Net migration in Estonia
Net migration to Estonia was -13,350 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1994.
Estonia, 2025
-13,350
Change from 2024
−72.4%
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
161st of 217
Net migration in Estonia over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Estonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -13,350 people | -317,019 people |
| 2024 | -7,742 people | 194,612 people |
| 2023 | 5,717 people | 1,304,104 people |
| 2022 | 39,754 people | 4,206,655 people |
| 2021 | 7,043 people | 1,023,760 people |
| 2020 | 3,694 people | 1,066,639 people |
| 2019 | 5,386 people | 1,415,454 people |
| 2018 | 7,089 people | 1,355,231 people |
| 2017 | 5,202 people | 1,145,236 people |
| 2016 | 1,081 people | 1,025,819 people |
| 2015 | 4,261 people | 1,510,501 people |
| 2014 | -674 people | 777,635 people |
| 2013 | -2,688 people | 559,014 people |
| 2012 | -3,674 people | 414,115 people |
| 2011 | -3,941 people | 609,533 people |
| 2010 | -3,781 people | 656,784 people |
| 2009 | -2,089 people | 627,112 people |
| 2008 | -2,034 people | 1,020,991 people |
| 2007 | -2,941 people | 1,481,382 people |
| 2006 | -5,351 people | 610,067 people |
| 2005 | -5,208 people | 1,220,827 people |
| 2004 | -3,681 people | 1,430,224 people |
| 2003 | -3,705 people | 1,583,811 people |
| 2002 | -2,889 people | 1,523,588 people |
| 2001 | -3,280 people | 902,221 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −72.4% from -7,742 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4,261 people, the figure has changed by −17,611.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Estonia has the 161st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.
More for Estonia
All statistics for Estonia
Immigration
18,634 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
17,260 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
14.9%
2024 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
758 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
1,005 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
-2.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat