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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 15.8 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Estonia vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Kazakhstan
2100 831,394 33,848,663
2099 836,965 33,772,741
2098 842,414 33,695,479
2097 847,873 33,615,447
2096 853,472 33,523,978
2095 859,044 33,424,720
2094 864,547 33,326,027
2093 870,136 33,224,553
2092 875,676 33,128,053
2091 881,282 33,024,570
2090 887,028 32,918,505
2089 892,857 32,809,364
2088 898,736 32,697,677
2087 904,914 32,574,802
2086 911,254 32,450,913
2085 917,722 32,326,215
2084 924,458 32,198,072
2083 931,259 32,062,485
2082 938,110 31,936,199
2081 944,978 31,798,193
2080 952,018 31,659,824
2079 959,194 31,525,030
2078 966,496 31,377,560
2077 973,883 31,230,620
2076 981,283 31,082,855
2075 988,735 30,934,158
2074 996,352 30,781,840
2073 1,004,078 30,635,989
2072 1,011,873 30,488,022
2071 1,019,779 30,336,588
2070 1,027,821 30,183,464
2069 1,035,828 30,024,249
2068 1,043,819 29,872,612
2067 1,051,892 29,722,383
2066 1,059,940 29,568,138
2065 1,068,064 29,406,227
2064 1,076,199 29,245,499
2063 1,084,303 29,081,885
2062 1,092,418 28,917,277
2061 1,100,514 28,748,398
2060 1,108,650 28,577,830
2059 1,116,534 28,401,552
2058 1,124,375 28,224,769
2057 1,132,033 28,046,842
2056 1,139,610 27,852,110
2055 1,147,117 27,652,544
2054 1,154,317 27,453,980
2053 1,161,452 27,243,894
2052 1,168,381 27,031,990
2051 1,175,291 26,818,727
2050 1,182,029 26,602,802
2049 1,188,633 26,385,294
2048 1,194,960 26,155,898
2047 1,201,294 25,920,222
2046 1,207,577 25,687,222
2045 1,213,815 25,451,058
2044 1,220,042 25,215,227
2043 1,226,162 24,979,701
2042 1,232,282 24,746,212
2041 1,238,386 24,516,106
2040 1,244,441 24,281,719
2039 1,250,581 24,055,361
2038 1,256,780 23,829,916
2037 1,263,149 23,608,263
2036 1,269,700 23,382,815
2035 1,276,331 23,159,205
2034 1,283,159 22,934,543
2033 1,290,037 22,708,727
2032 1,297,036 22,478,234
2031 1,304,102 22,254,688
2030 1,311,189 22,027,730
2029 1,318,225 21,799,495
2028 1,325,354 21,566,108
2027 1,332,492 21,333,660
2026 1,339,590 21,098,089
2025 1,358,931 20,850,907
2024 1,372,341 20,592,571
2023 1,370,286 20,330,104
2022 1,348,840 20,034,609
2021 1,330,932 19,743,603
2020 1,329,522 19,482,117
2019 1,326,898 19,209,555
2018 1,321,977 18,932,727
2017 1,317,384 18,651,931
2016 1,315,790 18,363,600
2015 1,315,407 18,084,169
2014 1,314,545 17,816,285
2013 1,317,997 17,556,502
2012 1,322,696 17,306,106
2011 1,327,439 17,066,002
2010 1,331,475 16,836,810
2009 1,334,515 16,619,846
2008 1,337,090 16,426,525
2007 1,340,680 16,257,214
2006 1,346,810 16,103,716
2005 1,354,775 15,968,117
2004 1,362,550 15,850,159
2003 1,370,720 15,747,380
2002 1,379,350 15,656,677
2001 1,388,115 15,575,550
2000 1,396,985 15,501,103
1999 1,390,244 15,455,874
1998 1,386,156 15,647,785
1997 1,399,535 16,043,251
1996 1,415,594 16,416,027
1995 1,436,634 16,730,536
1994 1,462,514 17,043,771
1993 1,494,128 17,274,487
1992 1,533,091 17,332,625
1991 1,561,314 17,278,600
1990 1,569,174 17,154,054
1989 1,568,131 16,997,013
1988 1,561,900 16,781,168
1987 1,552,221 16,527,715
1986 1,540,190 16,262,702
1985 1,528,781 16,031,090
1984 1,518,617 15,844,621
1983 1,508,745 15,665,551
1982 1,498,414 15,492,595
1981 1,487,666 15,323,082
1980 1,477,219 15,152,949
1979 1,468,333 14,978,696
1978 1,460,188 14,711,497
1977 1,450,211 14,353,265
1976 1,439,576 13,998,738
1975 1,429,352 13,700,843
1974 1,418,169 13,454,570
1973 1,405,951 13,208,121
1972 1,392,518 12,951,798
1971 1,376,955 12,684,813
1970 1,360,076 12,419,057
1969 1,345,249 12,156,212
1968 1,331,214 11,879,182
1967 1,318,946 11,584,428
1966 1,308,597 11,288,989
1965 1,294,566 10,993,183
1964 1,277,086 10,690,309
1963 1,258,857 10,377,466
1962 1,241,623 10,058,928
1961 1,225,077 9,742,085
1960 1,211,537 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M 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
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Kazakhstan
2100 -0.67% 0.22%
2099 -0.65% 0.23%
2098 -0.64% 0.24%
2097 -0.66% 0.27%
2096 -0.65% 0.3%
2095 -0.64% 0.3%
2094 -0.64% 0.31%
2093 -0.63% 0.29%
2092 -0.64% 0.31%
2091 -0.65% 0.32%
2090 -0.65% 0.33%
2089 -0.65% 0.34%
2088 -0.68% 0.38%
2087 -0.7% 0.38%
2086 -0.7% 0.39%
2085 -0.73% 0.4%
2084 -0.73% 0.42%
2083 -0.73% 0.4%
2082 -0.73% 0.43%
2081 -0.74% 0.44%
2080 -0.75% 0.43%
2079 -0.76% 0.47%
2078 -0.76% 0.47%
2077 -0.75% 0.48%
2076 -0.75% 0.48%
2075 -0.76% 0.49%
2074 -0.77% 0.48%
2073 -0.77% 0.49%
2072 -0.78% 0.5%
2071 -0.78% 0.51%
2070 -0.77% 0.53%
2069 -0.77% 0.51%
2068 -0.77% 0.51%
2067 -0.76% 0.52%
2066 -0.76% 0.55%
2065 -0.76% 0.55%
2064 -0.75% 0.56%
2063 -0.74% 0.57%
2062 -0.74% 0.59%
2061 -0.73% 0.6%
2060 -0.71% 0.62%
2059 -0.7% 0.63%
2058 -0.68% 0.63%
2057 -0.66% 0.7%
2056 -0.65% 0.72%
2055 -0.62% 0.72%
2054 -0.61% 0.77%
2053 -0.59% 0.78%
2052 -0.59% 0.8%
2051 -0.57% 0.81%
2050 -0.56% 0.82%
2049 -0.53% 0.88%
2048 -0.53% 0.91%
2047 -0.52% 0.91%
2046 -0.51% 0.93%
2045 -0.51% 0.94%
2044 -0.5% 0.94%
2043 -0.5% 0.94%
2042 -0.49% 0.94%
2041 -0.49% 0.97%
2040 -0.49% 0.94%
2039 -0.49% 0.95%
2038 -0.5% 0.94%
2037 -0.52% 0.96%
2036 -0.52% 0.97%
2035 -0.53% 0.98%
2034 -0.53% 0.99%
2033 -0.54% 1.03%
2032 -0.54% 1%
2031 -0.54% 1.03%
2030 -0.53% 1.05%
2029 -0.54% 1.08%
2028 -0.54% 1.09%
2027 -0.53% 1.12%
2026 -1.42% 1.19%
2025 -0.98% 1.25%
2024 0.15% 1.29%
2023 1.59% 1.47%
2022 1.35% 1.47%
2021 0.11% 1.34%
2020 0.2% 1.42%
2019 0.37% 1.46%
2018 0.35% 1.51%
2017 0.12% 1.57%
2016 0.03% 1.55%
2015 0.07% 1.5%
2014 -0.26% 1.48%
2013 -0.36% 1.45%
2012 -0.36% 1.41%
2011 -0.3% 1.36%
2010 -0.23% 1.31%
2009 -0.19% 1.18%
2008 -0.27% 1.04%
2007 -0.46% 0.95%
2006 -0.59% 0.85%
2005 -0.57% 0.74%
2004 -0.6% 0.65%
2003 -0.63% 0.58%
2002 -0.63% 0.52%
2001 -0.63% 0.48%
2000 0.48% 0.29%
1999 0.29% -1.23%
1998 -0.96% -2.46%
1997 -1.13% -2.27%
1996 -1.46% -1.88%
1995 -1.77% -1.84%
1994 -2.12% -1.34%
1993 -2.54% -0.34%
1992 -1.81% 0.31%
1991 -0.5% 0.73%
1990 0.07% 0.92%
1989 0.4% 1.29%
1988 0.62% 1.53%
1987 0.78% 1.63%
1986 0.75% 1.44%
1985 0.67% 1.18%
1984 0.65% 1.14%
1983 0.69% 1.12%
1982 0.72% 1.11%
1981 0.71% 1.12%
1980 0.61% 1.16%
1979 0.56% 1.82%
1978 0.69% 2.5%
1977 0.74% 2.53%
1976 0.72% 2.17%
1975 0.79% 1.83%
1974 0.87% 1.87%
1973 0.96% 1.98%
1972 1.13% 2.1%
1971 1.24% 2.14%
1970 1.1% 2.16%
1969 1.05% 2.33%
1968 0.93% 2.54%
1967 0.79% 2.62%
1966 1.08% 2.69%
1965 1.37% 2.83%
1964 1.45% 3.01%
1963 1.39% 3.17%
1962 1.35% 3.25%
1961 1.12% 3.31%

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Estonia Kazakhstan
Current population
1339590
21161809
Population rank 155/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.26%
One net population change
4.26 hours
2 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
1.28 minutes
One death every
32.8 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 +719
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 82/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 -8,834
Net migration rank 141/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -8,834
2024 - -7,742 - -7,368
2023 -5,070 5,717 273,013 -4,822
2022 -5,665 39,754 277,019 45,755
2021 -5,324 7,043 269,026 -9,804
2020 -2,659 3,694 272,458 -8,716
2019 -1,327 5,386 278,788 2,594
2018 -1,322 7,089 278,917 -6,644
2017 -1,713 5,202 268,066 21,248
2016 -1,316 1,081 277,878 9,478
2015 -1,315 4,261 273,523 -2,011
2014 -1,972 -674 274,406 -10,170
2013 -1,713 -2,688 259,239 -3,925
2012 -1,455 -3,674 249,987 -4,512
2011 -531 -3,941 237,883 -3,160
2010 0 -3,781 230,479 -6,840
2009 -400 -2,089 218,036 -7,758
2008 -668 -2,034 214,169 -37,796
2007 -1,608 -2,941 188,486 -26,237
2006 -2,559 -5,351 166,480 -21,728
2005 -2,981 -5,208 146,619 -20,171
2004 -3,679 -3,681 132,286 -22,841
2003 -5,072 -3,705 112,137 -16,027
2002 -5,380 -2,889 93,564 -8,272
2001 -5,830 -3,280 84,279 -7,333
2000 -5,309 -3,083 80,699 -8,754
1999 -6,117 1,419 79,536 -61,031
1998 -7,208 -3,296 85,735 -488,075
1997 -6,018 -4,066 92,778 -481,380
1996 -5,662 -10,540 112,384 -469,331
1995 -7,327 -12,655 140,721 -412,775
1994 -8,044 -17,984 165,631 -520,028
1993 -5,976 -25,501 185,649 -292,682
1992 -1,993 -38,391 204,785 -214,015
1991 -312 -9,712 221,581 -104,271
1990 2,825 -2,660 235,113 -103,336
1989 5,803 -368 254,394 -72,096
1988 6,404 5,256 275,278 -25,892
1987 6,829 5,389 290,227 -32,724
1986 6,160 5,260 295,818 -23,297
1985 4,281 5,097 293,834 -103,115
1984 5,163 5,006 278,485 -96,266
1983 5,884 4,986 260,471 -84,566
1982 5,244 4,832 246,983 -76,976
1981 4,612 4,789 243,652 -74,624
1980 3,989 4,619 238,977 -67,731
1979 3,818 4,521 237,442 -60,198
1978 4,088 7,234 225,895 131,248
1977 4,931 7,189 224,284 135,047
1976 4,319 6,942 221,992 127,735
1975 4,717 6,737 219,748 26,332
1974 5,956 6,594 217,668 28,807
1973 5,623 6,488 215,940 30,467
1972 6,267 6,432 212,319 53,914
1971 7,160 6,392 202,450 65,291
1970 6,257 6,158 191,775 72,000
1969 5,515 8,650 184,118 77,805
1968 5,592 9,403 186,254 105,890
1967 5,012 9,115 191,536 105,830
1966 4,842 8,998 191,506 101,999
1965 5,437 8,851 194,470 103,626
1964 6,897 8,734 208,899 98,761
1963 6,043 8,410 223,105 94,932
1962 6,457 8,248 228,177 90,842
1961 7,228 7,991 228,686 85,981
1960 7,511 7,762 226,027 83,525

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

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/kazakhstan | 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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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