Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Estonia
Estonia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 70.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Estonia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 70.7% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Estonia peaked at 71.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Estonia ranks 102nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1700s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 1720s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 1730s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 1740s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1750s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1760s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 1770s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 1780s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 1790s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 1800s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 1810s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 1820s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 1830s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 1840s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 1850s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 1860s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
| 1870s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 1880s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
| 1890s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 1900s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 1 |
| 1910s | 34.5% | 34.5% | 34.5% | 1 |
| 1920s | 37.8% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 1 |
| 1930s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 1 |
| 1940s | 45.4% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 1 |
| 1950s | 52.6% | 48.1% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.7% | 57.6% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.4% | 65.2% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.9% | 70.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 67.4% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 67.4% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 67.8% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 69.9% | 70.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Estonia?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Estonia was 70.7% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Estonia rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Estonia ranks 102nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.