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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 32.4 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 +0.35% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Estonia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Yemen
2100 836,010 111,481,288
2099 841,611 111,166,365
2098 847,091 110,823,878
2097 852,580 110,463,393
2096 858,210 110,075,677
2095 863,813 109,669,492
2094 869,346 109,238,445
2093 874,966 108,785,158
2092 880,538 108,301,955
2091 886,175 107,796,487
2090 891,952 107,270,820
2089 897,814 106,721,736
2088 903,726 106,150,572
2087 909,938 105,558,607
2086 916,313 104,947,326
2085 922,817 104,309,237
2084 929,590 103,657,284
2083 936,429 102,986,631
2082 943,318 102,302,622
2081 950,224 101,596,159
2080 957,303 100,875,201
2079 964,518 100,134,051
2078 971,861 99,378,110
2077 979,290 98,609,975
2076 986,730 97,818,664
2075 994,224 97,013,320
2074 1,001,883 96,187,203
2073 1,009,652 95,346,716
2072 1,017,490 94,485,874
2071 1,025,441 93,603,848
2070 1,033,527 92,709,049
2069 1,041,579 91,795,290
2068 1,049,614 90,865,447
2067 1,057,732 89,921,194
2066 1,065,824 88,958,695
2065 1,073,994 87,982,501
2064 1,082,173 86,994,159
2063 1,090,322 85,982,061
2062 1,098,483 84,947,120
2061 1,106,624 83,896,256
2060 1,114,804 82,829,722
2059 1,122,732 81,744,993
2058 1,130,617 80,641,636
2057 1,138,317 79,527,942
2056 1,145,937 78,400,761
2055 1,153,485 77,261,521
2054 1,160,725 76,109,237
2053 1,167,900 74,951,358
2052 1,174,867 73,780,088
2051 1,181,816 72,598,574
2050 1,188,591 71,404,664
2049 1,195,231 70,211,386
2048 1,201,594 69,012,729
2047 1,207,963 67,813,135
2046 1,214,281 66,608,054
2045 1,220,553 65,404,355
2044 1,226,815 64,201,447
2043 1,232,969 63,002,861
2042 1,239,123 61,810,280
2041 1,245,261 60,624,401
2040 1,251,349 59,448,342
2039 1,257,523 58,277,392
2038 1,263,757 57,109,914
2037 1,270,161 55,948,438
2036 1,276,749 54,784,372
2035 1,283,416 53,617,795
2034 1,290,282 52,452,522
2033 1,297,198 51,284,323
2032 1,304,236 50,117,732
2031 1,311,342 48,947,870
2030 1,318,468 47,764,521
2029 1,325,543 46,573,906
2028 1,332,712 45,382,831
2027 1,339,889 44,183,742
2026 1,347,027 42,980,680
2025 1,366,475 41,773,878
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% 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 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K 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 -0.43% 2.93%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Estonia Yemen
Current population
1347027
43598646
Population rank 155/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.52%
One net population change
1.5 hours
26.6 seconds
One birth every
53.9 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
33.3 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -16 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 15/197
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 -6,038 -7,742 1,202,276 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 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 (1960–2025, 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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