Population in Estonia

Estonia
1 330 068

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Estonia is 1 330 068 people, including children under the age of 6 - 134 004 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 155 950 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 160 606 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 570 932 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 250 053 people, and the centenarians in Estonia over 80 years old - 58 523 people.

149

place is occupied by Estonia in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Estonia by age groups

Children under 6 years old 134 004 / 10.08%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 155 950 / 11.73%
Young people from 18 to 29 160 606 / 12.08%
Adults from 30 to 59 570 932 / 42.93%
Elderly over 60 250 053 / 18.8%
Centenarians over 80 58 523 / 4.4%

Gender composition of the population in Estonia

Total in Estonia permanent residents 617 152 men (46.4%) and 712 916 women (53.6%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 439 768 / 5.9%31 816 / 5.8%47.1%
5 – 939 768 / 5.9%31 204 / 5.7%46.9%
10 - 14 35 486 / 5.2%28 145 / 5.2%46.9%
15 - 19 29 979 / 4.3%24 474 / 4.6%47.4%
20 - 24 35 486 / 5.2%29 369 / 5.4%48.4%
25 - 29 52 617 / 8%44 052 / 7.8%48.3%
30 - 34 51 393 / 7.8%44 052 / 7.8%48.8%
35 - 39 47 110 / 7.1%42 829 / 7.6%50.5%
40 - 44 43 439 / 6.5%40 381 / 7.2%50.9%
45 - 49 39 768 / 5.9%37 322 / 6.7%51.2%
50 - 54 45 275 / 6.8%45 276 / 8%53%
55 - 59 47 722 / 7.2%52 006 / 9.1%54.9%
60 - 64 39 768 / 5.9%46 500 / 8.2%56.7%
65 - 69 27 532 / 3.9%36 710 / 6.6%59.8%
70 - 74 11 624 / 1.3%19 579 / 3.8%65.2%
75 - 79 14 683 / 1.8%30 592 / 5.6%69.4%
80+10 401 / 1.1%27 533 / 5.1%74.6%

Education level

Education level of residents in Estonia: have higher education 22.5% (299 265 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (41 232 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (472 174 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (206 161 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (113 056 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (111 726 people), have no education — 0.2% (2 660 people), illiterate — 0.8% (10 641 people).

Higher education 299 265 / 22.5%
Incomplete higher 41 232 / 3.1%
Secondary vocational 472 174 / 35.5%
Elementary school 206 161 / 15.5%
Middle school 113 056 / 8.5%
High school 111 726 / 8.4%
Without education 2 660 / 0.2%
Illiterate 10 641 / 0.8%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Estonia

Total in Estonia the number of officially employed population is 835 283 people (62.8%), pensioners 359 118 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 95 765 people (7.2%).

Employed population 835 283 / 62.8%
Unemployed 95 765 / 7.2%
Pensioners 359 118 / 27%

Disability

Total in Estonia have a disability 137 396 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 22 212 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 52 139 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 50 144 (3.77.%), disabled children 12 902 (0.97.%).

Total disabled 137 396 / 10.33%
Disabled of the group I 22 212 / 1.67%
Disabled of the group II 52 139 / 3.92%
Disabled of the group III 50 144 / 3.77%
Disabled children 12 902 / 0.97%