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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 2.53 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 +0.37% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Estonia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Uruguay
2100 831,394 2,256,741
2099 836,965 2,279,899
2098 842,414 2,303,351
2097 847,873 2,326,987
2096 853,472 2,350,799
2095 859,044 2,374,835
2094 864,547 2,398,960
2093 870,136 2,423,269
2092 875,676 2,447,646
2091 881,282 2,472,126
2090 887,028 2,496,514
2089 892,857 2,520,852
2088 898,736 2,545,052
2087 904,914 2,569,100
2086 911,254 2,592,974
2085 917,722 2,616,629
2084 924,458 2,640,001
2083 931,259 2,663,150
2082 938,110 2,686,021
2081 944,978 2,708,594
2080 952,018 2,730,883
2079 959,194 2,752,831
2078 966,496 2,774,432
2077 973,883 2,795,709
2076 981,283 2,816,677
2075 988,735 2,837,308
2074 996,352 2,857,709
2073 1,004,078 2,877,721
2072 1,011,873 2,897,543
2071 1,019,779 2,917,097
2070 1,027,821 2,936,478
2069 1,035,828 2,955,616
2068 1,043,819 2,974,445
2067 1,051,892 2,992,987
2066 1,059,940 3,011,309
2065 1,068,064 3,029,441
2064 1,076,199 3,047,343
2063 1,084,303 3,065,064
2062 1,092,418 3,082,642
2061 1,100,514 3,100,006
2060 1,108,650 3,117,149
2059 1,116,534 3,133,952
2058 1,124,375 3,150,250
2057 1,132,033 3,166,055
2056 1,139,610 3,181,373
2055 1,147,117 3,196,072
2054 1,154,317 3,210,110
2053 1,161,452 3,223,395
2052 1,168,381 3,235,973
2051 1,175,291 3,247,888
2050 1,182,029 3,259,108
2049 1,188,633 3,269,675
2048 1,194,960 3,279,610
2047 1,201,294 3,288,969
2046 1,207,577 3,297,696
2045 1,213,815 3,305,917
2044 1,220,042 3,313,556
2043 1,226,162 3,320,565
2042 1,232,282 3,326,955
2041 1,238,386 3,332,884
2040 1,244,441 3,338,277
2039 1,250,581 3,343,295
2038 1,256,780 3,347,790
2037 1,263,149 3,351,911
2036 1,269,700 3,355,671
2035 1,276,331 3,359,126
2034 1,283,159 3,362,276
2033 1,290,037 3,365,250
2032 1,297,036 3,368,057
2031 1,304,102 3,370,727
2030 1,311,189 3,373,273
2029 1,318,225 3,375,805
2028 1,325,354 3,378,198
2027 1,332,492 3,380,504
2026 1,339,590 3,382,789
2025 1,358,931 3,384,805
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 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 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

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 -0.98% -0.05%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Estonia Uruguay
Current population
1339590
3382789
Population rank 155/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
4.26 hours
5.87 hours
One birth every
47.9 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
32.8 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 -4
Annual growth/decline +2,055 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 167/197
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 - -7,742 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 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 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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

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