,322,696 65,657,659
2011 1,327,439 65,340,830
2010 1,331,475 65,026,211
2009 1,334,515 64,706,436
2008 1,337,090 64,375,116
2007 1,340,680 64,016,890
2006 1,346,810 63,622,342
2005 1,354,775 63,180,854
2004 1,362,550 62,707,588
2003 1,370,720 62,249,855
2002 1,379,350 61,812,142
2001 1,388,115 61,364,377
2000 1,396,985 60,918,661
1999 1,390,244 60,501,986
1998 1,386,156 60,190,684
1997 1,399,535 59,968,066
1996 1,415,594 59,754,504
1995 1,436,634 59,541,294
1994 1,462,514 59,324,863
1993 1,494,128 59,103,094
1992 1,533,091 58,846,584
1991 1,561,314 58,554,242
1990 1,569,174 58,261,012
1989 1,568,131 57,943,062
1988 1,561,900 57,598,186
1987 1,552,221 57,266,167
1986 1,540,190 56,956,002
1985 1,528,781 56,665,619
1984 1,518,617 56,383,085
1983 1,508,745 56,108,330
1982 1,498,414 55,806,789
1981 1,487,666 55,603,353
1980 1,477,219 55,274,184
1979 1,468,333 54,979,851
1978 1,460,188 54,734,030
1977 1,450,211 54,486,467
1976 1,439,576 54,232,383
1975 1,429,352 54,002,853
1974 1,418,169 53,746,571
1973 1,405,951 53,392,161
1972 1,392,518 52,962,356
1971 1,376,955 52,499,553
1970 1,360,076 52,007,169
1969 1,345,249 51,536,014
1968 1,331,214 51,112,980
1967 1,318,946 50,722,791
1966 1,308,597 50,311,637
1965 1,294,566 49,877,725
1964 1,277,086 49,401,492
1963 1,258,857 48,877,567
1962 1,241,623 48,389,516
1961 1,225,077 47,905,982
1960 1,211,537 47,412,964

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/france | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M 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
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia France
2100 -0.67% -0.02%
2099 -0.65% -0.01%
2098 -0.64% -0.007%
2097 -0.66% -0.009%
2096 -0.65% 0.009%
2095 -0.64% 0.02%
2094 -0.64% 0.04%
2093 -0.63% 0.03%
2092 -0.64% 0.04%
2091 -0.65% 0.05%
2090 -0.65% 0.05%
2089 -0.65% 0.06%
2088 -0.68% 0.06%
2087 -0.7% 0.06%
2086 -0.7% 0.05%
2085 -0.73% 0.06%
2084 -0.73% 0.07%
2083 -0.73% 0.06%
2082 -0.73% 0.06%
2081 -0.74% 0.06%
2080 -0.75% 0.06%
2079 -0.76% 0.06%
2078 -0.76% 0.06%
2077 -0.75% 0.06%
2076 -0.75% 0.06%
2075 -0.76% 0.05%
2074 -0.77% 0.04%
2073 -0.77% 0.04%
2072 -0.78% 0.04%
2071 -0.78% 0.02%
2070 -0.77% 0.01%
2069 -0.77% -0.003%
2068 -0.77% -0.01%
2067 -0.76% -0.01%
2066 -0.76% -0.03%
2065 -0.76% -0.03%
2064 -0.75% -0.04%
2063 -0.74% -0.06%
2062 -0.74% -0.06%
2061 -0.73% -0.06%
2060 -0.71% -0.07%
2059 -0.7% -0.06%
2058 -0.68% -0.06%
2057 -0.66% -0.06%
2056 -0.65% -0.07%
2055 -0.62% -0.06%
2054 -0.61% -0.05%
2053 -0.59% -0.04%
2052 -0.59% -0.04%
2051 -0.57% -0.02%
2050 -0.56% -0.01%
2049 -0.53% 0.002%
2048 -0.53% 0.02%
2047 -0.52% 0.03%
2046 -0.51% 0.04%
2045 -0.51% 0.06%
2044 -0.5% 0.07%
2043 -0.5% 0.09%
2042 -0.49% 0.09%
2041 -0.49% 0.09%
2040 -0.49% 0.1%
2039 -0.49% 0.11%
2038 -0.5% 0.13%
2037 -0.52% 0.13%
2036 -0.52% 0.13%
2035 -0.53% 0.13%
2034 -0.53% 0.13%
2033 -0.54% 0.13%
2032 -0.54% 0.13%
2031 -0.54% 0.13%
2030 -0.53% 0.14%
2029 -0.54% 0.13%
2028 -0.54% 0.14%
2027 -0.53% 0.14%
2026 -1.42% 0.15%
2025 -0.98% 0.16%
2024 0.15% 0.26%
2023 1.59% 0.28%
2022 1.35% 0.5%
2021 0.11% 0.36%
2020 0.2% 0.33%
2019 0.37% 0.33%
2018 0.35% 0.36%
2017 0.12% 0.29%
2016 0.03% 0.26%
2015 0.07% 0.36%
2014 -0.26% 0.48%
2013 -0.36% 0.52%
2012 -0.36% 0.48%
2011 -0.3% 0.48%
2010 -0.23% 0.49%
2009 -0.19% 0.51%
2008 -0.27% 0.56%
2007 -0.46% 0.62%
2006 -0.59% 0.7%
2005 -0.57% 0.75%
2004 -0.6% 0.74%
2003 -0.63% 0.71%
2002 -0.63% 0.73%
2001 -0.63% 0.73%
2000 0.48% 0.69%
1999 0.29% 0.52%
1998 -0.96% 0.37%
1997 -1.13% 0.36%
1996 -1.46% 0.36%
1995 -1.77% 0.36%
1994 -2.12% 0.38%
1993 -2.54% 0.44%
1992 -1.81% 0.5%
1991 -0.5% 0.5%
1990 0.07% 0.55%
1989 0.4% 0.6%
1988 0.62% 0.58%
1987 0.78% 0.54%
1986 0.75% 0.51%
1985 0.67% 0.5%
1984 0.65% 0.49%
1983 0.69% 0.54%
1982 0.72% 0.37%
1981 0.71% 0.6%
1980 0.61% 0.54%
1979 0.56% 0.45%
1978 0.69% 0.45%
1977 0.74% 0.47%
1976 0.72% 0.43%
1975 0.79% 0.48%
1974 0.87% 0.66%
1973 0.96% 0.81%
1972 1.13% 0.88%
1971 1.24% 0.95%
1970 1.1% 0.91%
1969 1.05% 0.83%
1968 0.93% 0.77%
1967 0.79% 0.82%
1966 1.08% 0.87%
1965 1.37% 0.96%
1964 1.45% 1.07%
1963 1.39% 1.01%
1962 1.35% 1.01%
1961 1.12% 1.04%

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/france | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Estonia France
Current population
1339590
68788006
Population rank 155/197 23/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.83%
One net population change
4.26 hours
2.93 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
32.8 minutes
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +6 +491
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 152/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +91,737
Net migration rank 141/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 91,737
2024 - -7,742 - 90,527
2023 -5,070 5,717 47,860 91,862
2022 -5,665 39,754 54,547 179,377
2021 -5,324 7,043 74,627 131,465
2020 -2,659 3,694 67,602 145,593
2019 -1,327 5,386 141,503 71,972
2018 -1,322 7,089 147,749 132,925
2017 -1,713 5,202 160,604 102,984
2016 -1,316 1,081 193,500 15,548
2015 -1,315 4,261 206,300 -345
2014 -1,972 -674 265,248 52,342
2013 -1,713 -2,688 244,192 116,297
2012 -1,455 -3,674 256,065 103,287
2011 -531 -3,941 280,966 70,178
2010 0 -3,781 286,116 52,644
2009 -400 -2,089 278,238 58,032
2008 -668 -2,034 283,250 79,528
2007 -1,608 -2,941 288,076 91,973
2006 -2,559 -5,351 305,387 132,512
2005 -2,981 -5,208 271,677 191,417
2004 -3,679 -3,681 282,185 200,629
2003 -5,072 -3,705 230,325 195,616
2002 -5,380 -2,889 253,430 191,373
2001 -5,830 -3,280 263,867 179,476
2000 -5,309 -3,083 268,042 171,637
1999 -6,117 1,419 229,907 169,448
1998 -7,208 -3,296 222,705 20,216
1997 -6,018 -4,066 215,885 -15,255
1996 -5,662 -10,540 221,092 -21,463
1995 -7,327 -12,655 220,303 -17,128
1994 -8,044 -17,984 201,704 -4,232
1993 -5,976 -25,501 224,592 16,892
1992 -1,993 -38,391 229,502 61,964
1991 -312 -9,712 234,216 35,201
1990 2,825 -2,660 238,870 43,323
1989 5,803 -368 243,361 82,052
1988 6,404 5,256 247,672 69,935
1987 6,829 5,389 251,971 59,890
1986 6,160 5,260 250,606 51,642
1985 4,281 5,097 249,328 66,149
1984 5,163 5,006 248,086 76,175
1983 5,884 4,986 235,655 88,166
1982 5,244 4,832 234,389 81,084
1981 4,612 4,789 222,414 69,365
1980 3,989 4,619 210,042 54,718
1979 3,818 4,521 208,923 34,295
1978 4,088 7,234 213,462 18,692
1977 4,931 7,189 217,946 44,918
1976 4,319 6,942 227,776 59,515
1975 4,717 6,737 248,413 16,139
1974 5,956 6,594 268,733 26,203
1973 5,623 6,488 282,979 103,910
1972 6,267 6,432 296,589 101,223
1971 7,160 6,392 309,747 144,321
1970 6,257 6,158 322,444 182,941
1969 5,515 8,650 329,831 160,403
1968 5,592 9,403 337,346 113,115
1967 5,012 9,115 339,843 63,018
1966 4,842 8,998 352,181 96,097
1965 5,437 8,851 354,132 82,879
1964 6,897 8,734 360,631 163,039
1963 6,043 8,410 361,694 190,925
1962 6,457 8,248 358,082 141,634
1961 7,228 7,991 354,504 128,618
1960 7,511 7,762 346,115 143,032

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

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/france | 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 France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

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
France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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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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