In 1950, when Estonia's population was estimated at 1.1 million people, approximately 57 percent of the population was female, while 43 percent was male; this equated to a difference of more than 160,000 people. In the past century, as with many former-Soviet states, Estonia has consistently had one of the most disproportionate gender ratios in the world. The reason for this was due to the large number of men who were killed in wars during the first half of the twentieth century, which was particularly high across the Soviet Union, as well as a much higher life expectancy among women. The difference in the number of men and women in Estonia has gradually decreased over the past seven decades, but in 2020, there are still 70,000 more females than males, in a population of 1.3 million people; this equates to total shares of roughly 53 percent and 47 percent of the total population respectively.
Population of Estonia from 1950 to 2020, by gender
( in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Male population
Female popultion
2020
628.46
698.08
2019
626.63
699.02
2018
623.64
699.27
2017
620.17
699.22
2016
617.15
699.36
2015
615.23
700.11
2014
614.68
701.6
2013
615.34
703.73
2012
616.84
706.32
2011
618.64
709.06
2010
620.36
711.75
2009
621.82
714.32
2008
623.21
716.86
2007
624.79
719.51
2006
626.96
722.41
2005
629.99
725.66
2004
634.12
729.45
2003
639.22
733.68
2002
644.58
738.16
2001
649.23
742.51
2000
652.56
746.55
1999
653.93
749.86
1998
653.72
752.63
1997
653.72
755.96
1996
656.37
761.37
1995
663.23
769.79
1994
675.23
781.86
1993
691.29
796.78
1992
708.55
812.26
1991
723.05
825.17
1990
731.96
833.29
1989
734.24
835.72
1988
730.9
833.3
1987
723.71
827.5
1986
715.4
820.64
1985
707.99
814.41
1984
701.96
809.24
1983
696.75
804.68
1982
692.11
800.53
1981
687.5
796.38
1980
682.54
791.9
1979
677.26
787.16
1978
671.89
782.38
1977
666.41
777.48
1976
660.78
772.4
1975
654.96
767.09
1974
648.95
761.52
1973
642.75
755.73
1972
636.27
749.8
1971
629.45
743.85
1970
622.25
737.95
1969
614.66
732.16
1968
606.73
726.44
1967
598.48
720.77
1966
589.96
715.02
1965
581.22
709.19
1964
572.24
703.2
1963
563.09
697.13
1962
553.99
691.09
1961
545.28
685.22
1960
537.18
679.64
1959
529.75
674.35
1958
522.91
669.35
1957
516.48
664.54
1956
510.25
659.85
1955
504.04
655.19
1954
497.7
650.51
1953
491.12
645.79
1952
484.23
641.01
1951
477.02
636.22
1950
469.52
631.48
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UN DESA. (August 31, 2019). Population of Estonia from 1950 to 2020, by gender ( in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009074/male-female-population-estonia-1950-2020/
UN DESA. "Population of Estonia from 1950 to 2020, by gender ( in 1,000s)." Chart. August 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009074/male-female-population-estonia-1950-2020/
UN DESA. (2019). Population of Estonia from 1950 to 2020, by gender ( in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009074/male-female-population-estonia-1950-2020/
UN DESA. "Population of Estonia from 1950 to 2020, by Gender ( in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009074/male-female-population-estonia-1950-2020/
UN DESA, Population of Estonia from 1950 to 2020, by gender ( in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009074/male-female-population-estonia-1950-2020/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Population of Estonia from 1950 to 2020, by gender ( in 1,000s) [Graph], UN DESA, August 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009074/male-female-population-estonia-1950-2020/