Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Estonia
Estonia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 8.78 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Estonia is 8.78, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Estonia peaked at 76.87 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.29, in 2022.
Estonia ranks 130th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.02 | — |
| 2001 | 34.9 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 76.87 | +120.3% |
| 2003 | 74.67 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 62.44 | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 54.61 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 46.29 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 19.27 | -58.4% |
| 2008 | 18.56 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.67 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.2 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 16.98 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 34.46 | +103.0% |
| 2013 | 26.52 | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 25.89 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 23.93 | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 23.02 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 21.83 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 21.21 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 20.61 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 20.82 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 20.33 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.29 | -83.8% |
| 2023 | 4.39 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 9.31 | +112.1% |
| 2025 | 8.78 | -5.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 8.78 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367, 9.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 8.78 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +120.3% | 34.9 | 76.87 |
| 2024 | +112.1% | 4.39 | 9.31 |
| 2012 | +103.0% | 16.98 | 34.46 |
| 2022 | -83.8% | 20.33 | 3.29 |
| 2007 | -58.4% | 46.29 | 19.27 |
| 2023 | +33.3% | 3.29 | 4.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.93 | 18.56 | 76.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.26 | 16.98 | 34.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.15 | 3.29 | 20.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More development goals data for Estonia
- Red List Index 0.9796 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,817 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 17 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 10 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Estonia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Estonia was 8.78 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.87 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Estonia ranks 130th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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