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
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