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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 30 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Estonia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Ukraine
2100 836,010 15,603,179
2099 841,611 15,862,593
2098 847,091 16,125,815
2097 852,580 16,393,353
2096 858,210 16,664,587
2095 863,813 16,939,471
2094 869,346 17,219,443
2093 874,966 17,504,349
2092 880,538 17,793,601
2091 886,175 18,087,289
2090 891,952 18,386,570
2089 897,814 18,689,852
2088 903,726 18,998,014
2087 909,938 19,311,662
2086 916,313 19,630,012
2085 922,817 19,952,247
2084 929,590 20,280,817
2083 936,429 20,613,034
2082 943,318 20,949,887
2081 950,224 21,289,979
2080 957,303 21,633,931
2079 964,518 21,981,015
2078 971,861 22,331,415
2077 979,290 22,684,635
2076 986,730 23,041,181
2075 994,224 23,400,319
2074 1,001,883 23,762,428
2073 1,009,652 24,126,690
2072 1,017,490 24,491,363
2071 1,025,441 24,859,381
2070 1,033,527 25,229,957
2069 1,041,579 25,602,485
2068 1,049,614 25,976,390
2067 1,057,732 26,352,535
2066 1,065,824 26,730,314
2065 1,073,994 27,109,886
2064 1,082,173 27,491,024
2063 1,090,322 27,872,631
2062 1,098,483 28,254,738
2061 1,106,624 28,638,347
2060 1,114,804 29,021,488
2059 1,122,732 29,404,719
2058 1,130,617 29,788,559
2057 1,138,317 30,170,070
2056 1,145,937 30,548,973
2055 1,153,485 30,926,521
2054 1,160,725 31,299,425
2053 1,167,900 31,669,550
2052 1,174,867 32,035,413
2051 1,181,816 32,397,707
2050 1,188,591 32,754,538
2049 1,195,231 33,107,228
2048 1,201,594 33,451,994
2047 1,207,963 33,793,296
2046 1,214,281 34,131,561
2045 1,220,553 34,463,236
2044 1,226,815 34,790,682
2043 1,232,969 35,115,069
2042 1,239,123 35,437,607
2041 1,245,261 35,758,248
2040 1,251,349 36,075,749
2039 1,257,523 36,396,426
2038 1,263,757 36,714,126
2037 1,270,161 37,031,794
2036 1,276,749 37,345,665
2035 1,283,416 37,659,856
2034 1,290,282 37,972,332
2033 1,297,198 38,283,563
2032 1,304,236 38,592,696
2031 1,311,342 38,902,570
2030 1,318,468 39,210,256
2029 1,325,543 39,514,695
2028 1,332,712 39,816,523
2027 1,339,889 40,111,670
2026 1,347,027 40,408,451
2025 1,366,475 38,980,376
2024 1,372,341 37,860,221
2023 1,370,286 37,732,836
2022 1,348,840 41,048,766
2021 1,330,932 44,298,640
2020 1,329,522 44,680,014
2019 1,326,898 44,957,458
2018 1,321,977 45,208,907
2017 1,317,384 45,436,041
2016 1,315,790 45,616,832
2015 1,315,407 45,784,896
2014 1,314,545 45,972,380
2013 1,317,997 46,126,770
2012 1,322,696 46,210,056
2011 1,327,439 46,307,853
2010 1,331,475 46,456,003
2009 1,334,515 46,623,731
2008 1,337,090 46,819,175
2007 1,340,680 47,062,798
2006 1,346,810 47,278,694
2005 1,354,775 47,585,556
2004 1,362,550 47,979,507
2003 1,370,720 48,315,136
2002 1,379,350 48,677,281
2001 1,388,115 49,106,855
2000 1,396,985 49,556,660
1999 1,390,244 49,976,446
1998 1,386,156 50,379,731
1997 1,399,535 50,786,885
1996 1,415,594 51,226,109
1995 1,436,634 51,665,539
1994 1,462,514 52,075,998
1993 1,494,128 52,350,126
1992 1,533,091 52,323,671
1991 1,561,314 52,170,961
1990 1,569,174 52,054,092
1989 1,568,131 51,917,817
1988 1,561,900 51,724,853
1987 1,552,221 51,515,732
1986 1,540,190 51,318,745
1985 1,528,781 51,108,770
1984 1,518,617 50,887,599
1983 1,508,745 50,637,029
1982 1,498,414 50,402,724
1981 1,487,666 50,189,281
1980 1,477,219 49,955,152
1979 1,468,333 49,721,381
1978 1,460,188 49,521,243
1977 1,450,211 49,336,481
1976 1,439,576 49,120,842
1975 1,429,352 48,865,229
1974 1,418,169 48,576,570
1973 1,405,951 48,277,121
1972 1,392,518 47,946,893
1971 1,376,955 47,573,287
1970 1,360,076 47,261,306
1969 1,345,249 46,976,256
1968 1,331,214 46,614,325
1967 1,318,946 46,215,988
1966 1,308,597 45,802,519
1965 1,294,566 45,386,892
1964 1,277,086 44,951,156
1963 1,258,857 44,462,372
1962 1,241,623 43,943,674
1961 1,225,077 43,399,766
1960 1,211,537 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.7% of the population in Estonia and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Ukraine
2100 -0.67% -1.64%
2099 -0.65% -1.63%
2098 -0.64% -1.63%
2097 -0.66% -1.63%
2096 -0.65% -1.62%
2095 -0.64% -1.63%
2094 -0.64% -1.63%
2093 -0.63% -1.63%
2092 -0.64% -1.62%
2091 -0.65% -1.63%
2090 -0.65% -1.62%
2089 -0.65% -1.62%
2088 -0.68% -1.62%
2087 -0.7% -1.62%
2086 -0.7% -1.62%
2085 -0.73% -1.62%
2084 -0.73% -1.61%
2083 -0.73% -1.61%
2082 -0.73% -1.6%
2081 -0.74% -1.59%
2080 -0.75% -1.58%
2079 -0.76% -1.57%
2078 -0.76% -1.56%
2077 -0.75% -1.55%
2076 -0.75% -1.53%
2075 -0.76% -1.52%
2074 -0.77% -1.51%
2073 -0.77% -1.49%
2072 -0.78% -1.48%
2071 -0.78% -1.47%
2070 -0.77% -1.46%
2069 -0.77% -1.44%
2068 -0.77% -1.43%
2067 -0.76% -1.41%
2066 -0.76% -1.4%
2065 -0.76% -1.39%
2064 -0.75% -1.37%
2063 -0.74% -1.35%
2062 -0.74% -1.34%
2061 -0.73% -1.32%
2060 -0.71% -1.3%
2059 -0.7% -1.29%
2058 -0.68% -1.26%
2057 -0.66% -1.24%
2056 -0.65% -1.22%
2055 -0.62% -1.19%
2054 -0.61% -1.17%
2053 -0.59% -1.14%
2052 -0.59% -1.12%
2051 -0.57% -1.09%
2050 -0.56% -1.07%
2049 -0.53% -1.03%
2048 -0.53% -1.01%
2047 -0.52% -0.99%
2046 -0.51% -0.96%
2045 -0.51% -0.94%
2044 -0.5% -0.92%
2043 -0.5% -0.91%
2042 -0.49% -0.9%
2041 -0.49% -0.88%
2040 -0.49% -0.88%
2039 -0.49% -0.87%
2038 -0.5% -0.86%
2037 -0.52% -0.84%
2036 -0.52% -0.83%
2035 -0.53% -0.82%
2034 -0.53% -0.81%
2033 -0.54% -0.8%
2032 -0.54% -0.8%
2031 -0.54% -0.78%
2030 -0.53% -0.77%
2029 -0.54% -0.76%
2028 -0.54% -0.74%
2027 -0.53% -0.73%
2026 -1.42% 3.66%
2025 -0.43% 2.96%
2024 0.15% 0.34%
2023 1.59% -8.08%
2022 1.35% -7.34%
2021 0.11% -0.85%
2020 0.2% -0.62%
2019 0.37% -0.56%
2018 0.35% -0.5%
2017 0.12% -0.4%
2016 0.03% -0.37%
2015 0.07% -0.41%
2014 -0.26% -0.33%
2013 -0.36% -0.18%
2012 -0.36% -0.21%
2011 -0.3% -0.32%
2010 -0.23% -0.36%
2009 -0.19% -0.42%
2008 -0.27% -0.52%
2007 -0.46% -0.46%
2006 -0.59% -0.64%
2005 -0.57% -0.82%
2004 -0.6% -0.69%
2003 -0.63% -0.74%
2002 -0.63% -0.87%
2001 -0.63% -0.91%
2000 0.48% -0.84%
1999 0.29% -0.8%
1998 -0.96% -0.8%
1997 -1.13% -0.86%
1996 -1.46% -0.85%
1995 -1.77% -0.79%
1994 -2.12% -0.52%
1993 -2.54% 0.05%
1992 -1.81% 0.29%
1991 -0.5% 0.22%
1990 0.07% 0.26%
1989 0.4% 0.37%
1988 0.62% 0.41%
1987 0.78% 0.38%
1986 0.75% 0.41%
1985 0.67% 0.43%
1984 0.65% 0.49%
1983 0.69% 0.46%
1982 0.72% 0.43%
1981 0.71% 0.47%
1980 0.61% 0.47%
1979 0.56% 0.4%
1978 0.69% 0.37%
1977 0.74% 0.44%
1976 0.72% 0.52%
1975 0.79% 0.59%
1974 0.87% 0.62%
1973 0.96% 0.69%
1972 1.13% 0.79%
1971 1.24% 0.66%
1970 1.1% 0.61%
1969 1.05% 0.78%
1968 0.93% 0.86%
1967 0.79% 0.9%
1966 1.08% 0.92%
1965 1.37% 0.97%
1964 1.45% 1.1%
1963 1.39% 1.18%
1962 1.35% 1.25%
1961 1.12% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Estonia Ukraine
Current population
1347027
40408451
Population rank 155/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.49%
One net population change
1.5 hours
28.2 seconds
One birth every
53.9 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
33.3 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline -16 +3,069
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 13/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -13,350 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 141/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 1,702,358
2024 -6,038 -7,742 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 -5,070 5,717 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -5,665 39,754 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -5,324 7,043 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -2,659 3,694 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -1,327 5,386 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -1,322 7,089 -227,491 -32,220
2017 -1,713 5,202 -158,390 -36,155
2016 -1,316 1,081 -135,710 -31,340
2015 -1,315 4,261 -147,107 -21,992
2014 -1,972 -674 -140,216 -65,678
2013 -1,713 -2,688 -129,662 26,781
2012 -1,455 -3,674 -130,451 66,768
2011 -531 -3,941 -158,372 26,457
2010 0 -3,781 -180,388 16,030
2009 -400 -2,089 -197,918 26,796
2008 -668 -2,034 -229,086 9,312
2007 -1,608 -2,941 -282,659 15,237
2006 -2,559 -5,351 -300,787 136,442
2005 -2,981 -5,208 -337,857 -111,493
2004 -3,679 -3,681 -344,157 5,644
2003 -5,072 -3,705 -351,299 18,540
2002 -5,380 -2,889 -364,544 -26,991
2001 -5,830 -3,280 -374,734 -92,847
2000 -5,309 -3,083 -364,143 -67,865
1999 -6,117 1,419 -348,286 -59,247
1998 -7,208 -3,296 -318,299 -80,684
1997 -6,018 -4,066 -306,549 -108,735
1996 -5,662 -10,540 -305,154 -158,008
1995 -7,327 -12,655 -281,629 -134,053
1994 -8,044 -17,984 -238,820 -166,380
1993 -5,976 -25,501 -169,405 26,357
1992 -1,993 -38,391 -95,857 291,788
1991 -312 -9,712 -16,486 125,962
1990 2,825 -2,660 48,463 75,760
1989 5,803 -368 106,431 36,978
1988 6,404 5,256 162,002 75,637
1987 6,829 5,389 198,850 -18,275
1986 6,160 5,260 225,751 -12,369
1985 4,281 5,097 201,011 5,546
1984 5,163 5,006 222,430 13,340
1983 5,884 4,986 241,741 23,608
1982 5,244 4,832 194,101 9,096
1981 4,612 4,789 182,839 40,807
1980 3,989 4,619 197,223 47,406
1979 3,818 4,521 197,294 25,635
1978 4,088 7,234 206,554 -29,180
1977 4,931 7,189 216,932 -24,745
1976 4,319 6,942 247,323 -8,219
1975 4,717 6,737 256,787 15,336
1974 5,956 6,594 273,486 31,725
1973 5,623 6,488 274,938 18,777
1972 6,267 6,432 309,785 56,928
1971 7,160 6,392 305,849 74,604
1970 6,257 6,158 291,839 -48,335
1969 5,515 8,650 274,858 51,763
1968 5,592 9,403 295,162 102,096
1967 5,012 9,115 313,899 85,527
1966 4,842 8,998 337,794 89,737
1965 5,437 8,851 334,365 69,354
1964 6,897 8,734 391,120 76,650
1963 6,043 8,410 449,648 60,178
1962 6,457 8,248 481,887 45,712
1961 7,228 7,991 508,602 51,625
1960 7,511 7,762 538,812 52,281

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

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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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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

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