Viljandi

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
Viljandi	County	57,987	47,599	45,413	45,168
Mulgi	Rural Municipality	10,169	7,516	7,026	7,040	→
Põhja-Sakala	Rural Municipality	10,101	8,234	7,735	7,510	→
Viljandi	Rural Municipality	16,928	14,376	13,407	13,461	→
Viljandi linn	Urban Municipality	20,789	17,473	17,245	17,157	→
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.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	21,695
Females	23,473

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	8,338
18-64 years	25,636
65+ years	11,194

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	540
80-89 years	2,649
70-79 years	4,905
60-69 years	6,278
50-59 years	6,090
40-49 years	5,237
30-39 years	5,759
20-29 years	4,443
10-19 years	4,923
0-9 years	4,344

Citizenship (E 2025)
Estonia	43,284
European Union	226
Russia	134
Ukraine	1,154
Other Citizenship	115

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Estonia	43,177
Russia	1,169
Other Country	1,061

First Language (C 2021)
Estonian	43,513
Russian	1,193
Other Language	604

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Estonians	43,213
Russians	1,110
Other Ethnic Group	1,006

Religion (C 2021)
Lutherans	3,390
Orthodox	930
Other Religion	1,300
No Religion	28,980

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