Population:
1,244,288
(July 2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
157
Nationality:
noun:
Estonian(s)
adjective:
Estonian
Ethnic groups:
Estonian 68.7%, Russian 24.8%, Ukrainian 1.7%, Belarusian 1%, Finn 0.6%, other 1.6%, unspecified 1.6%
(2011 est.)
Languages:
Estonian (official) 68.5%, Russian 29.6%, Ukrainian 0.6%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.1%
(2011 est.)
Religions:
Lutheran 9.9%, Orthodox 16.2%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 2.2%, other 0.9%, none 54.1%, unspecified 16.7%
(2011 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
16.3%
(male 104,024 /female 98,757)
15-24 years:
8.8%
(male 56,755 /female 52,711)
25-54 years:
41.07%
(male 258,727 /female 252,304)
55-64 years:
13.63%
(male 76,895 /female 92,759)
65 years and over:
20.2%
(male 85,900 /female 165,456)
(2018 est.)
Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio:
53.7
(2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio:
24.8
(2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio:
28.9
(2015 est.)
potential support ratio:
3.5
(2015 est.)
Median age:
total:
43 years
male:
39.7 years
female:
46.4 years
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
23
Population growth rate:
-0.6%
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
224
Birth rate:
9.9 births/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
193
Death rate:
12.7 deaths/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
14
Net migration rate:
-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
177
Population distribution:
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Urbanization:
urban population:
68.9% of total population
(2018)
rate of urbanization:
0.01% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
437,000 TALLINN (capital)
(2018)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
0-14 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
15-24 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
25-54 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
55-64 years:
0.81 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
65 years and over:
0.51 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
total population:
0.88 male(s)/female
(2017 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth:
26.6 years
(2014 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
9 deaths/100,000 live births
(2015 est.)
country comparison to the world:
151
Infant mortality rate:
total:
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
(2018 est.)
male:
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
(2018 est.)
female:
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
192
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
77 years
(2018 est.)
male:
72.3 years
(2018 est.)
female:
82 years
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
81
Total fertility rate:
1.6 children born/woman
(2018 est.)
country comparison to the world:
182
Health expenditures:
6.4% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world:
95
Physicians density:
3.43 physicians/1,000 population
(2015)
Hospital bed density:
5 beds/1,000 population
(2015)
Drinking water source:
improved:
urban:
100% of population
rural:
99% of population
total:
99.6% of population
unimproved:
urban:
0% of population
rural:
1% of population
total:
0.4% of population
(2015 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban:
97.5% of population
(2015 est.)
rural:
96.6% of population
(2015 est.)
total:
97.2% of population
(2015 est.)
unimproved:
urban:
2.5% of population
(2015 est.)
rural:
3.4% of population
(2015 est.)
total:
2.8% of population
(2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.7%
(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
53
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
5,700
(2017 est.)
country comparison to the world:
114
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
<100
(2017 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk:
intermediate
(2016)
vectorborne diseases:
tickborne encephalitis
(2016)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
21.2%
(2016)
country comparison to the world:
92
Education expenditures:
5.5% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world:
49
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
(2015 est.)
total population:
99.8%
(2015 est.)
male:
99.8%
(2015 est.)
female:
99.8%
(2015 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total:
16 years
(2016)
male:
15 years
(2016)
female:
17 years
(2016)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total:
13.4%
(2016 est.)
male:
15.8%
(2016 est.)
female:
10.6%
(2016 est.)
country comparison to the world:
98
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