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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 1,463,865,525 people in India in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 1,483,314,140 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 1,101 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +1% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.5% growth).

Estonia vs India: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia India
2100 836,010 1,515,764,791
2099 841,611 1,523,450,562
2098 847,091 1,531,147,367
2097 852,580 1,538,780,583
2096 858,210 1,546,380,447
2095 863,813 1,553,964,615
2094 869,346 1,561,496,245
2093 874,966 1,568,975,448
2092 880,538 1,576,332,553
2091 886,175 1,583,655,135
2090 891,952 1,590,899,630
2089 897,814 1,598,026,427
2088 903,726 1,605,029,461
2087 909,938 1,611,883,136
2086 916,313 1,618,654,560
2085 922,817 1,625,282,641
2084 929,590 1,631,712,094
2083 936,429 1,637,989,363
2082 943,318 1,644,062,886
2081 950,224 1,649,962,836
2080 957,303 1,655,654,966
2079 964,518 1,661,116,882
2078 971,861 1,666,332,415
2077 979,290 1,671,298,348
2076 986,730 1,676,004,895
2075 994,224 1,680,459,350
2074 1,001,883 1,684,595,952
2073 1,009,652 1,688,431,647
2072 1,017,490 1,691,990,872
2071 1,025,441 1,695,203,041
2070 1,033,527 1,698,107,519
2069 1,041,579 1,700,664,858
2068 1,049,614 1,702,876,723
2067 1,057,732 1,704,723,837
2066 1,065,824 1,706,198,000
2065 1,073,994 1,707,391,009
2064 1,082,173 1,708,212,818
2063 1,090,322 1,708,696,045
2062 1,098,483 1,708,862,369
2061 1,106,624 1,708,717,131
2060 1,114,804 1,708,195,453
2059 1,122,732 1,707,339,651
2058 1,130,617 1,706,165,210
2057 1,138,317 1,704,656,327
2056 1,145,937 1,702,865,262
2055 1,153,485 1,700,741,939
2054 1,160,725 1,698,325,374
2053 1,167,900 1,695,513,304
2052 1,174,867 1,692,384,182
2051 1,181,816 1,688,910,288
2050 1,188,591 1,685,088,884
2049 1,195,231 1,680,936,533
2048 1,201,594 1,676,430,514
2047 1,207,963 1,671,532,064
2046 1,214,281 1,666,226,180
2045 1,220,553 1,660,522,084
2044 1,226,815 1,654,412,346
2043 1,232,969 1,647,924,060
2042 1,239,123 1,640,993,579
2041 1,245,261 1,633,629,291
2040 1,251,349 1,625,848,393
2039 1,257,523 1,617,677,625
2038 1,263,757 1,609,097,629
2037 1,270,161 1,600,073,012
2036 1,276,749 1,590,593,050
2035 1,283,416 1,580,726,905
2034 1,290,282 1,570,491,868
2033 1,297,198 1,559,906,905
2032 1,304,236 1,548,963,391
2031 1,311,342 1,537,676,208
2030 1,318,468 1,526,059,268
2029 1,325,543 1,514,142,607
2028 1,332,712 1,501,971,477
2027 1,339,889 1,489,498,223
2026 1,347,027 1,476,782,637
2025 1,366,475 1,463,865,525
2024 1,372,341 1,450,935,791
2023 1,370,286 1,438,069,596
2022 1,348,840 1,425,423,212
2021 1,330,932 1,414,203,896
2020 1,329,522 1,402,617,695
2019 1,326,898 1,389,030,312
2018 1,321,977 1,374,659,064
2017 1,317,384 1,359,657,400
2016 1,315,790 1,343,944,296
2015 1,315,407 1,328,024,498
2014 1,314,545 1,312,277,191
2013 1,317,997 1,295,829,511
2012 1,322,696 1,278,674,502
2011 1,327,439 1,261,224,954
2010 1,331,475 1,243,481,564
2009 1,334,515 1,225,524,753
2008 1,337,090 1,207,930,964
2007 1,340,680 1,190,676,021
2006 1,346,810 1,172,878,890
2005 1,354,775 1,154,676,322
2004 1,362,550 1,135,991,513
2003 1,370,720 1,116,803,006
2002 1,379,350 1,097,600,380
2001 1,388,115 1,077,898,575
2000 1,396,985 1,057,922,733
1999 1,390,244 1,038,225,823
1998 1,386,156 1,018,665,080
1997 1,399,535 999,133,762
1996 1,415,594 979,678,458
1995 1,436,634 960,301,044
1994 1,462,514 941,163,767
1993 1,494,128 922,118,387
1992 1,533,091 902,957,070
1991 1,561,314 883,927,600
1990 1,569,174 864,972,221
1989 1,568,131 846,039,529
1988 1,561,900 827,342,990
1987 1,552,221 808,931,270
1986 1,540,190 790,689,978
1985 1,528,781 772,647,793
1984 1,518,617 754,875,449
1983 1,508,745 737,372,681
1982 1,498,414 720,313,473
1981 1,487,666 703,696,250
1980 1,477,219 687,354,025
1979 1,468,333 671,155,747
1978 1,460,188 655,728,229
1977 1,450,211 640,801,103
1976 1,439,576 625,861,883
1975 1,429,352 611,309,535
1974 1,418,169 597,041,391
1973 1,405,951 583,465,598
1972 1,392,518 570,482,142
1971 1,376,955 558,096,387
1970 1,360,076 545,864,268
1969 1,345,249 533,880,544
1968 1,331,214 522,716,889
1967 1,318,946 511,606,372
1966 1,308,597 500,740,247
1965 1,294,566 490,140,146
1964 1,277,086 479,229,598
1963 1,258,857 468,138,575
1962 1,241,623 457,283,090
1961 1,225,077 446,564,729
1960 1,211,537 435,990,338

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while India's population increased by 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of India will increase by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia India
2100 -0.67% -0.5%
2099 -0.65% -0.5%
2098 -0.64% -0.5%
2097 -0.66% -0.49%
2096 -0.65% -0.49%
2095 -0.64% -0.48%
2094 -0.64% -0.48%
2093 -0.63% -0.47%
2092 -0.64% -0.46%
2091 -0.65% -0.46%
2090 -0.65% -0.45%
2089 -0.65% -0.44%
2088 -0.68% -0.43%
2087 -0.7% -0.42%
2086 -0.7% -0.41%
2085 -0.73% -0.39%
2084 -0.73% -0.38%
2083 -0.73% -0.37%
2082 -0.73% -0.36%
2081 -0.74% -0.34%
2080 -0.75% -0.33%
2079 -0.76% -0.31%
2078 -0.76% -0.3%
2077 -0.75% -0.28%
2076 -0.75% -0.27%
2075 -0.76% -0.25%
2074 -0.77% -0.23%
2073 -0.77% -0.21%
2072 -0.78% -0.19%
2071 -0.78% -0.17%
2070 -0.77% -0.15%
2069 -0.77% -0.13%
2068 -0.77% -0.11%
2067 -0.76% -0.09%
2066 -0.76% -0.07%
2065 -0.76% -0.05%
2064 -0.75% -0.03%
2063 -0.74% -0.01%
2062 -0.74% 0.008%
2061 -0.73% 0.03%
2060 -0.71% 0.05%
2059 -0.7% 0.07%
2058 -0.68% 0.09%
2057 -0.66% 0.11%
2056 -0.65% 0.12%
2055 -0.62% 0.14%
2054 -0.61% 0.17%
2053 -0.59% 0.18%
2052 -0.59% 0.21%
2051 -0.57% 0.23%
2050 -0.56% 0.25%
2049 -0.53% 0.27%
2048 -0.53% 0.29%
2047 -0.52% 0.32%
2046 -0.51% 0.34%
2045 -0.51% 0.37%
2044 -0.5% 0.39%
2043 -0.5% 0.42%
2042 -0.49% 0.45%
2041 -0.49% 0.48%
2040 -0.49% 0.51%
2039 -0.49% 0.53%
2038 -0.5% 0.56%
2037 -0.52% 0.6%
2036 -0.52% 0.62%
2035 -0.53% 0.65%
2034 -0.53% 0.68%
2033 -0.54% 0.71%
2032 -0.54% 0.73%
2031 -0.54% 0.76%
2030 -0.53% 0.79%
2029 -0.54% 0.81%
2028 -0.54% 0.84%
2027 -0.53% 0.86%
2026 -1.42% 0.88%
2025 -0.43% 0.89%
2024 0.15% 0.89%
2023 1.59% 0.89%
2022 1.35% 0.79%
2021 0.11% 0.83%
2020 0.2% 0.98%
2019 0.37% 1.05%
2018 0.35% 1.1%
2017 0.12% 1.17%
2016 0.03% 1.2%
2015 0.07% 1.2%
2014 -0.26% 1.27%
2013 -0.36% 1.34%
2012 -0.36% 1.38%
2011 -0.3% 1.43%
2010 -0.23% 1.47%
2009 -0.19% 1.46%
2008 -0.27% 1.45%
2007 -0.46% 1.52%
2006 -0.59% 1.58%
2005 -0.57% 1.64%
2004 -0.6% 1.72%
2003 -0.63% 1.75%
2002 -0.63% 1.83%
2001 -0.63% 1.89%
2000 0.48% 1.9%
1999 0.29% 1.92%
1998 -0.96% 1.95%
1997 -1.13% 1.99%
1996 -1.46% 2.02%
1995 -1.77% 2.03%
1994 -2.12% 2.07%
1993 -2.54% 2.12%
1992 -1.81% 2.15%
1991 -0.5% 2.19%
1990 0.07% 2.24%
1989 0.4% 2.26%
1988 0.62% 2.28%
1987 0.78% 2.31%
1986 0.75% 2.34%
1985 0.67% 2.35%
1984 0.65% 2.37%
1983 0.69% 2.37%
1982 0.72% 2.36%
1981 0.71% 2.38%
1980 0.61% 2.41%
1979 0.56% 2.35%
1978 0.69% 2.33%
1977 0.74% 2.39%
1976 0.72% 2.38%
1975 0.79% 2.39%
1974 0.87% 2.33%
1973 0.96% 2.28%
1972 1.13% 2.22%
1971 1.24% 2.24%
1970 1.1% 2.24%
1969 1.05% 2.14%
1968 0.93% 2.17%
1967 0.79% 2.17%
1966 1.08% 2.16%
1965 1.37% 2.28%
1964 1.45% 2.37%
1963 1.39% 2.37%
1962 1.35% 2.4%
1961 1.12% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Estonia India
Current population
1347027
1483314140
Population rank 155/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 17.9%
One net population change
1.5 hours
2.45 seconds
One birth every
53.9 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
33.3 minutes
3.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline -16 +35,424
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +12,929,734
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 106/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 -495,753
Net migration rank 141/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -495,753
2024 -6,038 -7,742 13,630,090 -630,830
2023 -5,070 5,717 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 -5,665 39,754 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 -5,324 7,043 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 -2,659 3,694 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 -1,327 5,386 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 -1,322 7,089 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 -1,713 5,202 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 -1,316 1,081 16,202,593 81,248
2015 -1,315 4,261 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 -1,972 -674 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 -1,713 -2,688 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 -1,455 -3,674 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 -531 -3,941 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 0 -3,781 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 -400 -2,089 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 -668 -2,034 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 -1,608 -2,941 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 -2,559 -5,351 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 -2,981 -5,208 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 -3,679 -3,681 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 -5,072 -3,705 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 -5,380 -2,889 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 -5,830 -3,280 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 -5,309 -3,083 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 -6,117 1,419 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 -7,208 -3,296 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 -6,018 -4,066 19,494,098 880
1996 -5,662 -10,540 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 -7,327 -12,655 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 -8,044 -17,984 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 -5,976 -25,501 19,152,399 2,364
1992 -1,993 -38,391 19,132,757 35,155
1991 -312 -9,712 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 2,825 -2,660 18,893,588 125,514
1989 5,803 -368 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 6,404 5,256 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 6,829 5,389 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 6,160 5,260 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 4,281 5,097 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 5,163 5,006 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 5,884 4,986 17,219,127 119,694
1982 5,244 4,832 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 4,612 4,789 16,422,159 33,243
1980 3,989 4,619 16,018,786 210,914
1979 3,818 4,521 15,392,957 774,094
1978 4,088 7,234 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 4,931 7,189 14,575,662 590,626
1976 4,319 6,942 14,435,504 275,984
1975 4,717 6,737 13,958,642 434,205
1974 5,956 6,594 13,795,836 347,869
1973 5,623 6,488 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 6,267 6,432 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 7,160 6,392 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 6,257 6,158 12,417,866 233,782
1969 5,515 8,650 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 5,592 9,403 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 5,012 9,115 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 4,842 8,998 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 5,437 8,851 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 6,897 8,734 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 6,043 8,410 11,016,705 21,640
1962 6,457 8,248 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 7,228 7,991 10,468,816 295,177
1960 7,511 7,762 10,237,489 146,955

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 people). In India 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

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
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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