Valga

County in Estonia

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Name	Status	Population Census 2000-03-31	Population Census 2011-12-31	Population Census 2021-12-31	Population Estimate 2025-01-01
Valga	County	34,597	28,756	27,651	27,560
Otepää	Rural Municipality	7,657	6,503	6,238	6,253	→
Tõrva	Rural Municipality	7,842	6,246	5,872	5,851	→
Valga	Rural Municipality	19,098	16,007	15,541	15,456	→
Eesti [Estonia]	Republic	1,370,052	1,294,455	1,331,824	1,369,995

Source: Statistical Office of Estonia.

Explanation: Counties and municipalities after the administrative reform of 2017.

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Gender (E 2025)
Males	13,275
Females	14,285

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	4,793
18-64 years	15,741
65+ years	7,026

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	357
80-89 years	1,731
70-79 years	2,980
60-69 years	3,982
50-59 years	4,049
40-49 years	3,245
30-39 years	3,103
20-29 years	2,703
10-19 years	3,017
0-9 years	2,393

Citizenship (E 2025)
Estonia	23,519
European Union	1,547
Russia	460
Ukraine	908
Other Citizenship	66

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Estonia	23,842
Russia	1,514
Other Country	2,260

First Language (C 2021)
Estonian	21,699
Russian	4,540
Other Language	1,223

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Estonians	22,010
Russians	3,516
Other Ethnic Group	1,981

Religion (C 2021)
Lutherans	2,330
Orthodox	2,140
Other Religion	1,110
No Religion	15,740

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