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Migration trends in Estonia

Europe

203K people from around the world have made Estonia their home. That's 14.8% of the country population, arriving from 162 different countries

1.4M

Population

203K

Immigrants

124.2K

Emigrants

+78.8K

Inflow

Every 7th person in Estonia was born abroad

The #110 largest immigrant destination worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Estonia

Where people come from

🥇🇷🇺Russia121.4K59.8%
🥈🇺🇦Ukraine24.6K12.1%
🥉🇧🇾Belarus10.7K5.3%

Where people move to

🥇🇫🇮Finland55.7K44.8%
🥈🇷🇺Russia24.9K20.1%
🥉🇺🇦Ukraine10.5K8.5%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

381.4K immigrants · 106.7K emigrants

2000

  • Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 21%

2020

  • Finland replaced Russia as the main destination for those leaving

Today

  • Since 1990: 178.3K fewer foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad