Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Estonia
Estonia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 8.78 per 100,000 people 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. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Estonia is 8.78 per 100,000 people, 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 per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.29 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Estonia ranks 132nd of 241 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 (per) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.02 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 34.9 per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 76.87 per 100,000 people | +120.3% |
| 2003 | 74.67 per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 62.44 per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 54.61 per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 46.29 per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 19.27 per 100,000 people | -58.4% |
| 2008 | 18.56 per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.67 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.2 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 16.98 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 34.46 per 100,000 people | +103.0% |
| 2013 | 26.52 per 100,000 people | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 25.89 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 23.93 per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 23.02 per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 21.83 per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 21.21 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 20.61 per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 20.82 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 20.33 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.29 per 100,000 people | -83.8% |
| 2023 | 4.39 per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 9.31 per 100,000 people | +112.1% |
| 2025 | 8.78 per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 8.78 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 9.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 8.78 per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27 per 100,000 people, 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 (per) 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 per 100,000 people | 76.87 per 100,000 people |
| 2024 | +112.1% | 4.39 per 100,000 people | 9.31 per 100,000 people |
| 2012 | +103.0% | 16.98 per 100,000 people | 34.46 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | -83.8% | 20.33 per 100,000 people | 3.29 per 100,000 people |
| 2007 | -58.4% | 46.29 per 100,000 people | 19.27 per 100,000 people |
| 2023 | +33.3% | 3.29 per 100,000 people | 4.39 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.93 per 100,000 people | 18.56 per 100,000 people | 76.87 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.26 per 100,000 people | 16.98 per 100,000 people | 34.46 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.15 per 100,000 people | 3.29 per 100,000 people | 20.82 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More development goals data for Estonia
- Red List Index 0.9796 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,817 constant US$ (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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Estonia ranks 132nd out of 241 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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