Population
Natural population increase of Estonia from 1945–2008. Data is taken from Statistics Estonia.- Number of births
- Number of deaths
- Natural population increase
- Number of immigrants
- Number of emigrants
- Total external migration
According to data from Statistics Estonia, the population of Estonia is shrinking. While there are other European countries like Estonia with a birthrate that is below replacement levels, Estonia lacks immigration to compensate for the negative natural growth. In fact, the number of emigrants is larger than the number of immigrants. As such, the population is on a slow downward trend. The population increased from 1,351,640 in January 1970 to 1,570,599 in January 1990. Since 1990, Estonia lost about 15% of its population (230,000 people). The population decreased to 1,340,194 in January 2011, which is even lower than the number of people that lived in Estonia in 1970.
- 1,340,194 (January 1, 2011; Statistics Estonia)
- 1,340,415 (January 1, 2009; Statistics Estonia)
- 1,376,743 (March 31, 2000; last census)
Although there is a downward population curve, explained by a larger death than birth rate, as well as a larger number of emigrants than immigrants, the line graph of the natural population increase shows the rate of population decrease was slowly diminishing.
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