Rural population in Estonia in 2025 — 400,092 people. Ranked 155 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 22.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Estonia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 400,092 | −2,030 | −0.5% |
| 2024 | 402,122 | +313 | +0.08% |
| 2023 | 401,809 | +3,756 | +0.94% |
| 2022 | 398,053 | +1,139 | +0.29% |
| 2021 | 396,914 | −3,517 | −0.88% |
| 2020 | 400,431 | −3,228 | −0.8% |
| 2019 | 403,659 | −2,448 | −0.6% |
| 2018 | 406,107 | −2,372 | −0.58% |
| 2017 | 408,479 | −3,047 | −0.74% |
| 2016 | 411,526 | −3,095 | −0.75% |
| 2015 | 414,621 | −2,526 | −0.61% |
| 2014 | 417,147 | −3,395 | −0.81% |
| 2013 | 420,542 | −3,211 | −0.76% |
| 2012 | 423,753 | −2,653 | −0.62% |
| 2011 | 426,406 | −2,265 | −0.53% |
| 2010 | 428,671 | −1,912 | −0.44% |
| 2009 | 430,583 | −1,702 | −0.39% |
| 2008 | 432,285 | −1,964 | −0.45% |
| 2007 | 434,249 | −2,714 | −0.62% |
| 2006 | 436,963 | −3,230 | −0.73% |
| 2005 | 440,193 | −3,081 | −0.7% |
| 2004 | 443,274 | −3,112 | −0.7% |
| 2003 | 446,386 | −3,157 | −0.7% |
| 2002 | 449,543 | −3,085 | −0.68% |
| 2001 | 452,628 | −2,991 | −0.66% |
| 2000 | 455,619 | +2,922 | +0.65% |
| 1999 | 452,697 | +4,306 | +0.96% |
| 1998 | 448,391 | +545 | +0.12% |
| 1997 | 447,846 | +1,192 | +0.27% |
| 1996 | 446,654 | +710 | +0.16% |
| 1995 | 445,944 | −118 | −0.03% |
| 1994 | 446,062 | −1,629 | −0.36% |
| 1993 | 447,691 | −4,060 | −0.9% |
| 1992 | 451,751 | −1,719 | −0.38% |
| 1991 | 453,470 | +2,640 | +0.59% |
| 1990 | 450,830 | +2,875 | +0.64% |
| 1989 | 447,955 | +1,330 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 446,625 | +1,619 | +0.36% |
| 1987 | 445,006 | +2,138 | +0.48% |
| 1986 | 442,868 | +1,190 | +0.27% |
| 1985 | 441,678 | +875 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 440,803 | +948 | +0.22% |
| 1983 | 439,855 | −89 | −0.02% |
| 1982 | 439,944 | −1,404 | −0.32% |
| 1981 | 441,348 | −1,976 | −0.45% |
| 1980 | 443,324 | −2,889 | −0.65% |
| 1979 | 446,213 | −3,340 | −0.74% |
| 1978 | 449,553 | −4,129 | −0.91% |
| 1977 | 453,682 | −3,973 | −0.87% |
| 1976 | 457,655 | −4,051 | −0.88% |
| 1975 | 461,706 | −3,629 | −0.78% |
| 1974 | 465,335 | −3,377 | −0.72% |
| 1973 | 468,712 | −3,268 | −0.69% |
| 1972 | 471,980 | −2,420 | −0.51% |
| 1971 | 474,400 | +752 | +0.16% |
| 1970 | 473,648 | −2,128 | −0.45% |
| 1969 | 475,776 | −1,137 | −0.24% |
| 1968 | 476,913 | −2,968 | −0.62% |
| 1967 | 479,881 | −3,587 | −0.74% |
| 1966 | 483,468 | −2,602 | −0.54% |
| 1965 | 486,070 | −2,965 | −0.61% |
| 1964 | 489,035 | −2,524 | −0.51% |
| 1963 | 491,559 | −3,922 | −0.79% |
| 1962 | 495,481 | −9,001 | −1.78% |
| 1961 | 504,482 | −9,324 | −1.81% |
| 1960 | 513,806 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
