Kreise
Die Einwohnerzahlen der Kreise von Estland gemäß den letzten Volkszählungen und neuesten amtlichen Schätzungen.
Kreise nach der Gebietsreform von 2017.
| Name | Abk. | Hauptstadt | Fläche A (km²) | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2000-01-31 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2011-12-31 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2021-12-31 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2025-01-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harju | HAR | Tallinn | 4.328 | 525.354 | 552.882 | 614.567 | 647.024 | 432800 | → |
| Hiiu | HII | Kärdla | 1.032 | 10.439 | 8.482 | 8.497 | 8.346 | 103200 | → |
| Ida-Viru | IDA | Jõhvi | 2.972 | 174.819 | 145.373 | 132.741 | 130.156 | 297200 | → |
| Järva | JÄR | Paide | 2.674 | 37.880 | 31.169 | 29.697 | 29.815 | 267400 | → |
| Jõgeva | JOG | Jõgeva | 2.545 | 36.891 | 30.117 | 27.858 | 27.031 | 254500 | → |
| Lääne | LÄÄ | Haapsalu | 1.816 | 24.031 | 20.506 | 20.229 | 20.358 | 181600 | → |
| Lääne-Viru | LVI | Rakvere | 3.696 | 71.795 | 61.649 | 58.709 | 59.065 | 369600 | → |
| Pärnu | PÄR | Pärnu | 5.419 | 95.841 | 86.279 | 85.710 | 87.747 | 541900 | → |
| Põlva | POL | Põlva | 1.823 | 29.816 | 25.263 | 23.991 | 23.553 | 182300 | → |
| Rapla | RAP | Rapla | 2.764 | 36.835 | 34.280 | 33.529 | 33.990 | 276400 | → |
| Saare | SAA | Kuressaare | 2.938 | 35.950 | 31.317 | 31.292 | 31.804 | 293800 | → |
| Tartu | TAR | Tartu | 3.349 | 153.869 | 154.666 | 157.760 | 164.650 | 334900 | → |
| Valga | VAL | Valga | 1.917 | 34.597 | 28.756 | 27.651 | 27.560 | 191700 | → |
| Viljandi | VIL | Viljandi | 3.420 | 57.987 | 47.599 | 45.413 | 45.168 | 342000 | → |
| Võru | VOR | Võru | 2.773 | 43.502 | 36.117 | 34.180 | 33.728 | 277300 | → |
| Estland | EST | Tallinn | 43.466 | 1.370.052 | 1.294.455 | 1.331.824 | 1.369.995 | → |
- Statistical Office of Estonia.
Die größten Städte
| Name | Adm. | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tallinn | HAR | 456.518 |
| 2 | Tartu | TAR | 97.304 |
| 3 | Narva | IDA | 52.495 |
| 4 | Pärnu | PÄR | 41.529 |
| 5 | Kohtla-Järve | IDA | 32.839 |
| 6 | Viljandi | VIL | 17.157 |
| 7 | Maardu | HAR | 16.875 |
| 8 | Rakvere | LVI | 15.668 |
Übersicht: Städte
Die Einwohnerzahlen aller Städte in Estland gemäß den letzten Volkszählungen und neuesten amtlichen Schätzungen and latest official estimates.
| Name | Status | Adm. | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1979-01-17 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 1989-01-12 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2000-03-31 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2011-12-31 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2021-12-31 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2025-01-01 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abja-Paluoja | City | VIL | ... | ... | 1.415 | 1.084 | 1.026 | 1.049 | 449 | → |
| Aegviidu | Town | HAR | ... | 1.097 | 951 | 761 | 674 | ... | 1195 | → |
| Antsla | City | VOR | ... | ... | 1.695 | 1.402 | 1.249 | 1.204 | 289 | → |
| Elva | City | TAR | 6.358 | 6.325 | 6.021 | 5.607 | 5.645 | 5.622 | 991 | → |
| Haapsalu | City | LÄÄ | 13.035 | 14.617 | 12.046 | 10.251 | 9.595 | 9.499 | 1109 | → |
| Järva-Jaani | Town | JÄR | ... | ... | 1.138 | 999 | 983 | ... | 320 | → |
| Järvakandi | Town | RAP | ... | 1.807 | 1.532 | 1.273 | 1.201 | ... | 485 | → |
| Jõgeva | City | JOG | 5.289 | 7.035 | 6.424 | 5.501 | 5.222 | 5.049 | 394 | → |
| Jõhvi | City | IDA | ... | 15.607 | 12.109 | 10.775 | 10.482 | 10.720 | 756 | → |
| Kallaste | City | TAR | 1.431 | 1.361 | 1.211 | 852 | 680 | 651 | 228 | → |
| Kärdla | City | HII | 3.426 | 4.139 | 3.769 | 3.050 | 3.046 | 2.892 | 453 | → |
| Karksi-Nuia | City | VIL | ... | ... | 1.995 | 1.573 | 1.457 | 1.429 | 289 | → |
| Kehra | City | HAR | ... | 4.053 | 3.220 | 2.889 | 2.759 | 2.815 | 387 | → |
| Keila | City | HAR | 7.194 | 10.072 | 9.386 | 9.763 | 10.499 | 11.024 | 1122 | → |
| Kiili | Town | HAR | ... | ... | 998 | 1.497 | 1.841 | ... | 720 | → |
| Kilingi-Nõmme | City | PÄR | 2.507 | 2.504 | 2.222 | 1.763 | 1.623 | 1.566 | 430 | → |
| Kiviõli | City | IDA | 11.050 | 10.390 | 7.404 | 5.634 | 4.854 | 4.701 | 1181 | → |
| Kohila | Town | RAP | ... | 3.593 | 3.423 | 3.346 | 3.295 | ... | 384 | → |
| Kohtla-Järve | City | IDA | ... | 62.059 | 46.973 | 37.103 | 33.499 | 32.839 | 3935 | → |
| Kohtla-Nõmme | Town | IDA | ... | 1.056 | 1.174 | 1.032 | 886 | ... | 465 | → |
| Kunda | City | LVI | 4.828 | 5.037 | 3.899 | 3.422 | 2.997 | 2.990 | 1011 | → |
| Kuressaare | City | SAA | 14.207 | 16.166 | 14.925 | 13.166 | 13.034 | 12.989 | 1550 | → |
| Lavassaare | Town | PÄR | ... | 537 | 554 | 460 | 445 | ... | 804 | → |
| Lihula | City | LÄÄ | ... | ... | 1.497 | 1.338 | 1.239 | 1.226 | 419 | → |
| Loksa | City | HAR | ... | 4.315 | 3.493 | 2.759 | 2.615 | 2.492 | 382 | → |
| Maardu | City | HAR | ... | 16.052 | 16.736 | 17.524 | 16.170 | 16.875 | 2344 | → |
| Märjamaa | Town | RAP | ... | 3.294 | 3.087 | 2.821 | 2.617 | ... | 405 | → |
| Mõisaküla | City | VIL | 1.618 | 1.349 | 1.165 | 825 | 698 | 732 | 221 | → |
| Mustvee | City | JOG | 2.087 | 1.994 | 1.753 | 1.358 | 1.159 | 1.127 | 570 | → |
| Narva | City | IDA | 75.909 | 81.221 | 68.665 | 58.663 | 53.955 | 52.495 | 6868 | → |
| Narva-Jõesuu | City | IDA | ... | 3.754 | 2.980 | 2.632 | 2.536 | 2.595 | 1019 | → |
| Otepää | City | VAL | ... | ... | 2.559 | 2.231 | 2.134 | 2.112 | 622 | → |
| Paide | City | JÄR | 9.641 | 10.849 | 9.648 | 8.228 | 7.926 | 7.936 | 1013 | → |
| Paikuse | Town | PÄR | ... | ... | 2.267 | 2.779 | 2.917 | ... | 714 | → |
| Paldiski | City | HAR | 7.311 | 7.690 | 4.248 | 4.085 | 3.719 | 4.081 | 5985 | → |
| Pärnu | City | PÄR | 54.051 | 52.389 | 45.455 | 39.728 | 40.228 | 41.529 | 3314 | → |
| Pärnu-Jaagupi | Town | PÄR | ... | ... | 1.362 | 1.195 | 1.140 | ... | 634 | → |
| Põltsamaa | City | JOG | 4.893 | 5.207 | 4.849 | 4.188 | 4.150 | 4.090 | 599 | → |
| Põlva | City | POL | ... | 7.038 | 6.467 | 5.767 | 5.454 | 5.392 | 548 | → |
| Püssi | City | IDA | ... | 2.532 | 1.872 | 1.083 | 868 | 860 | 208 | → |
| Rakvere | City | LVI | 19.011 | 19.822 | 17.107 | 15.264 | 15.141 | 15.668 | 1075 | → |
| Räpina | City | POL | ... | 3.488 | 2.967 | 2.455 | 2.213 | 2.037 | 385 | → |
| Rapla | City | RAP | ... | 6.271 | 5.755 | 5.202 | 5.254 | 5.320 | 467 | → |
| Saue | City | HAR | ... | 4.395 | 5.008 | 5.514 | 5.826 | 6.217 | 439 | → |
| Sillamäe | City | IDA | 16.157 | 20.561 | 17.200 | 14.252 | 12.439 | 12.153 | 1211 | → |
| Sindi | City | PÄR | 4.428 | 4.548 | 4.178 | 4.076 | 3.750 | 3.766 | 502 | → |
| Suure-Jaani | City | VIL | 1.653 | 1.503 | 1.495 | 1.175 | 1.184 | 1.125 | 292 | → |
| Tallinn | City | HAR | 441.800 | 478.974 | 400.150 | 393.222 | 437.817 | 456.518 | 15940 | → |
| Tamsalu | City | LVI | ... | 2.978 | 3.119 | 2.644 | 2.415 | 2.320 | 626 | → |
| Tapa | City | LVI | 10.851 | 10.439 | 6.765 | 5.896 | 5.383 | 5.481 | 1735 | → |
| Tartu | City | TAR | 104.381 | 113.420 | 101.118 | 97.600 | 95.190 | 97.304 | 3901 | → |
| Tootsi | Town | PÄR | ... | 1.323 | 1.059 | 744 | 774 | ... | 185 | → |
| Tõrva | City | VAL | 3.157 | 3.546 | 3.214 | 2.729 | 2.701 | 2.600 | 478 | → |
| Türi | City | JÄR | 6.626 | 6.862 | 6.442 | 5.528 | 5.129 | 5.133 | 688 | → |
| Valga | City | VAL | 18.474 | 17.722 | 14.319 | 12.261 | 12.010 | 11.999 | 1665 | → |
| Vändra | Town | PÄR | ... | 2.959 | 2.661 | 2.355 | 2.148 | ... | 326 | → |
| Viljandi | City | VIL | 22.368 | 23.080 | 20.789 | 17.473 | 17.245 | 17.157 | 1467 | → |
| Võhma | City | VIL | ... | 1.998 | 1.596 | 1.314 | 1.295 | 1.233 | 194 | → |
| Võru | City | VOR | 16.767 | 17.496 | 14.909 | 12.672 | 11.865 | 12.024 | 1401 | → |
- (1979) provided by Axel Pieles.
(1989) (2000) (2011) (2021) (2025) Statistical Office of Estonia.