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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 32.3 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Estonia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Yemen
2100 831,394 111,531,602
2099 836,965 111,216,538
2098 842,414 110,873,896
2097 847,873 110,513,248
2096 853,472 110,125,357
2095 859,044 109,718,989
2094 864,547 109,287,747
2093 870,136 108,834,256
2092 875,676 108,350,834
2091 881,282 107,845,139
2090 887,028 107,319,234
2089 892,857 106,769,903
2088 898,736 106,198,480
2087 904,914 105,606,248
2086 911,254 104,994,691
2085 917,722 104,356,315
2084 924,458 103,704,067
2083 931,259 103,033,111
2082 938,110 102,348,794
2081 944,978 101,642,012
2080 952,018 100,920,728
2079 959,194 100,179,245
2078 966,496 99,422,962
2077 973,883 98,654,481
2076 981,283 97,862,812
2075 988,735 97,057,105
2074 996,352 96,230,615
2073 1,004,078 95,389,748
2072 1,011,873 94,528,518
2071 1,019,779 93,646,094
2070 1,027,821 92,750,891
2069 1,035,828 91,836,719
2068 1,043,819 90,906,457
2067 1,051,892 89,961,778
2066 1,059,940 88,998,844
2065 1,068,064 88,022,210
2064 1,076,199 87,033,422
2063 1,084,303 86,020,867
2062 1,092,418 84,985,459
2061 1,100,514 83,934,120
2060 1,108,650 82,867,105
2059 1,116,534 81,781,887
2058 1,124,375 80,678,032
2057 1,132,033 79,563,835
2056 1,139,610 78,436,146
2055 1,147,117 77,296,391
2054 1,154,317 76,143,587
2053 1,161,452 74,985,186
2052 1,168,381 73,813,387
2051 1,175,291 72,631,340
2050 1,182,029 71,436,891
2049 1,188,633 70,243,074
2048 1,194,960 69,043,876
2047 1,201,294 67,843,741
2046 1,207,577 66,638,116
2045 1,213,815 65,433,874
2044 1,220,042 64,230,423
2043 1,226,162 63,031,296
2042 1,232,282 61,838,177
2041 1,238,386 60,651,763
2040 1,244,441 59,475,172
2039 1,250,581 58,303,694
2038 1,256,780 57,135,690
2037 1,263,149 55,973,689
2036 1,269,700 54,809,098
2035 1,276,331 53,641,994
2034 1,283,159 52,476,195
2033 1,290,037 51,307,469
2032 1,297,036 50,140,351
2031 1,304,102 48,969,961
2030 1,311,189 47,786,079
2029 1,318,225 46,594,926
2028 1,325,354 45,403,313
2027 1,332,492 44,203,683
2026 1,339,590 43,000,078
2025 1,358,931 41,792,731
2024 1,372,341 40,583,164
2023 1,370,286 39,390,799
2022 1,348,840 38,222,876
2021 1,330,932 37,140,230
2020 1,329,522 36,134,863
2019 1,326,898 35,111,408
2018 1,321,977 34,085,182
2017 1,317,384 33,090,921
2016 1,315,790 32,109,010
2015 1,315,407 31,159,379
2014 1,314,545 30,226,309
2013 1,317,997 29,312,952
2012 1,322,696 28,433,647
2011 1,327,439 27,582,897
2010 1,331,475 26,754,387
2009 1,334,515 25,927,724
2008 1,337,090 25,111,941
2007 1,340,680 24,318,082
2006 1,346,810 23,543,083
2005 1,354,775 22,790,085
2004 1,362,550 22,095,167
2003 1,370,720 21,456,379
2002 1,379,350 20,835,086
2001 1,388,115 20,226,147
2000 1,396,985 19,624,141
1999 1,390,244 19,029,420
1998 1,386,156 18,446,013
1997 1,399,535 17,873,936
1996 1,415,594 17,313,177
1995 1,436,634 16,740,058
1994 1,462,514 16,149,147
1993 1,494,128 15,563,914
1992 1,533,091 14,989,494
1991 1,561,314 14,430,201
1990 1,569,174 13,887,862
1989 1,568,131 13,364,174
1988 1,561,900 12,859,708
1987 1,552,221 12,369,912
1986 1,540,190 11,901,040
1985 1,528,781 11,453,825
1984 1,518,617 11,025,597
1983 1,508,745 10,621,499
1982 1,498,414 10,241,006
1981 1,487,666 9,882,362
1980 1,477,219 9,543,358
1979 1,468,333 9,224,194
1978 1,460,188 8,926,586
1977 1,450,211 8,648,222
1976 1,439,576 8,384,113
1975 1,429,352 8,133,598
1974 1,418,169 7,896,783
1973 1,405,951 7,672,796
1972 1,392,518 7,460,068
1971 1,376,955 7,257,462
1970 1,360,076 7,065,279
1969 1,345,249 6,875,859
1968 1,331,214 6,690,524
1967 1,318,946 6,516,444
1966 1,308,597 6,351,494
1965 1,294,566 6,195,593
1964 1,277,086 6,048,006
1963 1,258,857 5,911,135
1962 1,241,623 5,782,221
1961 1,225,077 5,655,232
1960 1,211,537 5,532,301

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Yemen
2100 -0.67% 0.28%
2099 -0.65% 0.31%
2098 -0.64% 0.33%
2097 -0.66% 0.35%
2096 -0.65% 0.37%
2095 -0.64% 0.39%
2094 -0.64% 0.42%
2093 -0.63% 0.45%
2092 -0.64% 0.47%
2091 -0.65% 0.49%
2090 -0.65% 0.51%
2089 -0.65% 0.54%
2088 -0.68% 0.56%
2087 -0.7% 0.58%
2086 -0.7% 0.61%
2085 -0.73% 0.63%
2084 -0.73% 0.65%
2083 -0.73% 0.67%
2082 -0.73% 0.7%
2081 -0.74% 0.71%
2080 -0.75% 0.74%
2079 -0.76% 0.76%
2078 -0.76% 0.78%
2077 -0.75% 0.81%
2076 -0.75% 0.83%
2075 -0.76% 0.86%
2074 -0.77% 0.88%
2073 -0.77% 0.91%
2072 -0.78% 0.94%
2071 -0.78% 0.97%
2070 -0.77% 1%
2069 -0.77% 1.02%
2068 -0.77% 1.05%
2067 -0.76% 1.08%
2066 -0.76% 1.11%
2065 -0.76% 1.14%
2064 -0.75% 1.18%
2063 -0.74% 1.22%
2062 -0.74% 1.25%
2061 -0.73% 1.29%
2060 -0.71% 1.33%
2059 -0.7% 1.37%
2058 -0.68% 1.4%
2057 -0.66% 1.44%
2056 -0.65% 1.47%
2055 -0.62% 1.51%
2054 -0.61% 1.54%
2053 -0.59% 1.59%
2052 -0.59% 1.63%
2051 -0.57% 1.67%
2050 -0.56% 1.7%
2049 -0.53% 1.74%
2048 -0.53% 1.77%
2047 -0.52% 1.81%
2046 -0.51% 1.84%
2045 -0.51% 1.87%
2044 -0.5% 1.9%
2043 -0.5% 1.93%
2042 -0.49% 1.96%
2041 -0.49% 1.98%
2040 -0.49% 2.01%
2039 -0.49% 2.04%
2038 -0.5% 2.08%
2037 -0.52% 2.12%
2036 -0.52% 2.18%
2035 -0.53% 2.22%
2034 -0.53% 2.28%
2033 -0.54% 2.33%
2032 -0.54% 2.39%
2031 -0.54% 2.48%
2030 -0.53% 2.56%
2029 -0.54% 2.62%
2028 -0.54% 2.71%
2027 -0.53% 2.8%
2026 -1.42% 2.89%
2025 -0.98% 2.98%
2024 0.15% 3.03%
2023 1.59% 3.06%
2022 1.35% 2.92%
2021 0.11% 2.78%
2020 0.2% 2.91%
2019 0.37% 3.01%
2018 0.35% 3%
2017 0.12% 3.06%
2016 0.03% 3.05%
2015 0.07% 3.09%
2014 -0.26% 3.12%
2013 -0.36% 3.09%
2012 -0.36% 3.08%
2011 -0.3% 3.1%
2010 -0.23% 3.19%
2009 -0.19% 3.25%
2008 -0.27% 3.26%
2007 -0.46% 3.29%
2006 -0.59% 3.3%
2005 -0.57% 3.15%
2004 -0.6% 2.98%
2003 -0.63% 2.98%
2002 -0.63% 3.01%
2001 -0.63% 3.07%
2000 0.48% 3.13%
1999 0.29% 3.16%
1998 -0.96% 3.2%
1997 -1.13% 3.24%
1996 -1.46% 3.42%
1995 -1.77% 3.66%
1994 -2.12% 3.76%
1993 -2.54% 3.83%
1992 -1.81% 3.88%
1991 -0.5% 3.91%
1990 0.07% 3.92%
1989 0.4% 3.92%
1988 0.62% 3.96%
1987 0.78% 3.94%
1986 0.75% 3.9%
1985 0.67% 3.88%
1984 0.65% 3.8%
1983 0.69% 3.72%
1982 0.72% 3.63%
1981 0.71% 3.55%
1980 0.61% 3.46%
1979 0.56% 3.33%
1978 0.69% 3.22%
1977 0.74% 3.15%
1976 0.72% 3.08%
1975 0.79% 3%
1974 0.87% 2.92%
1973 0.96% 2.85%
1972 1.13% 2.79%
1971 1.24% 2.72%
1970 1.1% 2.75%
1969 1.05% 2.77%
1968 0.93% 2.67%
1967 0.79% 2.6%
1966 1.08% 2.52%
1965 1.37% 2.44%
1964 1.45% 2.32%
1963 1.39% 2.23%
1962 1.35% 2.25%
1961 1.12% 2.22%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Estonia Yemen
Current population
1339590
43325643
Population rank 155/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.52%
One net population change
4.26 hours
26.4 seconds
One birth every
47.9 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
32.8 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 13/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 -16,291
Net migration rank 141/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -16,291
2024 - -7,742 - -10,482
2023 -5,070 5,717 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -5,665 39,754 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -5,324 7,043 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -2,659 3,694 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -1,327 5,386 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -1,322 7,089 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -1,713 5,202 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -1,316 1,081 975,697 -6,492
2015 -1,315 4,261 939,922 -9,883
2014 -1,972 -674 920,330 15,764
2013 -1,713 -2,688 884,929 5,697
2012 -1,455 -3,674 845,645 22,349
2011 -531 -3,941 806,359 27,184
2010 0 -3,781 803,246 20,269
2009 -400 -2,089 798,911 30,919
2008 -668 -2,034 779,123 22,621
2007 -1,608 -2,941 764,780 21,210
2006 -2,559 -5,351 750,082 13,940
2005 -2,981 -5,208 726,708 15,283
2004 -3,679 -3,681 710,493 -62,641
2003 -5,072 -3,705 694,457 -64,737
2002 -5,380 -2,889 672,494 -59,648
2001 -5,830 -3,280 658,704 -53,698
2000 -5,309 -3,083 646,694 -47,713
1999 -6,117 1,419 633,166 -42,731
1998 -7,208 -3,296 615,488 -39,096
1997 -6,018 -4,066 604,443 -36,694
1996 -5,662 -10,540 588,786 -35,043
1995 -7,327 -12,655 607,966 -15,485
1994 -8,044 -17,984 602,363 -13,040
1993 -5,976 -25,501 595,459 -14,332
1992 -1,993 -38,391 582,072 -14,372
1991 -312 -9,712 565,837 -14,964
1990 2,825 -2,660 549,654 -15,847
1989 5,803 -368 530,464 -16,876
1988 6,404 5,256 513,296 -17,952
1987 6,829 5,389 493,337 -9,097
1986 6,160 5,260 464,665 -11,151
1985 4,281 5,097 455,576 -14,660
1984 5,163 5,006 434,674 -19,143
1983 5,884 4,986 414,823 -22,152
1982 5,244 4,832 392,302 -23,981
1981 4,612 4,789 374,482 -25,499
1980 3,989 4,619 355,767 -26,740
1979 3,818 4,521 336,378 -27,090
1978 4,088 7,234 312,439 -26,524
1977 4,931 7,189 296,115 -25,305
1976 4,319 6,942 281,078 -23,669
1975 4,717 6,737 266,815 -23,192
1974 5,956 6,594 252,737 -22,726
1973 5,623 6,488 240,235 -22,282
1972 6,267 6,432 229,322 -21,826
1971 7,160 6,392 219,095 -21,386
1970 6,257 6,158 207,613 -20,966
1969 5,515 8,650 196,305 -4,121
1968 5,592 9,403 182,518 -4,031
1967 5,012 9,115 173,637 -3,959
1966 4,842 8,998 164,091 -3,874
1965 5,437 8,851 155,398 -3,797
1964 6,897 8,734 147,299 -3,712
1963 6,043 8,410 133,781 -3,640
1962 6,457 8,248 131,262 -3,572
1961 7,228 7,991 129,787 -3,503
1960 7,511 7,762 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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