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Urban population share in Estonia

Urban population share in Estonia was 70.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202570.7%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank14th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high71.41989
Series low57.61960

Urban population share in Estonia, 1960 to 2025

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5560657075196019701980199020002010202020251960: 57.6 %1961: 58.8 %1962: 60.1 %1963: 61 %1964: 61.7 %1965: 62.5 %1966: 63.1 %1967: 63.6 %1968: 64.2 %1969: 64.6 %1970: 65.2 %1971: 65.5 %1972: 66.1 %1973: 66.7 %1974: 67.2 %1975: 67.7 %1976: 68.2 %1977: 68.7 %1978: 69.2 %1979: 69.6 %1980: 70 %1981: 70.3 %1982: 70.6 %1983: 70.8 %1984: 71 %1985: 71.1 %1986: 71.2 %1987: 71.3 %1988: 71.4 %1989: 71.4 %1990: 71.3 %1991: 71 %1992: 70.5 %1993: 70 %1994: 69.5 %1995: 69 %1996: 68.4 %1997: 68 %1998: 67.7 %1999: 67.4 %2000: 67.4 %2001: 67.4 %2002: 67.4 %2003: 67.4 %2004: 67.5 %2005: 67.5 %2006: 67.6 %2007: 67.6 %2008: 67.7 %2009: 67.7 %2010: 67.8 %2011: 67.9 %2012: 68 %2013: 68.1 %2014: 68.3 %2015: 68.5 %2016: 68.7 %2017: 69 %2018: 69.3 %2019: 69.6 %2020: 69.9 %2021: 70.2 %2022: 70.5 %2023: 70.7 %2024: 70.7 %2025: 70.7 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202570.7
202470.7
202370.7
202270.5
202170.2
202069.9
201969.6
201869.3
201769
201668.7
201568.5
201468.3
201368.1
201268
201167.9
201067.8
200967.7
200867.7
200767.6
200667.6
200567.5
200467.5
200367.4
200267.4
200167.4
200067.4
199967.4
199867.7
199768
199668.4
199569
199469.5
199370
199270.5
199171
199071.3
198971.4
198871.4
198771.3
198671.2
198571.1
198471
198370.8
198270.6
198170.3
198070
197969.6
197869.2
197768.7
197668.2
197567.7
197467.2
197366.7
197266.1
197165.5
197065.2
196964.6
196864.2
196763.6
196663.1
196562.5
196461.7
196361
196260.1
196158.8
196057.6

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Estonia?

Urban population share in Estonia was 70.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Estonia?

71.4% in 1989, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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