Counties
The population of the counties of Estonia according to census results and latest official estimates.
Counties after the administrative reform of 2017.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 2000-01-31 | Population Census (C) 2011-12-31 | Population Census (C) 2021-12-31 | Population Estimate (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 | → |
| Estonia | EST | Tallinn | 43,466 | 1,370,052 | 1,294,455 | 1,331,824 | 1,369,995 | → |
- Statistical Office of Estonia.
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (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 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all cities and urban towns in Estonia according to census results .
| Name | Status | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1979-01-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 2000-03-31 | Population Census (C) 2011-12-31 | Population Census (C) 2021-12-31 | Population Estimate (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.