- According to the Imperial census of 1897. In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.
| Language | number | percentage (%) | males | females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonian | 365,959 | 88.67 | 176,972 | 188,987 |
| Russian | 20,439 | 4.95 | 12,441 | 7,998 |
| German | 16,037 | 3.88 | 6,991 | 9,046 |
| Swedish | 5,768 | 1.39 | 2,725 | 3,043 |
| Yiddish | 1,269 | 0.3 | 852 | 417 |
| Polish | 1,237 | 0.29 | 921 | 316 |
| Did not name their native language |
15 | >0.01 | 8 | 7 |
| Other | 1,992 | 0.48 | 1,499 | 493 |
| Total | 412,716 | 100 | 202,409 | 210,307 |
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