Estonia Population Pyramid 1996
Estonia in 1996
In 1996, Estonia had a total population of 1,434,651 people. A decade earlier, in 1986, the population was still 1,535,593; it has declined by 6.6% since.
With a median age of 36.7 years, Estonia had a youth dependency ratio of 30.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 21.2 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Estonia was 1.31 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 78.5 years in 2023: 83.1 for women and 74.1 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
203,017 immigrants live in Estonia, 14.9% of the population.
| Russian Federation | 121,354 |
| Ukraine | 24,628 |
| Belarus | 10,721 |
| Latvia | 6,143 |
| Finland | 6,040 |
124,215 people born in Estonia live in other countries.
| Finland | 55,655 |
| Russian Federation | 24,906 |
| Ukraine | 10,531 |
| Sweden | 9,461 |
| Norway | 5,273 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 1,434,651 | 36.7 | |
| Latvia | 2,457,906 | 36.6 | |
| Iceland | 268,960 | 31.8 | |
| Lithuania | 3,599,712 | 34.4 | |
| Ireland | 3,638,509 | 31.3 |





