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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 2.51 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Estonia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Uruguay
2100 836,010 2,256,662
2099 841,611 2,279,820
2098 847,091 2,303,272
2097 852,580 2,326,907
2096 858,210 2,350,717
2095 863,813 2,374,752
2094 869,346 2,398,877
2093 874,966 2,423,185
2092 880,538 2,447,561
2091 886,175 2,472,040
2090 891,952 2,496,427
2089 897,814 2,520,765
2088 903,726 2,544,964
2087 909,938 2,569,010
2086 916,313 2,592,884
2085 922,817 2,616,538
2084 929,590 2,639,909
2083 936,429 2,663,057
2082 943,318 2,685,928
2081 950,224 2,708,500
2080 957,303 2,730,788
2079 964,518 2,752,736
2078 971,861 2,774,335
2077 979,290 2,795,612
2076 986,730 2,816,580
2075 994,224 2,837,210
2074 1,001,883 2,857,609
2073 1,009,652 2,877,622
2072 1,017,490 2,897,443
2071 1,025,441 2,916,996
2070 1,033,527 2,936,376
2069 1,041,579 2,955,513
2068 1,049,614 2,974,342
2067 1,057,732 2,992,883
2066 1,065,824 3,011,205
2065 1,073,994 3,029,336
2064 1,082,173 3,047,237
2063 1,090,322 3,064,958
2062 1,098,483 3,082,535
2061 1,106,624 3,099,898
2060 1,114,804 3,117,041
2059 1,122,732 3,133,843
2058 1,130,617 3,150,140
2057 1,138,317 3,165,945
2056 1,145,937 3,181,263
2055 1,153,485 3,195,961
2054 1,160,725 3,209,999
2053 1,167,900 3,223,284
2052 1,174,867 3,235,861
2051 1,181,816 3,247,775
2050 1,188,591 3,258,995
2049 1,195,231 3,269,562
2048 1,201,594 3,279,496
2047 1,207,963 3,288,855
2046 1,214,281 3,297,581
2045 1,220,553 3,305,802
2044 1,226,815 3,313,441
2043 1,232,969 3,320,450
2042 1,239,123 3,326,840
2041 1,245,261 3,332,768
2040 1,251,349 3,338,161
2039 1,257,523 3,343,179
2038 1,263,757 3,347,674
2037 1,270,161 3,351,794
2036 1,276,749 3,355,554
2035 1,283,416 3,359,009
2034 1,290,282 3,362,159
2033 1,297,198 3,365,133
2032 1,304,236 3,367,940
2031 1,311,342 3,370,610
2030 1,318,468 3,373,156
2029 1,325,543 3,375,688
2028 1,332,712 3,378,080
2027 1,339,889 3,380,387
2026 1,347,027 3,382,672
2025 1,366,475 3,384,688
2024 1,372,341 3,386,588
2023 1,370,286 3,388,081
2022 1,348,840 3,390,913
2021 1,330,932 3,396,695
2020 1,329,522 3,398,968
2019 1,326,898 3,397,206
2018 1,321,977 3,394,534
2017 1,317,384 3,388,438
2016 1,315,790 3,379,283
2015 1,315,407 3,368,017
2014 1,314,545 3,356,334
2013 1,317,997 3,345,337
2012 1,322,696 3,335,401
2011 1,327,439 3,326,825
2010 1,331,475 3,318,580
2009 1,334,515 3,310,091
2008 1,337,090 3,302,177
2007 1,340,680 3,295,153
2006 1,346,810 3,289,506
2005 1,354,775 3,285,771
2004 1,362,550 3,283,148
2003 1,370,720 3,281,186
2002 1,379,350 3,278,867
2001 1,388,115 3,274,251
2000 1,396,985 3,266,206
1999 1,390,244 3,254,015
1998 1,386,156 3,239,280
1997 1,399,535 3,223,345
1996 1,415,594 3,206,324
1995 1,436,634 3,189,440
1994 1,462,514 3,172,834
1993 1,494,128 3,156,345
1992 1,533,091 3,139,702
1991 1,561,314 3,122,354
1990 1,569,174 3,104,403
1989 1,568,131 3,086,255
1988 1,561,900 3,067,961
1987 1,552,221 3,049,896
1986 1,540,190 3,032,845
1985 1,528,781 3,017,037
1984 1,518,617 3,002,488
1983 1,508,745 2,988,778
1982 1,498,414 2,975,492
1981 1,487,666 2,963,246
1980 1,477,219 2,951,953
1979 1,468,333 2,939,903
1978 1,460,188 2,925,715
1977 1,450,211 2,909,461
1976 1,439,576 2,891,392
1975 1,429,352 2,872,320
1974 1,418,169 2,853,944
1973 1,405,951 2,837,133
1972 1,392,518 2,821,644
1971 1,376,955 2,806,462
1970 1,360,076 2,790,807
1969 1,345,249 2,773,974
1968 1,331,214 2,754,606
1967 1,318,946 2,732,277
1966 1,308,597 2,707,646
1965 1,294,566 2,681,169
1964 1,277,086 2,653,180
1963 1,258,857 2,623,766
1962 1,241,623 2,593,298
1961 1,225,077 2,562,044
1960 1,211,537 2,529,957

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.7% of the population in Estonia and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Uruguay
2100 -0.67% -1.02%
2099 -0.65% -1.02%
2098 -0.64% -1.02%
2097 -0.66% -1.01%
2096 -0.65% -1.01%
2095 -0.64% -1.01%
2094 -0.64% -1%
2093 -0.63% -1%
2092 -0.64% -0.99%
2091 -0.65% -0.98%
2090 -0.65% -0.97%
2089 -0.65% -0.95%
2088 -0.68% -0.94%
2087 -0.7% -0.92%
2086 -0.7% -0.9%
2085 -0.73% -0.89%
2084 -0.73% -0.87%
2083 -0.73% -0.85%
2082 -0.73% -0.83%
2081 -0.74% -0.82%
2080 -0.75% -0.8%
2079 -0.76% -0.78%
2078 -0.76% -0.76%
2077 -0.75% -0.74%
2076 -0.75% -0.73%
2075 -0.76% -0.71%
2074 -0.77% -0.7%
2073 -0.77% -0.68%
2072 -0.78% -0.67%
2071 -0.78% -0.66%
2070 -0.77% -0.65%
2069 -0.77% -0.63%
2068 -0.77% -0.62%
2067 -0.76% -0.61%
2066 -0.76% -0.6%
2065 -0.76% -0.59%
2064 -0.75% -0.58%
2063 -0.74% -0.57%
2062 -0.74% -0.56%
2061 -0.73% -0.55%
2060 -0.71% -0.54%
2059 -0.7% -0.52%
2058 -0.68% -0.5%
2057 -0.66% -0.48%
2056 -0.65% -0.46%
2055 -0.62% -0.44%
2054 -0.61% -0.41%
2053 -0.59% -0.39%
2052 -0.59% -0.37%
2051 -0.57% -0.34%
2050 -0.56% -0.32%
2049 -0.53% -0.3%
2048 -0.53% -0.28%
2047 -0.52% -0.26%
2046 -0.51% -0.25%
2045 -0.51% -0.23%
2044 -0.5% -0.21%
2043 -0.5% -0.19%
2042 -0.49% -0.18%
2041 -0.49% -0.16%
2040 -0.49% -0.15%
2039 -0.49% -0.13%
2038 -0.5% -0.12%
2037 -0.52% -0.11%
2036 -0.52% -0.1%
2035 -0.53% -0.09%
2034 -0.53% -0.09%
2033 -0.54% -0.08%
2032 -0.54% -0.08%
2031 -0.54% -0.08%
2030 -0.53% -0.08%
2029 -0.54% -0.07%
2028 -0.54% -0.07%
2027 -0.53% -0.07%
2026 -1.42% -0.06%
2025 -0.43% -0.06%
2024 0.15% -0.04%
2023 1.59% -0.08%
2022 1.35% -0.17%
2021 0.11% -0.07%
2020 0.2% 0.05%
2019 0.37% 0.08%
2018 0.35% 0.18%
2017 0.12% 0.27%
2016 0.03% 0.33%
2015 0.07% 0.35%
2014 -0.26% 0.33%
2013 -0.36% 0.3%
2012 -0.36% 0.26%
2011 -0.3% 0.25%
2010 -0.23% 0.26%
2009 -0.19% 0.24%
2008 -0.27% 0.21%
2007 -0.46% 0.17%
2006 -0.59% 0.11%
2005 -0.57% 0.08%
2004 -0.6% 0.06%
2003 -0.63% 0.07%
2002 -0.63% 0.14%
2001 -0.63% 0.25%
2000 0.48% 0.37%
1999 0.29% 0.45%
1998 -0.96% 0.49%
1997 -1.13% 0.53%
1996 -1.46% 0.53%
1995 -1.77% 0.52%
1994 -2.12% 0.52%
1993 -2.54% 0.53%
1992 -1.81% 0.56%
1991 -0.5% 0.58%
1990 0.07% 0.59%
1989 0.4% 0.6%
1988 0.62% 0.59%
1987 0.78% 0.56%
1986 0.75% 0.52%
1985 0.67% 0.48%
1984 0.65% 0.46%
1983 0.69% 0.45%
1982 0.72% 0.41%
1981 0.71% 0.38%
1980 0.61% 0.41%
1979 0.56% 0.48%
1978 0.69% 0.56%
1977 0.74% 0.62%
1976 0.72% 0.66%
1975 0.79% 0.64%
1974 0.87% 0.59%
1973 0.96% 0.55%
1972 1.13% 0.54%
1971 1.24% 0.56%
1970 1.1% 0.61%
1969 1.05% 0.7%
1968 0.93% 0.82%
1967 0.79% 0.91%
1966 1.08% 0.99%
1965 1.37% 1.05%
1964 1.45% 1.12%
1963 1.39% 1.17%
1962 1.35% 1.22%
1961 1.12% 1.27%

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

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In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Estonia Uruguay
Current population
1347027
3382672
Population rank 155/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
1.5 hours
4.62 hours
One birth every
53.9 minutes
15.8 minutes
One death every
33.3 minutes
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -16 -5
Annual growth/decline -5,866 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 161/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -13,350 -1,338
Net migration rank 141/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -1,338
2024 -6,038 -7,742 -443 -1,348
2023 -5,070 5,717 298 -1,501
2022 -5,665 39,754 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -5,324 7,043 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -2,659 3,694 4,048 -1,482
2019 -1,327 5,386 3,873 -2,899
2018 -1,322 7,089 7,322 -2,963
2017 -1,713 5,202 10,907 -3,091
2016 -1,316 1,081 14,008 -3,506
2015 -1,315 4,261 16,194 -4,157
2014 -1,972 -674 16,238 -4,919
2013 -1,713 -2,688 16,318 -5,647
2012 -1,455 -3,674 15,520 -6,317
2011 -531 -3,941 14,934 -6,982
2010 0 -3,781 16,231 -7,696
2009 -400 -2,089 16,947 -8,510
2008 -668 -2,034 16,838 -9,458
2007 -1,608 -2,941 17,422 -10,750
2006 -2,559 -5,351 17,783 -13,161
2005 -2,981 -5,208 18,926 -16,086
2004 -3,679 -3,681 18,067 -15,668
2003 -5,072 -3,705 18,628 -17,105
2002 -5,380 -2,889 20,073 -16,957
2001 -5,830 -3,280 20,729 -14,620
2000 -5,309 -3,083 21,060 -11,076
1999 -6,117 1,419 21,844 -7,441
1998 -7,208 -3,296 22,114 -7,048
1997 -6,018 -4,066 23,737 -6,938
1996 -5,662 -10,540 24,635 -7,397
1995 -7,327 -12,655 24,872 -8,339
1994 -8,044 -17,984 24,637 -7,955
1993 -5,976 -25,501 24,212 -7,922
1992 -1,993 -38,391 24,847 -7,850
1991 -312 -9,712 25,422 -7,714
1990 2,825 -2,660 25,699 -7,499
1989 5,803 -368 25,322 -7,229
1988 6,404 5,256 25,071 -6,582
1987 6,829 5,389 24,469 -6,833
1986 6,160 5,260 24,505 -8,046
1985 4,281 5,097 23,988 -8,832
1984 5,163 5,006 23,684 -9,730
1983 5,884 4,986 24,146 -10,671
1982 5,244 4,832 25,224 -12,131
1981 4,612 4,789 24,968 -13,577
1980 3,989 4,619 25,451 -14,252
1979 3,818 4,521 27,456 -14,552
1978 4,088 7,234 30,076 -14,611
1977 4,931 7,189 31,321 -14,280
1976 4,319 6,942 33,199 -14,096
1975 4,717 6,737 33,393 -14,350
1974 5,956 6,594 32,221 -14,512
1973 5,623 6,488 30,213 -14,312
1972 6,267 6,432 28,896 -13,817
1971 7,160 6,392 28,584 -13,288
1970 6,257 6,158 28,737 -12,727
1969 5,515 8,650 28,805 -11,149
1968 5,592 9,403 29,103 -8,028
1967 5,012 9,115 29,514 -5,938
1966 4,842 8,998 30,293 -4,599
1965 5,437 8,851 30,807 -3,542
1964 6,897 8,734 31,340 -2,623
1963 6,043 8,410 31,824 -1,707
1962 6,457 8,248 31,441 -623
1961 7,228 7,991 30,975 703
1960 7,511 7,762 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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

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