1. PopulationEstonia

   Estonia: 13% fewer residents than in 1990

   1.57M people lived there in 1990 and 1.37M in 2023 (UN estimates). The population has been growing again in recent years. UN medium variant: 1.17M in 2050, 826k in 2100.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

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