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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Niger's population is 21.7 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Estonia vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Niger
2100 831,394 92,149,803
2099 836,965 91,788,730
2098 842,414 91,409,848
2097 847,873 91,009,119
2096 853,472 90,589,670
2095 859,044 90,150,766
2094 864,547 89,694,201
2093 870,136 89,215,318
2092 875,676 88,716,114
2091 881,282 88,197,952
2090 887,028 87,660,657
2089 892,857 87,103,777
2088 898,736 86,525,686
2087 904,914 85,929,075
2086 911,254 85,313,560
2085 917,722 84,675,788
2084 924,458 84,017,371
2083 931,259 83,337,884
2082 938,110 82,638,198
2081 944,978 81,922,470
2080 952,018 81,186,181
2079 959,194 80,435,226
2078 966,496 79,665,207
2077 973,883 78,877,754
2076 981,283 78,071,174
2075 988,735 77,248,629
2074 996,352 76,412,785
2073 1,004,078 75,560,272
2072 1,011,873 74,691,713
2071 1,019,779 73,808,594
2070 1,027,821 72,912,178
2069 1,035,828 71,999,238
2068 1,043,819 71,073,720
2067 1,051,892 70,133,854
2066 1,059,940 69,181,625
2065 1,068,064 68,221,595
2064 1,076,199 67,248,034
2063 1,084,303 66,264,418
2062 1,092,418 65,270,595
2061 1,100,514 64,267,053
2060 1,108,650 63,257,169
2059 1,116,534 62,239,490
2058 1,124,375 61,213,177
2057 1,132,033 60,180,993
2056 1,139,610 59,145,841
2055 1,147,117 58,103,375
2054 1,154,317 57,056,756
2053 1,161,452 56,007,297
2052 1,168,381 54,958,567
2051 1,175,291 53,907,164
2050 1,182,029 52,858,275
2049 1,188,633 51,810,418
2048 1,194,960 50,763,456
2047 1,201,294 49,719,695
2046 1,207,577 48,677,799
2045 1,213,815 47,638,048
2044 1,220,042 46,602,104
2043 1,226,162 45,572,618
2042 1,232,282 44,546,381
2041 1,238,386 43,525,533
2040 1,244,441 42,508,212
2039 1,250,581 41,495,840
2038 1,256,780 40,485,407
2037 1,263,149 39,476,789
2036 1,269,700 38,472,178
2035 1,276,331 37,470,776
2034 1,283,159 36,477,557
2033 1,290,037 35,487,806
2032 1,297,036 34,508,717
2031 1,304,102 33,538,029
2030 1,311,189 32,574,145
2029 1,318,225 31,620,865
2028 1,325,354 30,680,257
2027 1,332,492 29,750,695
2026 1,339,590 28,832,547
2025 1,358,931 27,926,917
2024 1,372,341 27,032,412
2023 1,370,286 26,159,867
2022 1,348,840 25,311,973
2021 1,330,932 24,502,140
2020 1,329,522 23,717,613
2019 1,326,898 22,947,757
2018 1,321,977 22,188,069
2017 1,317,384 21,435,446
2016 1,315,790 20,685,753
2015 1,315,407 19,939,498
2014 1,314,545 19,215,909
2013 1,317,997 18,519,898
2012 1,322,696 17,836,769
2011 1,327,439 17,176,283
2010 1,331,475 16,548,835
2009 1,334,515 15,943,675
2008 1,337,090 15,361,915
2007 1,340,680 14,803,610
2006 1,346,810 14,268,581
2005 1,354,775 13,756,192
2004 1,362,550 13,265,836
2003 1,370,720 12,796,984
2002 1,379,350 12,349,144
2001 1,388,115 11,920,647
2000 1,396,985 11,509,630
1999 1,390,244 11,117,411
1998 1,386,156 10,741,413
1997 1,399,535 10,383,969
1996 1,415,594 10,044,852
1995 1,436,634 9,714,529
1994 1,462,514 9,398,258
1993 1,494,128 9,100,789
1992 1,533,091 8,817,633
1991 1,561,314 8,546,900
1990 1,569,174 8,286,059
1989 1,568,131 8,034,780
1988 1,561,900 7,793,748
1987 1,552,221 7,561,150
1986 1,540,190 7,335,811
1985 1,528,781 7,118,457
1984 1,518,617 6,909,971
1983 1,508,745 6,708,644
1982 1,498,414 6,512,732
1981 1,487,666 6,322,006
1980 1,477,219 6,135,971
1979 1,468,333 5,955,556
1978 1,460,188 5,782,932
1977 1,450,211 5,619,716
1976 1,439,576 5,464,962
1975 1,429,352 5,317,019
1974 1,418,169 5,174,953
1973 1,405,951 5,037,865
1972 1,392,518 4,904,845
1971 1,376,955 4,776,225
1970 1,360,076 4,650,275
1969 1,345,249 4,525,725
1968 1,331,214 4,403,637
1967 1,318,946 4,283,590
1966 1,308,597 4,165,544
1965 1,294,566 4,049,695
1964 1,277,086 3,935,814
1963 1,258,857 3,823,873
1962 1,241,623 3,714,520
1961 1,225,077 3,608,162
1960 1,211,537 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M 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
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Niger
2100 -0.67% 0.39%
2099 -0.65% 0.41%
2098 -0.64% 0.44%
2097 -0.66% 0.46%
2096 -0.65% 0.49%
2095 -0.64% 0.51%
2094 -0.64% 0.54%
2093 -0.63% 0.56%
2092 -0.64% 0.59%
2091 -0.65% 0.61%
2090 -0.65% 0.64%
2089 -0.65% 0.67%
2088 -0.68% 0.69%
2087 -0.7% 0.72%
2086 -0.7% 0.75%
2085 -0.73% 0.78%
2084 -0.73% 0.82%
2083 -0.73% 0.85%
2082 -0.73% 0.87%
2081 -0.74% 0.91%
2080 -0.75% 0.93%
2079 -0.76% 0.97%
2078 -0.76% 1%
2077 -0.75% 1.03%
2076 -0.75% 1.06%
2075 -0.76% 1.09%
2074 -0.77% 1.13%
2073 -0.77% 1.16%
2072 -0.78% 1.2%
2071 -0.78% 1.23%
2070 -0.77% 1.27%
2069 -0.77% 1.3%
2068 -0.77% 1.34%
2067 -0.76% 1.38%
2066 -0.76% 1.41%
2065 -0.76% 1.45%
2064 -0.75% 1.48%
2063 -0.74% 1.52%
2062 -0.74% 1.56%
2061 -0.73% 1.6%
2060 -0.71% 1.64%
2059 -0.7% 1.68%
2058 -0.68% 1.72%
2057 -0.66% 1.75%
2056 -0.65% 1.79%
2055 -0.62% 1.83%
2054 -0.61% 1.87%
2053 -0.59% 1.91%
2052 -0.59% 1.95%
2051 -0.57% 1.98%
2050 -0.56% 2.02%
2049 -0.53% 2.06%
2048 -0.53% 2.1%
2047 -0.52% 2.14%
2046 -0.51% 2.18%
2045 -0.51% 2.22%
2044 -0.5% 2.26%
2043 -0.5% 2.3%
2042 -0.49% 2.35%
2041 -0.49% 2.39%
2040 -0.49% 2.44%
2039 -0.49% 2.5%
2038 -0.5% 2.55%
2037 -0.52% 2.61%
2036 -0.52% 2.67%
2035 -0.53% 2.72%
2034 -0.53% 2.79%
2033 -0.54% 2.84%
2032 -0.54% 2.89%
2031 -0.54% 2.96%
2030 -0.53% 3.01%
2029 -0.54% 3.07%
2028 -0.54% 3.12%
2027 -0.53% 3.18%
2026 -1.42% 3.24%
2025 -0.98% 3.31%
2024 0.15% 3.34%
2023 1.59% 3.35%
2022 1.35% 3.31%
2021 0.11% 3.31%
2020 0.2% 3.35%
2019 0.37% 3.42%
2018 0.35% 3.51%
2017 0.12% 3.62%
2016 0.03% 3.74%
2015 0.07% 3.77%
2014 -0.26% 3.76%
2013 -0.36% 3.83%
2012 -0.36% 3.85%
2011 -0.3% 3.79%
2010 -0.23% 3.8%
2009 -0.19% 3.79%
2008 -0.27% 3.77%
2007 -0.46% 3.75%
2006 -0.59% 3.72%
2005 -0.57% 3.7%
2004 -0.6% 3.66%
2003 -0.63% 3.63%
2002 -0.63% 3.59%
2001 -0.63% 3.57%
2000 0.48% 3.53%
1999 0.29% 3.5%
1998 -0.96% 3.44%
1997 -1.13% 3.38%
1996 -1.46% 3.4%
1995 -1.77% 3.37%
1994 -2.12% 3.27%
1993 -2.54% 3.21%
1992 -1.81% 3.17%
1991 -0.5% 3.15%
1990 0.07% 3.13%
1989 0.4% 3.09%
1988 0.62% 3.08%
1987 0.78% 3.07%
1986 0.75% 3.05%
1985 0.67% 3.02%
1984 0.65% 3%
1983 0.69% 3.01%
1982 0.72% 3.02%
1981 0.71% 3.03%
1980 0.61% 3.03%
1979 0.56% 2.99%
1978 0.69% 2.9%
1977 0.74% 2.83%
1976 0.72% 2.78%
1975 0.79% 2.75%
1974 0.87% 2.72%
1973 0.96% 2.71%
1972 1.13% 2.69%
1971 1.24% 2.71%
1970 1.1% 2.75%
1969 1.05% 2.77%
1968 0.93% 2.8%
1967 0.79% 2.83%
1966 1.08% 2.86%
1965 1.37% 2.89%
1964 1.45% 2.93%
1963 1.39% 2.94%
1962 1.35% 2.95%
1961 1.12% 2.94%

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/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Estonia Niger
Current population
1339590
29080898
Population rank 155/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.35%
One net population change
4.26 hours
36.1 seconds
One birth every
47.9 minutes
28.8 seconds
One death every
32.8 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 +2,391
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 10/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -13,350 -7,704
Net migration rank 141/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -7,704
2024 - -7,742 - -4,041
2023 -5,070 5,717 864,139 995
2022 -5,665 39,754 829,651 995
2021 -5,324 7,043 793,428 -4,405
2020 -2,659 3,694 784,437 -4,402
2019 -1,327 5,386 775,474 -15,778
2018 -1,322 7,089 763,536 -3,830
2017 -1,713 5,202 752,384 -6,830
2016 -1,316 1,081 738,999 14,833
2015 -1,315 4,261 721,630 17,051
2014 -1,972 -674 704,609 3,891
2013 -1,713 -2,688 686,070 -2,543
2012 -1,455 -3,674 664,009 18,714
2011 -531 -3,941 645,175 -6,941
2010 0 -3,781 624,685 -8,033
2009 -400 -2,089 602,671 -9,014
2008 -668 -2,034 579,727 -9,847
2007 -1,608 -2,941 556,808 -10,069
2006 -2,559 -5,351 533,374 -10,054
2005 -2,981 -5,208 511,167 -9,700
2004 -3,679 -3,681 488,328 -9,070
2003 -5,072 -3,705 467,295 -8,841
2002 -5,380 -2,889 446,767 -9,550
2001 -5,830 -3,280 428,417 -8,654
2000 -5,309 -3,083 410,779 -8,522
1999 -6,117 1,419 394,212 -12,037
1998 -7,208 -3,296 377,120 -7,298
1997 -6,018 -4,066 358,745 -13,680
1996 -5,662 -10,540 341,223 -8,057
1995 -7,327 -12,655 323,630 3,843
1994 -8,044 -17,984 306,026 -959
1993 -5,976 -25,501 292,135 -2,269
1992 -1,993 -38,391 278,690 -2,258
1991 -312 -9,712 266,527 -1,500
1990 2,825 -2,660 256,594 73
1989 5,803 -368 245,278 613
1988 6,404 5,256 237,296 -1,139
1987 6,829 5,389 231,371 -2,338
1986 6,160 5,260 224,365 -2,728
1985 4,281 5,097 219,206 -6,126
1984 5,163 5,006 213,111 -9,208
1983 5,884 4,986 207,962 -9,209
1982 5,244 4,832 202,012 -8,935
1981 4,612 4,789 195,938 -7,559
1980 3,989 4,619 189,251 -5,564
1979 3,818 4,521 180,632 -3,495
1978 4,088 7,234 171,614 -3,494
1977 4,931 7,189 161,792 -3,476
1976 4,319 6,942 154,489 -3,308
1975 4,717 6,737 147,962 -3,254
1974 5,956 6,594 142,606 -3,179
1973 5,623 6,488 137,695 -2,942
1972 6,267 6,432 133,813 -2,525
1971 7,160 6,392 128,223 -2,277
1970 6,257 6,158 128,184 -2,225
1969 5,515 8,650 125,389 -2,245
1968 5,592 9,403 123,301 -2,277
1967 5,012 9,115 121,358 -2,289
1966 4,842 8,998 119,314 -2,289
1965 5,437 8,851 116,963 -2,289
1964 6,897 8,734 115,386 -2,289
1963 6,043 8,410 113,072 -2,289
1962 6,457 8,248 110,280 -2,369
1961 7,228 7,991 107,693 -2,893
1960 7,511 7,762 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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