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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 17.3 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Estonia vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Taiwan
2100 831,394 10,150,338
2099 836,965 10,273,881
2098 842,414 10,399,680
2097 847,873 10,527,804
2096 853,472 10,657,536
2095 859,044 10,789,978
2094 864,547 10,925,075
2093 870,136 11,062,491
2092 875,676 11,202,670
2091 881,282 11,346,131
2090 887,028 11,494,369
2089 892,857 11,644,743
2088 898,736 11,799,177
2087 904,914 11,956,109
2086 911,254 12,116,149
2085 917,722 12,281,248
2084 924,458 12,451,872
2083 931,259 12,625,681
2082 938,110 12,803,442
2081 944,978 12,986,931
2080 952,018 13,174,137
2079 959,194 13,366,920
2078 966,496 13,564,788
2077 973,883 13,765,770
2076 981,283 13,969,802
2075 988,735 14,178,904
2074 996,352 14,391,331
2073 1,004,078 14,606,033
2072 1,011,873 14,824,987
2071 1,019,779 15,045,310
2070 1,027,821 15,266,143
2069 1,035,828 15,488,280
2068 1,043,819 15,714,125
2067 1,051,892 15,940,945
2066 1,059,940 16,167,553
2065 1,068,064 16,396,032
2064 1,076,199 16,625,600
2063 1,084,303 16,854,355
2062 1,092,418 17,084,600
2061 1,100,514 17,314,450
2060 1,108,650 17,541,998
2059 1,116,534 17,767,014
2058 1,124,375 17,988,239
2057 1,132,033 18,208,151
2056 1,139,610 18,423,453
2055 1,147,117 18,639,554
2054 1,154,317 18,853,384
2053 1,161,452 19,063,428
2052 1,168,381 19,270,076
2051 1,175,291 19,474,323
2050 1,182,029 19,677,203
2049 1,188,633 19,878,438
2048 1,194,960 20,073,645
2047 1,201,294 20,267,326
2046 1,207,577 20,454,154
2045 1,213,815 20,640,565
2044 1,220,042 20,819,477
2043 1,226,162 20,995,111
2042 1,232,282 21,166,213
2041 1,238,386 21,331,710
2040 1,244,441 21,491,361
2039 1,250,581 21,645,911
2038 1,256,780 21,794,529
2037 1,263,149 21,939,617
2036 1,269,700 22,077,701
2035 1,276,331 22,211,115
2034 1,283,159 22,340,809
2033 1,290,037 22,463,465
2032 1,297,036 22,582,449
2031 1,304,102 22,698,460
2030 1,311,189 22,809,605
2029 1,318,225 22,916,803
2028 1,325,354 23,022,058
2027 1,332,492 23,127,410
2026 1,339,590 23,229,461
2025 1,358,931 23,331,886
2024 1,372,341 23,410,331
2023 1,370,286 23,342,541
2022 1,348,840 23,319,977
2021 1,330,932 23,468,275
2020 1,329,522 23,582,179
2019 1,326,898 23,596,027
2018 1,321,977 23,580,080
2017 1,317,384 23,555,522
2016 1,315,790 23,515,945
2015 1,315,407 23,462,914
2014 1,314,545 23,403,635
2013 1,317,997 23,344,670
2012 1,322,696 23,270,367
2011 1,327,439 23,193,518
2010 1,331,475 23,140,948
2009 1,334,515 23,078,402
2008 1,337,090 22,997,696
2007 1,340,680 22,917,444
2006 1,346,810 22,823,455
2005 1,354,775 22,729,753
2004 1,362,550 22,646,836
2003 1,370,720 22,562,663
2002 1,379,350 22,463,172
2001 1,388,115 22,341,120
2000 1,396,985 22,184,530
1999 1,390,244 22,010,489
1998 1,386,156 21,835,703
1997 1,399,535 21,634,124
1996 1,415,594 21,441,432
1995 1,436,634 21,267,653
1994 1,462,514 21,086,645
1993 1,494,128 20,899,019
1992 1,533,091 20,704,227
1991 1,561,314 20,503,568
1990 1,569,174 20,278,946
1989 1,568,131 20,055,492
1988 1,561,900 19,839,704
1987 1,552,221 19,617,046
1986 1,540,190 19,411,454
1985 1,528,781 19,191,510
1984 1,518,617 18,929,866
1983 1,508,745 18,653,146
1982 1,498,414 18,354,855
1981 1,487,666 18,029,982
1980 1,477,219 17,704,538
1979 1,468,333 17,372,779
1978 1,460,188 17,042,272
1977 1,450,211 16,730,895
1976 1,439,576 16,401,413
1975 1,429,352 16,075,128
1974 1,418,169 15,784,817
1973 1,405,951 15,505,121
1972 1,392,518 15,220,495
1971 1,376,955 14,913,564
1970 1,360,076 14,582,944
1969 1,345,249 14,068,984
1968 1,331,214 13,548,537
1967 1,318,946 13,210,344
1966 1,308,597 12,874,153
1965 1,294,566 12,511,863
1964 1,277,086 12,137,143
1963 1,258,857 11,762,101
1962 1,241,623 11,392,513
1961 1,225,077 11,030,385
1960 1,211,537 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.7% of the population in Estonia and 39.9% in Taiwan.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Taiwan
2100 -0.67% -1.2%
2099 -0.65% -1.21%
2098 -0.64% -1.22%
2097 -0.66% -1.22%
2096 -0.65% -1.23%
2095 -0.64% -1.24%
2094 -0.64% -1.24%
2093 -0.63% -1.25%
2092 -0.64% -1.26%
2091 -0.65% -1.29%
2090 -0.65% -1.29%
2089 -0.65% -1.31%
2088 -0.68% -1.31%
2087 -0.7% -1.32%
2086 -0.7% -1.34%
2085 -0.73% -1.37%
2084 -0.73% -1.38%
2083 -0.73% -1.39%
2082 -0.73% -1.41%
2081 -0.74% -1.42%
2080 -0.75% -1.44%
2079 -0.76% -1.46%
2078 -0.76% -1.46%
2077 -0.75% -1.46%
2076 -0.75% -1.47%
2075 -0.76% -1.48%
2074 -0.77% -1.47%
2073 -0.77% -1.48%
2072 -0.78% -1.46%
2071 -0.78% -1.45%
2070 -0.77% -1.43%
2069 -0.77% -1.44%
2068 -0.77% -1.42%
2067 -0.76% -1.4%
2066 -0.76% -1.39%
2065 -0.76% -1.38%
2064 -0.75% -1.36%
2063 -0.74% -1.35%
2062 -0.74% -1.33%
2061 -0.73% -1.3%
2060 -0.71% -1.27%
2059 -0.7% -1.23%
2058 -0.68% -1.21%
2057 -0.66% -1.17%
2056 -0.65% -1.16%
2055 -0.62% -1.13%
2054 -0.61% -1.1%
2053 -0.59% -1.07%
2052 -0.59% -1.05%
2051 -0.57% -1.03%
2050 -0.56% -1.01%
2049 -0.53% -0.97%
2048 -0.53% -0.96%
2047 -0.52% -0.91%
2046 -0.51% -0.9%
2045 -0.51% -0.86%
2044 -0.5% -0.84%
2043 -0.5% -0.81%
2042 -0.49% -0.78%
2041 -0.49% -0.74%
2040 -0.49% -0.71%
2039 -0.49% -0.68%
2038 -0.5% -0.66%
2037 -0.52% -0.63%
2036 -0.52% -0.6%
2035 -0.53% -0.58%
2034 -0.53% -0.55%
2033 -0.54% -0.53%
2032 -0.54% -0.51%
2031 -0.54% -0.49%
2030 -0.53% -0.47%
2029 -0.54% -0.46%
2028 -0.54% -0.46%
2027 -0.53% -0.44%
2026 -1.42% -0.44%
2025 -0.98% -0.34%
2024 0.15% 0.29%
2023 1.59% 0.1%
2022 1.35% -0.63%
2021 0.11% -0.48%
2020 0.2% -0.06%
2019 0.37% 0.07%
2018 0.35% 0.1%
2017 0.12% 0.17%
2016 0.03% 0.23%
2015 0.07% 0.25%
2014 -0.26% 0.25%
2013 -0.36% 0.32%
2012 -0.36% 0.33%
2011 -0.3% 0.23%
2010 -0.23% 0.27%
2009 -0.19% 0.35%
2008 -0.27% 0.35%
2007 -0.46% 0.41%
2006 -0.59% 0.41%
2005 -0.57% 0.37%
2004 -0.6% 0.37%
2003 -0.63% 0.44%
2002 -0.63% 0.55%
2001 -0.63% 0.71%
2000 0.48% 0.79%
1999 0.29% 0.8%
1998 -0.96% 0.93%
1997 -1.13% 0.9%
1996 -1.46% 0.82%
1995 -1.77% 0.86%
1994 -2.12% 0.9%
1993 -2.54% 0.94%
1992 -1.81% 0.98%
1991 -0.5% 1.11%
1990 0.07% 1.11%
1989 0.4% 1.09%
1988 0.62% 1.14%
1987 0.78% 1.06%
1986 0.75% 1.15%
1985 0.67% 1.38%
1984 0.65% 1.48%
1983 0.69% 1.63%
1982 0.72% 1.8%
1981 0.71% 1.84%
1980 0.61% 1.91%
1979 0.56% 1.94%
1978 0.69% 1.86%
1977 0.74% 2.01%
1976 0.72% 2.03%
1975 0.79% 1.84%
1974 0.87% 1.8%
1973 0.96% 1.87%
1972 1.13% 2.06%
1971 1.24% 2.27%
1970 1.1% 3.65%
1969 1.05% 3.84%
1968 0.93% 2.56%
1967 0.79% 2.61%
1966 1.08% 2.9%
1965 1.37% 3.09%
1964 1.45% 3.19%
1963 1.39% 3.24%
1962 1.35% 3.28%
1961 1.12% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2025, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Estonia Taiwan
Current population
1339590
23229461
Population rank 155/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.28%
One net population change
4.26 hours
6.72 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
32.8 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 -215
Annual growth/decline +2,055 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 180/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +47,029
Net migration rank 141/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -
2024 - -7,742 -67,188 47,029
2023 -5,070 5,717 -69,794 225,599
2022 -5,665 39,754 -68,327 -42,430
2021 -5,324 7,043 -30,039 -156,010
2020 -2,659 3,694 -7,782 -33,978
2019 -1,327 5,386 1,416 12,718
2018 -1,322 7,089 8,725 8,888
2017 -1,713 5,202 22,613 8,809
2016 -1,316 1,081 35,980 11,707
2015 -1,315 4,261 49,741 8,581
2014 -1,972 -674 - -
2013 -1,713 -2,688 - -
2012 -1,455 -3,674 - -
2011 -531 -3,941 43,836 19,077
2010 0 -3,781 - -
2009 -400 -2,089 - -
2008 -668 -2,034 - -
2007 -1,608 -2,941 - -
2006 -2,559 -5,351 - -
2005 -2,981 -5,208 - -
2004 -3,679 -3,681 - -
2003 -5,072 -3,705 - -
2002 -5,380 -2,889 - -
2001 -5,830 -3,280 132,707 -3,811
2000 -5,309 -3,083 - -
1999 -6,117 1,419 - -
1998 -7,208 -3,296 - -
1997 -6,018 -4,066 - -
1996 -5,662 -10,540 - -
1995 -7,327 -12,655 - -
1994 -8,044 -17,984 - -
1993 -5,976 -25,501 - -
1992 -1,993 -38,391 - -
1991 -312 -9,712 215,698 -12,128
1990 2,825 -2,660 - -
1989 5,803 -368 - -
1988 6,404 5,256 - -
1987 6,829 5,389 - -
1986 6,160 5,260 - -
1985 4,281 5,097 - -
1984 5,163 5,006 - -
1983 5,884 4,986 - -
1982 5,244 4,832 - -
1981 4,612 4,789 326,883 4,508
1980 3,989 4,619 - -
1979 3,818 4,521 - -
1978 4,088 7,234 - -
1977 4,931 7,189 - -
1976 4,319 6,942 - -
1975 4,717 6,737 - -
1974 5,956 6,594 - -
1973 5,623 6,488 - -
1972 6,267 6,432 - -
1971 7,160 6,392 - -
1970 6,257 6,158 - -
1969 5,515 8,650 - -
1968 5,592 9,403 - -
1967 5,012 9,115 - -
1966 4,842 8,998 346,958 18,774
1965 5,437 8,851 - -
1964 6,897 8,734 - -
1963 6,043 8,410 - -
1962 6,457 8,248 - -
1961 7,228 7,991 - -
1960 7,511 7,762 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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