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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 14,569,341 people in Rwanda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 15,062,056 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 11.2 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.28% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15.1M (62% growth).

Estonia vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Rwanda
2100 836,010 33,113,283
2099 841,611 33,008,545
2098 847,091 32,927,982
2097 852,580 32,853,307
2096 858,210 32,768,037
2095 863,813 32,635,508
2094 869,346 32,550,001
2093 874,966 32,416,870
2092 880,538 32,294,333
2091 886,175 32,191,262
2090 891,952 32,088,747
2089 897,814 31,892,591
2088 903,726 31,746,789
2087 909,938 31,553,150
2086 916,313 31,399,004
2085 922,817 31,254,597
2084 929,590 31,112,448
2083 936,429 30,937,106
2082 943,318 30,752,861
2081 950,224 30,576,992
2080 957,303 30,386,351
2079 964,518 30,195,560
2078 971,861 30,016,688
2077 979,290 29,819,259
2076 986,730 29,645,610
2075 994,224 29,441,964
2074 1,001,883 29,243,980
2073 1,009,652 29,025,977
2072 1,017,490 28,798,822
2071 1,025,441 28,578,302
2070 1,033,527 28,334,300
2069 1,041,579 28,121,174
2068 1,049,614 27,872,383
2067 1,057,732 27,609,059
2066 1,065,824 27,372,823
2065 1,073,994 27,101,698
2064 1,082,173 26,838,144
2063 1,090,322 26,559,838
2062 1,098,483 26,312,631
2061 1,106,624 26,001,660
2060 1,114,804 25,729,037
2059 1,122,732 25,453,407
2058 1,130,617 25,121,995
2057 1,138,317 24,853,512
2056 1,145,937 24,582,198
2055 1,153,485 24,281,895
2054 1,160,725 23,991,958
2053 1,167,900 23,705,290
2052 1,174,867 23,421,032
2051 1,181,816 23,113,700
2050 1,188,591 22,814,556
2049 1,195,231 22,498,806
2048 1,201,594 22,171,841
2047 1,207,963 21,848,486
2046 1,214,281 21,554,082
2045 1,220,553 21,228,573
2044 1,226,815 20,915,810
2043 1,232,969 20,548,490
2042 1,239,123 20,214,283
2041 1,245,261 19,845,021
2040 1,251,349 19,475,227
2039 1,257,523 19,108,842
2038 1,263,757 18,773,398
2037 1,270,161 18,433,422
2036 1,276,749 18,128,058
2035 1,283,416 17,765,049
2034 1,290,282 17,432,165
2033 1,297,198 17,100,072
2032 1,304,236 16,822,053
2031 1,311,342 16,495,903
2030 1,318,468 16,178,061
2029 1,325,543 15,868,812
2028 1,332,712 15,554,713
2027 1,339,889 15,217,275
2026 1,347,027 14,898,118
2025 1,366,475 14,569,341
2024 1,372,341 14,256,567
2023 1,370,286 13,954,471
2022 1,348,840 13,651,030
2021 1,330,932 13,355,260
2020 1,329,522 13,065,837
2019 1,326,898 12,776,103
2018 1,321,977 12,487,996
2017 1,317,384 12,202,060
2016 1,315,790 11,919,183
2015 1,315,407 11,640,022
2014 1,314,545 11,364,757
2013 1,317,997 11,093,340
2012 1,322,696 10,829,901
2011 1,327,439 10,573,733
2010 1,331,475 10,317,553
2009 1,334,515 10,060,432
2008 1,337,090 9,804,269
2007 1,340,680 9,549,933
2006 1,346,810 9,299,246
2005 1,354,775 9,054,528
2004 1,362,550 8,816,844
2003 1,370,720 8,586,875
2002 1,379,350 8,400,180
2001 1,388,115 8,287,094
2000 1,396,985 8,213,931
1999 1,390,244 8,147,912
1998 1,386,156 8,081,681
1997 1,399,535 7,755,238
1996 1,415,594 6,708,764
1995 1,436,634 5,674,118
1994 1,462,514 6,792,352
1993 1,494,128 7,981,132
1992 1,533,091 7,683,266
1991 1,561,314 7,526,966
1990 1,569,174 7,375,307
1989 1,568,131 7,184,706
1988 1,561,900 6,968,071
1987 1,552,221 6,749,493
1986 1,540,190 6,531,881
1985 1,528,781 6,317,228
1984 1,518,617 6,107,627
1983 1,508,745 5,905,311
1982 1,498,414 5,711,549
1981 1,487,666 5,527,230
1980 1,477,219 5,353,259
1979 1,468,333 5,189,541
1978 1,460,188 5,035,171
1977 1,450,211 4,888,240
1976 1,439,576 4,745,954
1975 1,429,352 4,607,728
1974 1,418,169 4,474,228
1973 1,405,951 4,345,047
1972 1,392,518 4,220,335
1971 1,376,955 4,100,044
1970 1,360,076 3,980,669
1969 1,345,249 3,861,271
1968 1,331,214 3,744,010
1967 1,318,946 3,629,577
1966 1,308,597 3,521,626
1965 1,294,566 3,423,210
1964 1,277,086 3,334,834
1963 1,258,857 3,258,890
1962 1,241,623 3,186,025
1961 1,225,077 3,106,779
1960 1,211,537 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,142,873 people (a 26.4% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 51.5% to 22,814,556 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M 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
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Rwanda
2100 -0.67% 0.32%
2099 -0.65% 0.24%
2098 -0.64% 0.23%
2097 -0.66% 0.26%
2096 -0.65% 0.41%
2095 -0.64% 0.26%
2094 -0.64% 0.41%
2093 -0.63% 0.38%
2092 -0.64% 0.32%
2091 -0.65% 0.32%
2090 -0.65% 0.62%
2089 -0.65% 0.46%
2088 -0.68% 0.61%
2087 -0.7% 0.49%
2086 -0.7% 0.46%
2085 -0.73% 0.46%
2084 -0.73% 0.57%
2083 -0.73% 0.6%
2082 -0.73% 0.58%
2081 -0.74% 0.63%
2080 -0.75% 0.63%
2079 -0.76% 0.6%
2078 -0.76% 0.66%
2077 -0.75% 0.59%
2076 -0.75% 0.69%
2075 -0.76% 0.68%
2074 -0.77% 0.75%
2073 -0.77% 0.79%
2072 -0.78% 0.77%
2071 -0.78% 0.86%
2070 -0.77% 0.76%
2069 -0.77% 0.89%
2068 -0.77% 0.95%
2067 -0.76% 0.86%
2066 -0.76% 1%
2065 -0.76% 0.98%
2064 -0.75% 1.05%
2063 -0.74% 0.94%
2062 -0.74% 1.2%
2061 -0.73% 1.06%
2060 -0.71% 1.08%
2059 -0.7% 1.32%
2058 -0.68% 1.08%
2057 -0.66% 1.1%
2056 -0.65% 1.24%
2055 -0.62% 1.21%
2054 -0.61% 1.21%
2053 -0.59% 1.21%
2052 -0.59% 1.33%
2051 -0.57% 1.31%
2050 -0.56% 1.4%
2049 -0.53% 1.47%
2048 -0.53% 1.48%
2047 -0.52% 1.37%
2046 -0.51% 1.53%
2045 -0.51% 1.5%
2044 -0.5% 1.79%
2043 -0.5% 1.65%
2042 -0.49% 1.86%
2041 -0.49% 1.9%
2040 -0.49% 1.92%
2039 -0.49% 1.79%
2038 -0.5% 1.84%
2037 -0.52% 1.68%
2036 -0.52% 2.04%
2035 -0.53% 1.91%
2034 -0.53% 1.94%
2033 -0.54% 1.65%
2032 -0.54% 1.98%
2031 -0.54% 1.96%
2030 -0.53% 1.95%
2029 -0.54% 2.02%
2028 -0.54% 2.22%
2027 -0.53% 2.14%
2026 -1.42% 2.26%
2025 -0.43% 2.19%
2024 0.15% 2.16%
2023 1.59% 2.22%
2022 1.35% 2.21%
2021 0.11% 2.22%
2020 0.2% 2.27%
2019 0.37% 2.31%
2018 0.35% 2.34%
2017 0.12% 2.37%
2016 0.03% 2.4%
2015 0.07% 2.42%
2014 -0.26% 2.45%
2013 -0.36% 2.43%
2012 -0.36% 2.42%
2011 -0.3% 2.48%
2010 -0.23% 2.56%
2009 -0.19% 2.61%
2008 -0.27% 2.66%
2007 -0.46% 2.7%
2006 -0.59% 2.7%
2005 -0.57% 2.7%
2004 -0.6% 2.68%
2003 -0.63% 2.22%
2002 -0.63% 1.36%
2001 -0.63% 0.89%
2000 0.48% 0.81%
1999 0.29% 0.82%
1998 -0.96% 4.21%
1997 -1.13% 15.6%
1996 -1.46% 18.2%
1995 -1.77% -16.5%
1994 -2.12% -14.9%
1993 -2.54% 3.88%
1992 -1.81% 2.08%
1991 -0.5% 2.06%
1990 0.07% 2.65%
1989 0.4% 3.11%
1988 0.62% 3.24%
1987 0.78% 3.33%
1986 0.75% 3.4%
1985 0.67% 3.43%
1984 0.65% 3.43%
1983 0.69% 3.39%
1982 0.72% 3.33%
1981 0.71% 3.25%
1980 0.61% 3.15%
1979 0.56% 3.07%
1978 0.69% 3.01%
1977 0.74% 3%
1976 0.72% 3%
1975 0.79% 2.98%
1974 0.87% 2.97%
1973 0.96% 2.96%
1972 1.13% 2.93%
1971 1.24% 3%
1970 1.1% 3.09%
1969 1.05% 3.13%
1968 0.93% 3.15%
1967 0.79% 3.07%
1966 1.08% 2.87%
1965 1.37% 2.65%
1964 1.45% 2.33%
1963 1.39% 2.29%
1962 1.35% 2.55%
1961 1.12% 2.8%

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/rwanda | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.19%.

Live population counters

Estonia Rwanda
Current population
1347027
15062056
Population rank 155/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.18%
One net population change
1.5 hours
1.69 minutes
One birth every
53.9 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
33.3 minutes
6.25 minutes
Daily growth/decline -16 +857
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +312,774
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 40/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -13,350 +6,282
Net migration rank 141/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 6,282
2024 -6,038 -7,742 316,025 -15,582
2023 -5,070 5,717 312,762 -9,001
2022 -5,665 39,754 312,145 -9,001
2021 -5,324 7,043 309,895 -21,492
2020 -2,659 3,694 312,692 -22,251
2019 -1,327 5,386 313,525 -24,492
2018 -1,322 7,089 312,512 -25,323
2017 -1,713 5,202 310,323 -25,634
2016 -1,316 1,081 305,549 -24,474
2015 -1,315 4,261 299,114 -21,862
2014 -1,972 -674 292,779 -19,505
2013 -1,713 -2,688 286,331 -16,779
2012 -1,455 -3,674 282,584 -25,260
2011 -531 -3,941 282,922 -27,915
2010 0 -3,781 286,848 -29,501
2009 -400 -2,089 287,034 -30,128
2008 -668 -2,034 287,334 -31,913
2007 -1,608 -2,941 285,791 -32,537
2006 -2,559 -5,351 282,149 -34,008
2005 -2,981 -5,208 275,121 -33,830
2004 -3,679 -3,681 265,273 -31,214
2003 -5,072 -3,705 251,243 -25,355
2002 -5,380 -2,889 239,036 -91,518
2001 -5,830 -3,280 230,845 -152,197
2000 -5,309 -3,083 221,276 -153,588
1999 -6,117 1,419 210,518 -146,162
1998 -7,208 -3,296 197,185 -129,089
1997 -6,018 -4,066 174,687 410,106
1996 -5,662 -10,540 140,455 1,367,700
1995 -7,327 -12,655 121,137 439,995
1994 -8,044 -17,984 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 -5,976 -25,501 183,926 236,110
1992 -1,993 -38,391 188,025 -12,334
1991 -312 -9,712 196,431 -59,519
1990 2,825 -2,660 207,895 -41,483
1989 5,803 -368 217,632 -2,826
1988 6,404 5,256 223,759 -5,285
1987 6,829 5,389 225,744 -7,062
1986 6,160 5,260 225,526 -8,982
1985 4,281 5,097 223,794 -11,031
1984 5,163 5,006 219,337 -12,899
1983 5,884 4,986 212,750 -14,560
1982 5,244 4,832 205,147 -15,818
1981 4,612 4,789 195,769 -16,453
1980 3,989 4,619 184,988 -16,359
1979 3,818 4,521 174,477 -15,669
1978 4,088 7,234 163,779 -13,838
1977 4,931 7,189 155,011 -11,084
1976 4,319 6,942 147,665 -7,027
1975 4,717 6,737 140,596 -4,791
1974 5,956 6,594 135,743 -4,535
1973 5,623 6,488 131,021 -3,862
1972 6,267 6,432 126,403 -4,156
1971 7,160 6,392 122,567 -4,230
1970 6,257 6,158 119,273 1,149
1969 5,515 8,650 115,394 2,983
1968 5,592 9,403 111,422 4,728
1967 5,012 9,115 108,053 4,655
1966 4,842 8,998 105,128 -1,930
1965 5,437 8,851 103,422 -9,774
1964 6,897 8,734 102,562 -19,458
1963 6,043 8,410 94,296 -25,524
1962 6,457 8,248 102,548 -25,594
1961 7,228 7,991 102,051 -20,508
1960 7,511 7,762 100,627 -13,198

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

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/rwanda | 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 Rwanda 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,104,542 people) and 6.03% is from migration (a loss of 199,112 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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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