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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 2,972,215 people in Qatar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 3,058,826 in Qatar.

Population statistics:

  • Qatar's population is 2.27 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 137th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.04% for Qatar.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +3.11% in Qatar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 3.06M (214.4% growth).

Estonia vs Qatar: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Qatar
2100 836,010 6,972,765
2099 841,611 6,902,865
2098 847,091 6,832,972
2097 852,580 6,763,112
2096 858,210 6,693,313
2095 863,813 6,623,737
2094 869,346 6,554,428
2093 874,966 6,485,480
2092 880,538 6,416,857
2091 886,175 6,348,472
2090 891,952 6,280,498
2089 897,814 6,212,895
2088 903,726 6,145,694
2087 909,938 6,079,024
2086 916,313 6,012,856
2085 922,817 5,947,139
2084 929,590 5,882,052
2083 936,429 5,817,423
2082 943,318 5,753,042
2081 950,224 5,689,198
2080 957,303 5,626,301
2079 964,518 5,563,686
2078 971,861 5,501,503
2077 979,290 5,439,884
2076 986,730 5,378,805
2075 994,224 5,318,176
2074 1,001,883 5,257,980
2073 1,009,652 5,198,464
2072 1,017,490 5,139,487
2071 1,025,441 5,081,134
2070 1,033,527 5,023,260
2069 1,041,579 4,966,009
2068 1,049,614 4,909,308
2067 1,057,732 4,853,160
2066 1,065,824 4,797,538
2065 1,073,994 4,742,437
2064 1,082,173 4,687,734
2063 1,090,322 4,633,558
2062 1,098,483 4,580,556
2061 1,106,624 4,528,210
2060 1,114,804 4,476,460
2059 1,122,732 4,425,307
2058 1,130,617 4,374,761
2057 1,138,317 4,324,674
2056 1,145,937 4,275,356
2055 1,153,485 4,226,248
2054 1,160,725 4,177,940
2053 1,167,900 4,129,988
2052 1,174,867 4,082,778
2051 1,181,816 4,036,106
2050 1,188,591 3,989,893
2049 1,195,231 3,944,197
2048 1,201,594 3,898,911
2047 1,207,963 3,854,117
2046 1,214,281 3,809,818
2045 1,220,553 3,766,041
2044 1,226,815 3,722,804
2043 1,232,969 3,680,166
2042 1,239,123 3,638,155
2041 1,245,261 3,596,830
2040 1,251,349 3,556,201
2039 1,257,523 3,516,349
2038 1,263,757 3,477,295
2037 1,270,161 3,439,088
2036 1,276,749 3,401,760
2035 1,283,416 3,365,348
2034 1,290,282 3,329,762
2033 1,297,198 3,295,048
2032 1,304,236 3,261,276
2031 1,311,342 3,228,377
2030 1,318,468 3,196,357
2029 1,325,543 3,161,836
2028 1,332,712 3,124,179
2027 1,339,889 3,083,362
2026 1,347,027 3,032,913
2025 1,366,475 2,972,215
2024 1,372,341 2,857,822
2023 1,370,286 2,656,032
2022 1,348,840 2,657,333
2021 1,330,932 2,504,910
2020 1,329,522 2,794,148
2019 1,326,898 2,638,657
2018 1,321,977 2,580,734
2017 1,317,384 2,545,820
2016 1,315,790 2,477,113
2015 1,315,407 2,344,557
2014 1,314,545 2,151,745
2013 1,317,997 1,916,426
2012 1,322,696 1,722,438
2011 1,327,439 1,624,761
2010 1,331,475 1,616,832
2009 1,334,515 1,608,903
2008 1,337,090 1,426,938
2007 1,340,680 1,208,595
2006 1,346,810 972,831
2005 1,354,775 825,408
2004 1,362,550 773,332
2003 1,370,720 744,682
2002 1,379,350 711,205
2001 1,388,115 677,925
2000 1,396,985 644,989
1999 1,390,244 612,500
1998 1,386,156 580,540
1997 1,399,535 550,500
1996 1,415,594 529,019
1995 1,436,634 514,325
1994 1,462,514 499,459
1993 1,494,128 484,545
1992 1,533,091 469,657
1991 1,561,314 454,853
1990 1,569,174 440,175
1989 1,568,131 425,646
1988 1,561,900 411,264
1987 1,552,221 397,005
1986 1,540,190 382,422
1985 1,528,781 365,940
1984 1,518,617 347,878
1983 1,508,745 329,709
1982 1,498,414 311,537
1981 1,487,666 293,553
1980 1,477,219 275,913
1979 1,468,333 258,670
1978 1,460,188 241,808
1977 1,450,211 225,285
1976 1,439,576 209,052
1975 1,429,352 193,087
1974 1,418,169 177,362
1973 1,405,951 161,841
1972 1,392,518 146,506
1971 1,376,955 131,346
1970 1,360,076 116,350
1969 1,345,249 103,025
1968 1,331,214 91,749
1967 1,318,946 81,439
1966 1,308,597 72,192
1965 1,294,566 64,065
1964 1,277,086 56,867
1963 1,258,857 50,380
1962 1,241,623 44,630
1961 1,225,077 39,680
1960 1,211,537 36,010

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 581,713 people (a 23.5% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 30.4% to 3,989,893 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.

Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.97M 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
Qatar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Qatar
2100 -0.67% 1.01%
2099 -0.65% 1.02%
2098 -0.64% 1.03%
2097 -0.66% 1.04%
2096 -0.65% 1.05%
2095 -0.64% 1.06%
2094 -0.64% 1.06%
2093 -0.63% 1.07%
2092 -0.64% 1.08%
2091 -0.65% 1.08%
2090 -0.65% 1.09%
2089 -0.65% 1.09%
2088 -0.68% 1.1%
2087 -0.7% 1.1%
2086 -0.7% 1.11%
2085 -0.73% 1.11%
2084 -0.73% 1.11%
2083 -0.73% 1.12%
2082 -0.73% 1.12%
2081 -0.74% 1.12%
2080 -0.75% 1.13%
2079 -0.76% 1.13%
2078 -0.76% 1.13%
2077 -0.75% 1.14%
2076 -0.75% 1.14%
2075 -0.76% 1.14%
2074 -0.77% 1.14%
2073 -0.77% 1.15%
2072 -0.78% 1.15%
2071 -0.78% 1.15%
2070 -0.77% 1.15%
2069 -0.77% 1.15%
2068 -0.77% 1.16%
2067 -0.76% 1.16%
2066 -0.76% 1.16%
2065 -0.76% 1.17%
2064 -0.75% 1.17%
2063 -0.74% 1.16%
2062 -0.74% 1.16%
2061 -0.73% 1.16%
2060 -0.71% 1.16%
2059 -0.7% 1.16%
2058 -0.68% 1.16%
2057 -0.66% 1.15%
2056 -0.65% 1.16%
2055 -0.62% 1.16%
2054 -0.61% 1.16%
2053 -0.59% 1.16%
2052 -0.59% 1.16%
2051 -0.57% 1.16%
2050 -0.56% 1.16%
2049 -0.53% 1.16%
2048 -0.53% 1.16%
2047 -0.52% 1.16%
2046 -0.51% 1.16%
2045 -0.51% 1.16%
2044 -0.5% 1.16%
2043 -0.5% 1.15%
2042 -0.49% 1.15%
2041 -0.49% 1.14%
2040 -0.49% 1.13%
2039 -0.49% 1.12%
2038 -0.5% 1.11%
2037 -0.52% 1.1%
2036 -0.52% 1.08%
2035 -0.53% 1.07%
2034 -0.53% 1.05%
2033 -0.54% 1.04%
2032 -0.54% 1.02%
2031 -0.54% 1%
2030 -0.53% 1.09%
2029 -0.54% 1.21%
2028 -0.54% 1.32%
2027 -0.53% 1.66%
2026 -1.42% 2.04%
2025 -0.43% 4%
2024 0.15% 7.6%
2023 1.59% -0.05%
2022 1.35% 6.08%
2021 0.11% -10.4%
2020 0.2% 5.89%
2019 0.37% 2.24%
2018 0.35% 1.37%
2017 0.12% 2.77%
2016 0.03% 5.65%
2015 0.07% 8.96%
2014 -0.26% 12.3%
2013 -0.36% 11.3%
2012 -0.36% 6.01%
2011 -0.3% 0.49%
2010 -0.23% 0.49%
2009 -0.19% 12.8%
2008 -0.27% 18.1%
2007 -0.46% 24.2%
2006 -0.59% 17.9%
2005 -0.57% 6.73%
2004 -0.6% 3.85%
2003 -0.63% 4.71%
2002 -0.63% 4.91%
2001 -0.63% 5.11%
2000 0.48% 5.3%
1999 0.29% 5.51%
1998 -0.96% 5.46%
1997 -1.13% 4.06%
1996 -1.46% 2.86%
1995 -1.77% 2.98%
1994 -2.12% 3.08%
1993 -2.54% 3.17%
1992 -1.81% 3.25%
1991 -0.5% 3.33%
1990 0.07% 3.41%
1989 0.4% 3.5%
1988 0.62% 3.59%
1987 0.78% 3.81%
1986 0.75% 4.5%
1985 0.67% 5.19%
1984 0.65% 5.51%
1983 0.69% 5.83%
1982 0.72% 6.13%
1981 0.71% 6.39%
1980 0.61% 6.67%
1979 0.56% 6.97%
1978 0.69% 7.33%
1977 0.74% 7.77%
1976 0.72% 8.27%
1975 0.79% 8.87%
1974 0.87% 9.59%
1973 0.96% 10.5%
1972 1.13% 11.5%
1971 1.24% 12.9%
1970 1.1% 12.9%
1969 1.05% 12.3%
1968 0.93% 12.7%
1967 0.79% 12.8%
1966 1.08% 12.7%
1965 1.37% 12.7%
1964 1.45% 12.9%
1963 1.39% 12.9%
1962 1.35% 12.5%
1961 1.12% 10.2%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Qatar's population grew by 4%.

Live population counters

Estonia Qatar
Current population
1347027
3058826
Population rank 155/197 137/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
1.5 hours
4.61 minutes
One birth every
53.9 minutes
19.3 minutes
One death every
33.3 minutes
2.92 hours
Daily growth/decline -16 +313
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +114,393
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +4%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 4/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
14.5 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +36,288
Net migration rank 141/196 26/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 2,337,000
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 31/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 76.7%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 1/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Qatar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Qatar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 36,288
2024 -6,038 -7,742 24,214 46,105
2023 -5,070 5,717 23,845 39,995
2022 -5,665 39,754 24,360 80,004
2021 -5,324 7,043 21,297 24,501
2020 -2,659 3,694 25,128 -50,433
2019 -1,327 5,386 24,112 10,557
2018 -1,322 7,089 23,340 12,465
2017 -1,713 5,202 23,244 46,719
2016 -1,316 1,081 22,416 119,725
2015 -1,315 4,261 22,568 177,467
2014 -1,972 -674 21,699 194,712
2013 -1,713 -2,688 19,669 133,520
2012 -1,455 -3,674 17,681 77,091
2011 -531 -3,941 16,543 77,228
2010 0 -3,781 16,225 90,620
2009 -400 -2,089 15,595 123,217
2008 -668 -2,034 14,062 165,572
2007 -1,608 -2,941 11,351 245,703
2006 -2,559 -5,351 10,225 204,236
2005 -2,981 -5,208 11,392 68,993
2004 -3,679 -3,681 11,242 12,531
2003 -5,072 -3,705 11,291 22,234
2002 -5,380 -2,889 11,062 22,356
2001 -5,830 -3,280 10,683 22,456
2000 -5,309 -3,083 9,974 22,769
1999 -6,117 1,419 9,431 22,815
1998 -7,208 -3,296 9,055 22,618
1997 -6,018 -4,066 8,846 19,547
1996 -5,662 -10,540 9,049 5,517
1995 -7,327 -12,655 9,186 5,634
1994 -8,044 -17,984 9,257 5,660
1993 -5,976 -25,501 9,250 5,670
1992 -1,993 -38,391 9,189 5,670
1991 -312 -9,712 9,182 5,562
1990 2,825 -2,660 9,388 5,216
1989 5,803 -368 9,407 5,045
1988 6,404 5,256 9,198 5,118
1987 6,829 5,389 8,806 5,405
1986 6,160 5,260 8,439 6,512
1985 4,281 5,097 8,212 9,797
1984 5,163 5,006 7,997 10,113
1983 5,884 4,986 7,765 10,462
1982 5,244 4,832 7,489 10,634
1981 4,612 4,789 7,202 10,644
1980 3,989 4,619 6,894 10,540
1979 3,818 4,521 6,579 10,466
1978 4,088 7,234 6,246 10,434
1977 4,931 7,189 5,925 10,445
1976 4,319 6,942 5,598 10,494
1975 4,717 6,737 5,289 10,549
1974 5,956 6,594 5,015 10,603
1973 5,623 6,488 4,780 10,641
1972 6,267 6,432 4,581 10,663
1971 7,160 6,392 4,433 10,644
1970 6,257 6,158 4,346 10,579
1969 5,515 8,650 3,941 7,790
1968 5,592 9,403 3,547 7,266
1967 5,012 9,115 3,167 6,637
1966 4,842 8,998 2,811 5,880
1965 5,437 8,851 2,472 5,083
1964 6,897 8,734 2,150 4,686
1963 6,043 8,410 1,854 4,283
1962 6,457 8,248 1,589 3,773
1961 7,228 7,991 1,357 3,186
1960 7,511 7,762 1,220 1,586

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

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

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 Qatar 31.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 234,524 people) and 68.4% is from migration (a gain of 507,105 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 2,337,000 people or 76.7% in Qatar.

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
Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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